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Northrop Grumman Kratos Valkyrie USMC CCA
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Northrop Grumman, Kratos to Develop XQ-58 Valkyrie as CCA for the USMC

Northrop Grumman will integrate its uncrewed and autonomous technologies onto Kratos’ Valkyrie for the USMC's MUX TACAIR Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. Northrop Grumman and Kratos announced that they will work…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
January 8, 2026
Chinese photographing Whiteman AFB
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Chinese National Charged With Unlawfully Photographing Home Of U.S. B-2 Fleet In Missouri

Federal prosecutors say the suspect took images of sensitive military infrastructure at Whiteman AFB, home to the B-2 stealth bomber. A Chinese national has been charged in the United States…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 8, 2026
Joint Simulation Environment F-35 Collaborative Combat Aircraft
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F-35 Pilots Control CCAs in U.S. Navy’s Super-Realistic JSE Simulator

The Joint Simulation Environment is playing a key role in developing tactics and operational concepts for integrating Collaborative Combat Aircraft with the F-35. Advancing the effort towards integrating F-35A Lightning…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
January 8, 2026
Italy F-35 training hub
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Italy Approves First Multinational F-35 Pilot Training Center Outside The U.S.

The new facility at Trapani-Birgi will make the Sicilian base Italy’s third operational F-35 hub and a future multinational training center for NATO and partner nations. Italy’s Ministry of Defense…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 7, 2026
U.S. Oil Tanker Seizure
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U.S. Forces Seize Russian-flagged Oil Tanker in North Atlantic

U.S. forces successfully launched a mission to seize the Marinera, formerly Bella 1, on Jan. 7. Russian state media released imagery from the vessel showing a 160th SOAR MH-6 Little…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 7, 2026
U.S. Tanker Chase
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Tanker Pursuit Continues as Russia Reportedly Sends in Submarine

The Marinera continues heading through the Atlantic while watched by ISR aircraft and a USCG cutter.  Meanwhile, special forces personnel train at Fairford, and a U.S. official tells WSJ that…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 7, 2026
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