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B-2 upgrades
Military Aviation

B-2 Spirit Receives New Communications and Survivability Upgrades

Novel capabilities ensure B-2 crews can ‘aviate, navigate, communicate, strike their targets, and get home safely’ with a bomber which ‘remains ready, effective, and survivable.’ The U.S. Air Force Life-Cycle…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
July 1, 2025
101 Gruppo
Italian Air Force

Italian Air Force Stands Up New F-35B Squadron

The 101st Gruppo (Squadron), reactivated after a period in "quadro" (dormant) status, will operate the STOVL variant of the Lightning II aircraft from Amendola Air Base. On Jul. 1, 2025,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 1, 2025
Military Aviation

Model 437 Vanguard Integrated with Beacon Autonomous Testbed Ecosystem

Beacon would help third-partners ‘quickly mature their mission autonomy software in an integrated, operationally relevant environment.’ Scaled Composites has announced the next stage of the partnership with its parent company…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
June 30, 2025
Bombardier Leonardo
Military Aviation

Leonardo and Bombardier Eye Maritime Variant of Global 6500 as Italy Weighs Fixed-Wing ASW Options

The MoU signed at Paris Air Show 2025 paves the way for a potential multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft, as Italy looks beyond the P-72A and assesses contenders like the Kawasaki…

Elia Silvestris Elia Silvestris
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 30, 2025
Baltic Air Policing
Military Aviation

Stunning Air-to-Air Shots Capture NATO Baltic Air Policing Jets During Exceptionally Busy Deployment

British Typhoons and Swedish Gripens are deployed to Malbork, Poland, as part of enhanced air policing measures. 15 Russian aircraft were intercepted by the Typhoons across only six days.Photographers Rich…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
June 29, 2025
Military Aviation

A Brief History of Nuclear Weapons in the Royal Air Force

Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons, we explore the service’s history using nukes, explaining why they were originally abandoned in 1998. For 43 years,…

James Gray James Gray
June 28, 2025
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