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F-35I cruise missile
Gaza

In A First, Israeli F-35I Adir Shoots Down Cruise Missile

The kill, scored against a missile likely launched from Yemen, is the first interception of this kind by the 5th gen fighter. The Israeli Air Force disclosed today that one…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
November 2, 2023
B-21 intakes
Military Aviation

New High-Resolution B-21 Raider Images Supposedly Show Its Auxiliary Air Intake Design

The Reddit user who posted the first image of the B-21's rear end has now uploaded new high resolution images. The photos show what appear to be open auxiliary air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 31, 2023
B61-13
Weapons

US Planning To Build New B61-13 Nuclear Bomb

The bomb will be made by a B61-7 warhead inside a B61-12 casing, providing another option with a higher yield. The U.S. Department of Defense announced the development of yet…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 30, 2023
F-15EX3
Military Aviation

Boeing Flies Third F-15EX Eagle II, The First Built In Final Operational Configuration

The F-15EX, designated EX3, is expected to be delivered soon, ahead of the decision for the full rate production. After more than two years after the type’s first flight, Boeing…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 28, 2023
F-16s strike Syria
Syria

U.S. F-16s Carry Out Air Strikes On Iran-Linked Targets In Syria

Two F-16s struck IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) sites in Syria. Early in the morning on Oct. 27, 2023, two U.S. F-16 combat aircraft conducted what the Pentagon called "self-defense…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 27, 2023
China

Chinese J-11 Executes Unsafe Intercept Flying Within 10 feet Of A U.S. B-52

The close encounter between the U.S. B-52 and the PLA J-11 took place in international airspace over the South China Sea. On Oct. 24, 2023, a Chinese J-11 intercepted a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 26, 2023
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