Boeing MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Achieves Another First: Air-to-Air Refueling With An E-2D
The new MQ-25 carrier-based unmanned tanker completed its first aerial refueling flight with an E-2D aircraft. The MQ-25 Stingray achieved another first on Aug. 18, 2021, by conducting the first air-to-air…
Italy Increasing Tempest Funding And Planning New Support Aircraft Acquisitions
The Italian Air Force will get new tankers, SIGINT and CAEW assets while also continuing the development of special C-27J variants, as disclosed in the new multiyear defense planning document.…
‘Greater Stability’ After Chaos At Kabul Airport as U.S. and Coalition Forces Continue Evacuation From Afghanistan
U.S. spyplane operating around Kabul as the Afghanistan air bridge continues. Media images from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan showing scenes of chaos as people try to crowd…
Russian Beriev Be-200 Amphibious Firefighting Aircraft Has Crashed In Turkey
The Russian Navy Be-200 was the first one ordered by RF Navy and crashed during a firefighting mission in southeastern Turkey. A Russian Beriev Be-200 aircraft crashed near near Kahramanmaras,…
RAF E-3D Sentry Return To Waddington After Final Operational Mission
The RAF Sentry fleet will retire later this year after 30 years of service, freeing resources for the E-7A Wedgetail which is set to enter service in 2023. A Royal…
A-10C Thunderbolt IIs And C-146A Wolfhounds Conducted First Ever Highway Operations In The US
This Agile Combat Employment event during exercise Northern Strike 21 represents the first time in history that the Air Force has purposely landed modern aircraft on a civilian roadway in…
