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F-117 Nighthawk Smithsonian
Military Aviation

F-117 Nighthawk to Go On Display at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

From October, visitors to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles Airport will be treated to the sight of a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk,…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
September 14, 2026
FQ-42 Vengeance FQ-44 Fury
Drones

U.S. Air Force Names CCAs as FQ-42 “Vengeance” and FQ-44 “Fury”

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced the popular names for the FQ-42 and FQ-44 Collaborative Combat Aircraft, which will be known as “Vengeance” and “Fury,” respectively. Secretary of…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
September 14, 2026
DUDE 44 WSO Interview
Iran

New Details About DUDE 44 Shootdown Emerge in First Interview of WSO

For the first time, the Weapon Systems Officer of the F-15E Strike Eagle shot down in Iran appeared in public and shared his story. For the first time since the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 14, 2026
Military Aviation

Australia Achieves Initial Operational Capability With LRASM and JASSM-ER Missiles

New official visuals show RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets releasing AGM-158B JASSM-ERs and a P-8A Poseidon striking a target ship with an AGM-158C LRASM during live-fire tests in 2025 and 2026.…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
September 13, 2026
Business Jet Accidentally Lands RAF Fairford
Aviation

Security Alert at RAF Fairford After Civilian Jet Mistakenly Lands at U.S. Bomber Base

An odd incident unfolded on Sep. 12, 2026 when Cessna 560XLS+ D-CJMK operated by VistaJet landed at the U.S.-operated RAF Fairford instead of Cotswold Airport (Kemble), just 11 miles to…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
September 13, 2026
Akinci UAV-300
Drones

Turkey’s Akinci UCAV Fires UAV-300 Air-Launched Ballistic Missile for the First Time

The UAV-300 had also been carried by the Akinci during a recent UAV-122 firing test, foreshadowing its first live launch. Turkey’s Baykar Akinci Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) achieved a…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
September 12, 2026
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