Italian F-35Bs Are Now Using the 25mm Gun Pod
An Italian Air Force F-35B was spotted with the GPU-9/A 25mm gun pod, confirming Italy as the first country to have procured the pod outside the United States. An Italian…
RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet Spotted with AIM-260 During Gray Flag Test Event
A RAAF Super Hornet was spotted with an inert AIM-260 missile during the Gray Flag 2026 test event, few weeks after Australia announced the procurement of the new weapon. A…
AFRL Certifies Anduril’s Barracuda-M as Open Systems Architecture Compliant
A four-day independent trial by the AFRL’s Munition Open Architecture Test and Evaluation Laboratory assessed 14 weapons-systems domains to verify the compliance of Barracuda-M. Anduril’s Barracuda-M family of autonomous jet-powered…
Ukraine F-16 Update: Jets From Belgium, Maintenance Concerns And Block 70/72 fighters
Belgium is set to deliver its first three F-16AM/BM fighters to Ukraine following a several-year delay, as Kyiv also discusses with Lockheed Martin about adopting the latest variant of the…
Flydubai Boeing 737 Diverts to Saudi Arabia After Violent Cockpit Incident
A Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after the two pilots reportedly became involved in a violent confrontation inside the cockpit.…
U.S. Air Force Contracts Boeing for 22 More F-15EX Fighters
The new award is a step towards the Air Force’s planned fleet of 267 F-15EXs, replacing the aging F-15C/D Eagle and also beginning the recapitalization of the F-15E Strike Eagle…
