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Joint Simulation Environment F-35 Collaborative Combat Aircraft
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F-35 Pilots Control CCAs in U.S. Navy’s Super-Realistic JSE Simulator

The Joint Simulation Environment is playing a key role in developing tactics and operational concepts for integrating Collaborative Combat Aircraft with the F-35. Advancing the effort towards integrating F-35A Lightning…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
January 8, 2026
Italy F-35 training hub
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Italy Approves First Multinational F-35 Pilot Training Center Outside The U.S.

The new facility at Trapani-Birgi will make the Sicilian base Italy’s third operational F-35 hub and a future multinational training center for NATO and partner nations. Italy’s Ministry of Defense…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 7, 2026
U.S. Oil Tanker Seizure
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U.S. Forces Seize Russian-flagged Oil Tanker in North Atlantic

U.S. forces successfully launched a mission to seize the Marinera, formerly Bella 1, on Jan. 7. Russian state media released imagery from the vessel showing a 160th SOAR MH-6 Little…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 7, 2026
U.S. Tanker Chase
Military Aviation

Tanker Pursuit Continues as Russia Reportedly Sends in Submarine

The Marinera continues heading through the Atlantic while watched by ISR aircraft and a USCG cutter.  Meanwhile, special forces personnel train at Fairford, and a U.S. official tells WSJ that…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 7, 2026
Taiwan F-16 Crash
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Taiwanese F-16 Crashes at Sea During Night Operations

The F-16 pilot, Hsin Po-yi, is believed to have ejected from the aircraft around 10 nautical miles off the coast. Search and rescue efforts are, at the time of writing,…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 6, 2026
PCA-3 MSE Production Increase
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Lockheed Martin to Bring PAC-3 MSE Interceptor’s Production to 2,000 per Year

Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon announced plans to increase the annual production of the PAC-3 MSE interceptor from 600 to 2,000 weapons. Lockheed Martin has announced the signing of a…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
January 6, 2026
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