A-10 Flies Armed Airborne Escort in Exercise with a Ballistic Missile Submarine
The Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) received an airborne escort while surfaced in the Pacific Ocean, exercising with a U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II. As…
Bent Wing Beauty: How the F4U Corsair got its Distinctive Look
Despite the ability to create a more streamlined and aerodynamic design with inline engines, the U.S. Navy stayed with the radial engine design, asking Pratt & Whitney to develop the…
KC-135 Damaged In Fatal Mid Air Collision Transits Home with Donor Tail
The surviving KC-135R Stratotanker from the incident over Iraq in March which saw another Stratotanker lost with six fatalities has been repaired with a replacement vertical stabilizer taken from another…
France Receives First NH90 Special Operations Helicopter
Airbus delivered to the French military the first NH90 Caïman Standard 2, a specifically modified variant of the helicopter for special operations. France received its first NH90 Standard 2 helicopter,…
Second Prototype of Turkey’s Kaan Begins Taxi Trials
The Kaan’s second prototype is undergoing taxi testing, with Turkish officials indicating that the aircraft may begin flight testing before the end of 2026. One of the two new prototypes…
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Crashes at MCAS Miramar
The U.S. Marine Corps has confirmed an 'aircraft mishap' occurred at MCAS Miramar on Jul. 31 after footage appeared on social media showing an F-35B Lightning II off the runway…
