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Iranian RQ-170 clone
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Iran’s RQ-170 Clone Destroyed in U.S. Strikes, CENTCOM Video Shows

A video shared by CENTCOM shows the destruction of an Iranian clone of the RQ-170 Sentinel, which was reverse-engineered after crashing in Iran 15 years ago. An Iranian clone of…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
April 4, 2026
A-10 Crash Iran Strait of Hormuz
Iran

Updated: A-10 Thunderbolt II Crashed Near the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Officials Tell NYT

Almost the same time as an F-15E Strike Eagle went down over Iran, the U.S. Air Force lost an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S.…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
April 3, 2026
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DARPA’s X-65 Active Flow Control Demonstrator is Taking Shape

Aurora Flight Sciences and DARPA are continuing the assembly of the X-65 CRANE demonstrator, targeting a first flight by 2027. Aurora Flight Sciences’ (AFS) latest X-Plane, now designated the X-65,…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
April 3, 2026
F-15E crash Iran
Iran

Iranian Media Posts Debris From USAF F-15E Claimed to Have Been Downed Earlier Today

Although Iranian media claimed an F-35 has been shot down, images from the crash site clearly show debris belonging to an F-15E Strike Eagle. On Apr. 3, 2026, Iranian media…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 3, 2026
Edgewing GCAP contract
Military Aviation

Global Combat Air Programme Awards First Contract with Edgewing

The first joint international contract has been awarded for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), focusing on key design and engineering activities. The GCAP International Government Organisation (GIGO), which represents…

James Gray James Gray
April 2, 2026
EA-37B Epic Fury
Iran

CENTCOM Confirms EA-37B Compass Call Deployed as Part of Operation Epic Fury

The EA-37B was added to the list of assets involved in Operation Epic Fury, although the aircraft have not yet arrived in the CENTCOM AOR. Following the arrival of two…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
April 2, 2026
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