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Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat Fires AIM-120 AMRAAM at Target Drone

The Ghost Bat was controlled from aboard an RAAF E-7A Wedgetail and received targeting data from an F/A-18F Super Hornet before firing the AIM-120. Boeing Defence Australia announced on Dec.…

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Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 9, 2025
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B-1B Lancer Bombers Return to Ellsworth AFB

The B-1Bs of the 28th Bomb Wing are returning to Ellsworth AFB, after runway reconstruction has been completed in preparation for the B-21’s arrival. B-1B Lancer bombers from Ellsworth AFB…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
December 8, 2025
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Going Hypersonic: A Look at the Record-setting X-15

An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance utilizing the technology of the 1950s and 60s. The North American…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
December 7, 2025
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Germany’s First PEGASUS SIGINT Aircraft Returns to Hamburg to Continue Conversion

After leaving Hamburg in early 2024, the first PEGASUS returned to Germany to receive the dedicated Kalætron Integral SIGINT suite by Hensoldt. Germany’s first PEGASUS (Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System)…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
December 7, 2025
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Chinese J-15s ‘Lock On’ JASDF F-15s Near Okinawa

Japan reports two 'lock on' incidents near Okinawa as advanced radar technology blurs the line between routine tracking and a hostile threat. Here’s everything you need to know. Japan has…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 7, 2025
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First T-7 Red Hawk Delivered to JB San Antonio – Randolph

The U.S. Air Force’s Air Education and Training Command received its first T-7 Red Hawk trainer at Joint Base San Antonio - Randolph, marking a milestone in the replacement of…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 6, 2025
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