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Houthi Air Defenses Nearly Hit U.S. F-35s and F-16s

U.S. officials speaking to The New York Times said Houthi rebels ‘nearly struck’ U.S. F-16s and an F-35 within the first 30 days of Operation Rough Rider. A month into…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
May 13, 2025
RF-8A and VFP-62 in the Cuban Missile Crisis
Military History

The Overlooked Role of the Vought RF-8A and VFP-62 in the Cuban Missile Crisis

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps RF-8A Crusaders played an important, often forgotten, high-speed low-level and dangerous recon role during a time the world was on the brink. Backyard Threat On…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
May 12, 2025
Military Aviation

SNC’s RAPCON-X Completes Initial Flight Testing

The completion of the Flight Performance Handling & Qualification testing is a key milestone in proving the jet’s airworthiness with consistent performance for the full flight envelope. Sierra Nevada Corporation’s…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
May 12, 2025
Raven SAM
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Raven Air Defense System Developed for Ukraine Officially Revealed

Having previously broken cover in frontline videos from Ukraine, the UK-developed ASRAAM-based air defense system has now been shown off to the press and public for the first time. Colloquially…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
May 12, 2025
E-11A Airshow
Military Aviation

Secretive E-11A BACN Aircraft Makes First Airshow Appearance at Seymour Johnson AFB

We had the unique opportunity to interview the pilot of the E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) aircraft during its first airshow appearance at the recent Seymour Johnson Air Force…

Howard German Howard German
May 11, 2025
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Military Aviation

First Look at the Full-Size Model of the Hurjet in Spanish Air Force Markings

Turkish Aerospace Industries will exhibit a full-size model of its Hurjet trainer in Spanish Air Force markings at the Feindef 2025 exhibition. Few months after Spain and Turkey signed a…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
May 11, 2025
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