Oregon ANG’s F-15EXs Drop Live Bombs For The First Time
The Oregon ANG’s 142nd Wing deployed to Nellis AFB for three weeks in support of the U.S. Air Force’s Weapons Instructor Course (WIC), dropping live bombs from operational F-15EXs for…
Italy Orders Two More MQ-9A Block 5 Drones
The Italian Air Force has ordered two additional MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft, which will be delivered by the end of 2027 together with new Ground Control Stations. General…
Germany’s First F-35 Has Flown
The German Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II conducted its maiden flight from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facilities, ahead of the official rollout later this month. Germany’s F-35 Lightning II…
Russia Unveils Stealthy Munitions for the Su-57 at El Alamein Airshow
The new munitions blur the line between low-cost attack drones and cruise missiles, with some apparently derived from the S-71 family. At the El Alamein Airshow in Egypt, which kicked…
USAF Fighter Fleet Is Below Congressional Minimum
A new Congressional Research Service report highlights the growing gap between the U.S. Air Force's current fighter inventory, its legally mandated force structure, and the much larger planned fleet. The…
RNZAF NH90 Becomes First of Type to Clock 3,000 Flight Hours
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has achieved impressive availability rates with its NH90 fleet, and one of its helicopters has now become the first NH90 in the world to…
