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F-35B SPEAR 3 Testing
F-35

SPEAR 3 Missile Flies On Board F-35B Lightning II for the First Time

Four SPEAR 3 missiles were carried on board an F-35B from the Integrated Test Force at NAS Patuxent River earlier this year, marking the first time that the new weapon…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
May 22, 2026
A-10 probe Middle East
Military Aviation

A-10s Deployed To The Middle East Now Flying With New Refueling Probe And Angry Kitten EW Pod

Just over a month after the first test, the A-10C is now flying in the Middle East with the new Probe Refueling Adapter which allows it to refuel from the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
May 22, 2026
MQ-9B AEW pods
Drones

MQ-9B Drone Flies with Airborne Early Warning Pods

A year after the announcement of the collaboration, GA-ASI has flown an MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft with LoyalEye Airborne Early Warning (AEW) pods designed by Saab. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
May 21, 2026
LUCAS Hivemind
Artificial Intelligence

LUCAS One-Way Attack Drone Will be Piloted by Hivemind AI

Shield AI has been selected to integrate Hivemind on the LUCAS drones, enabling them to coordinate and operate intelligently in a swarm. Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomous flight software will be…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
May 21, 2026
Aviation Safety

U.S. Air Force Announces Operational Pause for T-38 Talon Fleet

Following the May 12, 2026, mishap, the U.S. Air Force has announced an operational pause for the entire T-38 Talon fleet, while a T-6A Texan II conducted a belly landing…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
May 20, 2026
Russia Dangerous Intercept RAF RC-135
Aviation Safety

Russian Fighters Made More ‘Dangerous Intercepts’ of a Royal Air Force RC-135 over the Black Sea

Royal Air Force RC-135 surveillance sorties have been the subject of more interceptions over the Black Sea, with the UK Ministry of Defence labelling the actions of the Su-27 and…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
May 20, 2026
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