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Stratolaunch TA-2 Reusable Vehicle Demo
Military Aviation

Stratolaunch Successfully Tests Talon-A2 Completing Reusable Hypersonic Flight and Recovery

Talon-A2 conducted a successful hypersonic flight and recovery in March 2025, after the first in December 2024. Stratolaunch announced on May 5, 2025, the successful completion of its second hypersonic…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
May 6, 2025
VE Day 2025 Flypast
Military Aviation

RAF Flypast Over London Commemorates 80th Anniversary of VE Day

23 aircraft took part in a flypast over Buckingham Palace on May 5, concluding a procession of over 1,300 personnel commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2 in…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
May 5, 2025
Second Italian Meteor OT&E Typhoon
Military Aviation

Italian Typhoons Complete Second Meteor BVRAAM Testing Campaign in the UK

The Italian Air Force conducted a live firing campaign at the UK‘s Hebrides range, with Typhoons and F-35s involved. The Italian Air Force has announced the conclusion of the second…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
May 5, 2025
T-7A Red Hawk ejection
Aviation Safety

T-7A Red Hawk Ejection System Clears High-Speed Test, Addressing Earlier Safety Deficiencies

The new T-7A Red Hawk ejection system passes high-speed test at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. After coming under scrutiny for serious ejection system deficiencies identified during earlier testing,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 5, 2025
Su-30SM shot down
Drones

Su-30SM Shootdowns Show Ukraine’s Drone Boats Are Now A Serious Threat To Russian Fighters

The recent shootdowns of Russian Su-30SM aircraft by missile-equipped USVs highlight a significant leap in Ukraine’s anti-aircraft capability. As you may already know by now, on May 2, 2025, Ukraine…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 5, 2025
AH-1Z Red Wolf
Weapons

Unknown AH-1Z Long-Range Precision Fire Weapon Identified as L3Harris’ ‘Red Wolf’

The USMC identified L3Harris’ modular Red Wolf family of ‘launched effects’ as the munition at the center of the Long Range Attack Missile program. The U.S. Marine Corps has identified…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
May 4, 2025
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