Senators Fight For More Boosts to U.S. Airpower After Increase to F-15EX Order
As the USAF confirms its intent to buy more F-15EX Eagle IIs, Senators Budd and Shaheen have launched three new bills designed to expand the U.S. fighter inventory and retain…
China’s Y-20B Airlifter’s First Trip to South Korea Repatriates Korean War Soldiers’ Remains
The new Y-20B variant conducted its first flight abroad, repatriating from South Korea the remains of Chinese soldiers who fought in the Korean War and replacing the earlier Y-20A in…
Pentagon’s Record Breaking $1.5 Trillion Budget Request Includes Boosts for F-35, F-15EX, and More
The largest defence budget request in U.S. history, coming in at almost $500 billion more than 2026, would see accelerated procurement of key platforms and increased funding for headline projects…
Russian Tu-22M3 Bombers Carrying Long-Range Supersonic Missile Intercepted Again Over the Baltic
Swedish, Romanian and French fighters intercepted Russian Tu-22M3 ‘Backfire’ strategic bombers, carrying Kh-22N/Kh-32 supersonic cruise missiles, on two consecutive days over the Baltic Sea. For the third time in just…
Raytheon Confirms Delivery of Next Generation Jammer Pods for Australian EA-18G Growlers
Raytheon confirmed that Australia has received last year its first Next Generation Jammer pods to replace the ALQ-99 pods currently used by the RAAF’s EA-18G Growlers. Raytheon has confirmed on…
JMSDF Reveals JS Izumo’s Upgraded Flight Deck for F-35B Operations
JMSDF releases first images of JS Izumo’s new rectangular flight deck as second-phase modifications progress, advancing its conversion into an F-35B “Lightning Carrier.” The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) released…
