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Military Aviation

F-22 Raptors Flying with B757 Test Bed Suggest New Upgrades and Sensors are Coming Up Fast

The Boeing 757 FTB is the F-22’s highly modified and instrumented aircraft that tests avionics and systems, saving costs and development timelines. Amid reports of the F-22 Raptor being slated…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
April 27, 2025
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Will Cost Nearly $1 Trillion
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U.S. Nuclear Weapons Will Cost Nearly $1 Trillion Over Next Decade

New Congressional Budget Office's projections show that operation and modernization of America’s nuclear weapons will add up to a cost of $946 billion between 2025 and 2034. According to newly…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
April 26, 2025
Sweden first NATO Air Policing intercept
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Swedish Gripens Intercept Russian Aircraft for the First Time in NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing

The Swedish Gripens conducted their first Alpha Scramble for the NATO Air Policing mission, intercepting a Russian Il-20 Coot over the Baltic Sea. Two Swedish Air Force’s (Flygvapnet) JAS39 Gripen…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
April 26, 2025
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In Detail: Prime Minister Keir Starmer Visits HMS Prince of Wales

Exclusively pieced together timeline of the visit by the UK Prime Minister and Defence Secretary to HMS Prince of Wales as the nation’s flagship begins its CSG 25 deployment. On…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
April 26, 2025
Pope's funeral security plan
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Everything You Need to Know About the Air Defenses Protecting World Leaders at the Pope’s Funeral

As Rome prepares to host Pope Francis’ funeral, Italy activated an extensive security plan to ensure the safety of all participants. On Apr. 26, 2025, Rome will be under tight…

Elia Silvestris Elia Silvestris
Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
April 26, 2025
Iniochos 2025
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Andravida Hosts Largest Edition of Iniochos Exercise

The Hellenic Air Force hosted the Iniochos 2025 exercise at Andravida Air Base, with 12 countries actively participating in the largest edition since the first as Invitation Exercise in 2015.…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
April 25, 2025
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