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Military Aviation

Boeing Awarded $2 Billion Contract to Continue Work on B-52’s New Engines

The new contract covers the Post-Critical Design Review phase of the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, which will replace the TF33 engines with the new F130s. The U.S. Department of…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
December 24, 2025
USS Nimitz Decommissioning
Aircraft Carriers

USS Nimitz Decommissioning in Sight as HII Awarded Contract Modification

The 50 year old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier returned to Bremerton, Washington on Dec. 16, 2025 after its final scheduled deployment. USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the oldest commissioned aircraft carrier in the…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
December 24, 2025
Il-38N
Russia

Ukrainian Drone Strike Reportedly Destroys Rare Russian Il-38N ASW Aircraft

Rare Il-38N ASW aircraft reportedly destroyed as Kyiv targets high-value enablers behind the front line. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has released footage showing a drone strike against a Russian Navy…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 24, 2025
Royal Navy F-35B Corrosion Repair FRCSE
F-35

First Royal Navy F-35Bs are Undergoing Corrosion Repair at the U.S. Navy’s FRCSE

The three Royal Navy F-35Bs will be put through an extensive inspection of airframe and substructure for any corrosive damage, following which those parts will be removed, repaired and reinstalled.…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
December 24, 2025
Taurus NEO contract
Weapons

Germany Awards Contract for the Taurus NEO

The Taurus NEO is an enhanced variant of the German-Swedish Taurus KEPD 350 air-launched cruise missile. Setting the stage for the development and future production of the German-Swedish Taurus KEPD…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
December 23, 2025
SR-71 Record Flight
Military Aviation

New York to London in a Flash: A Look at an SR-71 Record Flight

Leaving the airspace above New York City at 2,455 miles per hour, SR-71 tail number 64-17972 would set a transatlantic speed record on Sept. 1, 1974. Stationed at Beale Air…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
December 23, 2025
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