Kratos’ Thanatos UCAV Has Flown for the First Time
A year after it was first unveiled, Kratos announced it flew the highly secretive Thanatos UCAV (Uncrewed Combat Air Vehicle) for the first time in the last few months. Kratos…
New VMFA-251 Thunderbolts F-35C CAG-Bird Breaks Cover
Take a look at the specially painted aircraft of VMFA-251, the first East Coast operational unit of the U.S. Marine Corps to receive the F-35C. On Sept. 17, 2024, the…
Standard Missile-3 Intercepts Target in First Live Ballistic Missile Defense Test from Guam
The Ballistic Missile Defense, the first ever from Guam, saw the first use of the AN/TPY-6 radar and the tilting Vertical Launching System. The Missile Defense Agency has been preparing…
U.S. Air Force E-4B Doomsday Planes Replacement Program Progresses
The first B-747-8i to be converted into an E-4C was relocated to Wichita last month for the next phase of work. As we have already reported, 0n Apr. 26, 2024,…
Leonardo’s Miysis DIRCM and MAIR Threat Warning System Selected for a Government VIP Aircraft
Miysis and MAIR will equip an Airbus A330 selected by an undisclosed government operator to be used as VIP aircraft. Leonardo has announced that its defensive systems have been chosen…
First Image of Iran’s Yak-130 with R-73 Air-to-Air Missile Emerges
The Yak-130 is now not only the most modern trainer, but the most current jet in the IRIAF inventory. Reports and observers say it could help in training Iranian pilots…