Sandia National Laboratories Confirm B61-12’s Production Completion and Switch to Sustainment
Sandia National Laboratories will produce spare components until 2026, which it targets for the final closeout activities, while the National Nuclear Security Administration is now looking at the development and…
Pratt & Whitney and General Electric Complete Detailed Design Review for Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion
P&W and GE successfully passed the Detailed Design Review of their offerings for the U.S. Air Force’s next generation NGAP engine, expected to power the NGAD manned fighter. Pratt &…
NORAD Releases Photos of U.S. F-35s Intercepting Russian Tu-95s and Armed Su-35s Off Alaska
The Russian "package," which included armed Su-35 Flanker-E fighters, was intercepted on two consecutive days in international airspace west of Alaska. On Feb. 18, 2025 the North American Aerospace Defense…
Initial Operating Capability Declared for Australia’s UH-60M Black Hawks
Fifteen months after the Black Hawks entered service to replace the troubled MRH-90 Taipan, the Australian Army declared initial operating capability (IOC) with the Sikorsky UH-60M. To date, 12 airframes…
California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing Begins Transition to the HH-60W
The 129th RQW, located at Moffett ANG Base, Mountain View, has now received the first two new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters to replace its current HH-60G Pave Hawks, with…
First In-orbit Photo Taken By Secretive Boeing X-37B Spacecraft Officially Released
The photo, taken during the X-37B's seventh mission, shows Earth from High-Elliptical Orbit. On Feb. 20, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs uploaded on the DVIDS website,…
