Air Force Tanker Fleet Faces Major Restructuring Under 2026 NDAA
House and Senate versions of the FY2026 NDAA offer competing visions for the Air Force’s refueling fleet, threatening to disrupt a newly minted modernization strategy. On Oct. 8, 2025, the…
Russia’s New Jet-Powered Glide Bomb Emerges in Ukraine
Russia’s UMPK guidance kits installed on the FAB-series drop bombs now have a new jet powered variant, which can reportedly extend the range up to 200 km. Russia is now…
Royal International Air Tattoo Announces Fighter Meet Theme for 2026
Organisers of RIAT, the UK's most famous airshow, have announced that the main theme for next year's event will be 'Fighter Meet', celebrating over a century of air to air…
Ford Carrier Strike Group Ordered to Deploy to the Caribbean
The USS Ford, currently deployed to the Mediterranean Sea, has been ordered to sail to the U.S. Southern Command’s Area of Responsibility as tensions keep rising. Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean…
OA-1K Skyraider II Crash Lands in Oklahoma, Crew Safe
The light attack aircraft went down in a field for unknown reasons minutes after taking off for a training mission. An OA-1K Skyraider II of the U.S. Air Force had…
Russian Il-78 and Su-30 Violate Lithuanian Airspace Hours After New U.S. Sanctions on Moscow
A brief incursion inside NATO's airspace occurred on the same day Washington imposed new sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, amid growing tension between the U.S. and Russia.…
