Langley F-22s Return Home from Operation Epic Fury Deployment
Deployed to Israel since February, F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB transited towards home with an unusual stopover at RAF Fairford over the weekend. Twelve 1st…
France Clears Rafale to Use 68 mm Rockets Against Drones
France has cleared the Rafale for the use of 68 mm laser guided rockets in the Counter-UAS role, following trials launched in February 2026. France has approved the use of…
U.S. Employs Armed Surface Drones In Combat For The First Time During Strikes On Iranian Naval Base
The attack on Bandar Abbas marked the first confirmed combat use of U.S. unmanned surface vessels (USVs), with three Saronic Corsair drone boats striking a submarine and ship maintenance facility.…
U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray Unmanned Tanker Completes Second Test Flight
The MQ-25 Stingray resumed testing with its second flight, in anticipation of the expansion of the flight envelope and validation of the autonomous flight control code ahead of carrier operations.…
Italy Leads NATO’s First Fully Multi-Domain Task Force X for the Integration of Autonomous Systems
In one of NATO’s most ambitious experimentation campaigns, Task Force X – Central Mediterranean tested the integration of uncrewed capabilities across the five operational domains. From Jun. 22 to Jul.…
Canada Inks $564 Million Joint Strike Missile Deal with Kongsberg
The Joint Strike Missile will equip Canada’s F-35 fleet, giving it the ability to carry internally stand-off weapons. Canada has chosen Kongsberg’s Joint Strike Missile (JSM) as its new air-to-surface…
