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Military Aviation

Italian Typhoon Shoots Down Drone Over Latvia

An Italian F-2000 Typhoon assigned to the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission shot down an unidentified drone which entered Latvia’s airspace. An F-2000A Typhoon (as the single seater Typhoons are…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 14, 2026
Apache Crash Texas
Aviation Safety

U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Crashes in Texas, Both Crew Members Killed

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache crashed in Salado, Texas, leaving no survivors and sparking a 100 acres grass fire. A U.S. Army AH-64E attack helicopter crashed at about 1:30 pm…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 13, 2026
John F. Kennedy Sea Trials
Aircraft Carriers

The Future USS John F. Kennedy Begins Acceptance Trials Ahead of Delivery

The John F. Kennedy, the second Gerald R. Ford class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, left Newport News on Aug. 12 to commence acceptance trials before its handover to the U.S. Navy. …

Kai Greet Kai Greet
August 13, 2026
Mi-24 threat replication
Helicopters

Mi-24 Hind Plays ‘Adversary’ in U.S. Marine Corps Exercise

Since 2020, two Mi-24D Hind helicopter gunships have provided invaluable threat replication to the U.S. Marine Corps, Army and Air Force. The participation of a Russian-made Mi-24D Hind attack helicopter…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
August 12, 2026
BRRRT Act
Military Aviation

BRRRRT Act’s Text Reveals New Details About Plan to Save the A-10s

New details in the BRRRRT Act’s full text reveal plans to keep selected Warthogs recoverable, examine potential foreign transfers and test emerging autonomous systems. Weeks after it was first introduced…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 12, 2026
Ukraine MiG-29 Crash
Aviation Safety

Ukrainian MiG-29 Crashes After Air to Air Missile Misfire

A Ukrainian Air Force pilot was forced to eject from a MiG-29 after an air to air missile malfunction caused the aircraft to catch fire in midair.  While flying a…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
August 11, 2026
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