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F-22 Stealth Pods Stealth Drop Tanks
Military Aviation

Closest View Yet of F-22 Raptor With Stealth Tanks and Stealth Pods

New photographs show the best view yet of an F-22A Raptor sporting the stealthy drop tanks and equipment pods in development for the stealth fighter.  Californian aviation photographer Jarod Hamilton…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
March 21, 2026
Diego Garcia ballistic missiles
Iran

Iran Fires Two Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles at Diego Garcia Base

The attempted strike on Diego Garcia would mark a major escalation, highlighting Tehran’s apparent ability to target the strategic U.S.-UK base deep in the Indian Ocean and potentially put parts…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 21, 2026
Talon IQ combat maneuvers
Drones

Talon IQ Testbed Performs Simulated Combat Maneuvers Controlled by Hivemind and Prism AIs

The Talon IQ testbed conducted combat air patrol and target engagement maneuvers controlled by ShieldAI’s Hivemind AI, before switching back to Northrop Grumman’s Prism AI. Northrop Grumman and Shield AI…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
March 20, 2026
Video B-52s JASSM Full Load Iran
Iran

B-52s Launch from RAF Fairford with Impressive Cruise Missile Payload

U.S. Air Force strategic bombers deployed to RAF Fairford continue to participate in Operation Epic Fury, with near-daily flights from both the B-1s and B-52s, the latter showcasing a hefty…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
March 20, 2026
Russian Su-30
Russia

Italian Eurofighters Intercept Russian Su-30 That Violated Estonian Airspace Over the Baltic Sea

The Italian Air Force jets, deployed to Estonia to support NATO Baltic Air Policing mission, intercepted and escorted the Russian Navy Su-30SM. On Mar. 18, 2026, a Russian Navy Su-30SM…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 20, 2026
MiG-31 Kinzhal Indo-Pacific
Russia

Russia Sends MiG-31s Armed with Kinzhal Hypersonic Missiles Over Sea of Japan

Russian Aerospace Forces publicized for the first time the MiG-31 armed with the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missile flying in the Indo-Pacific region. Russia’s Ministry of Defense (RuMoD) released footage…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
March 19, 2026
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