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Su-30 weapon loadout
Military Aviation

Spanish Hornets Intercept Russian Navy Su-30SM With a Rare Weapon Loadout Over the Baltic

During a recent mission, Spanish Air Force F-18M Hornets intercepted a Russian Naval Aviation Su-30SM2 carrying an unusual loadout for operations over the Baltic region. On Jan. 28, 2026, the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 1, 2026
GJ-21 Type 076 Sichuan
China

Mockup of China’s GJ-21 Naval UCAV Spotted on Type 076 LHD Sichuan

The Type 076 is moving rapidly towards becoming the first ship with an EMALS catapult to operate combat drones, with the GJ-21 possibly being prepared for testing. China’s Type 076…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
January 31, 2026
MQ-25 Taxi
Drones

U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray Unmanned Tanker Begins Taxi Trials

The first production representative MQ-25 taxied under its own power at Boeing’s facilities, following a series of rigorous ground trials over several months. Boeing and the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
January 31, 2026
Wildcat Drone Test Predannack
Drones

RN Wildcat Demonstrates Live Use of Drones for Real Time Targeting

A Wildcat helicopter conducted simulated Martlet missile strikes on moving targets at the National Drone Hub, Predannack, using live data provided by Puma and Providence UAVs.  The trials, involving a…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 31, 2026
F-35 Puerto Rico to Middle East
Iran

F-35As Deployed to Puerto Rico Now Moving Across the Atlantic

USAF F-35As deployed to Puerto Rico for the attack on Venezuela might now be part of what Trump called a ‘massive armada’ moving towards Iran. In recent days, a series…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
January 30, 2026
JUMPSEAT SIGINT Spy Satellite Declassified
Space

NRO Officially Declassifies JUMPSEAT First Gen Signals Intelligence Satellites

Launched between 1971 and 1987 primarily to collect intelligence data on foreign weapon testing, the last satellites in the JUMPSEAT family were withdrawn from service in 2006.  A memorandum dated…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 30, 2026
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