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F-35

Switzerland Faces F-35 Procurement Uncertainty Amid Rising Costs and Tariff Pressures

Bern reviews fighter jet plans after U.S. cost hike, legal dispute over “fixed price,” and public protests against steep import tariffs. Switzerland’s long-planned acquisition of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 14, 2025
Aviation Safety

F-15D Backseater Accidentally Ejects After Landing

A video surfaced online shows the immediate aftermath of the ejection, which followed the landing from incentive flight. An unusual incident at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts,…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 14, 2025
Harrier demilitarization
Military Aviation

From Combat to Exhibit: Preparing an AV-8B+ Harrier II for Museum Display

The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum showed in a video of a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B+ Harrier II was demilitarized and moved to its new home. The…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
August 13, 2025
Poland F-16V
Military Aviation

Poland Signs $3.8B Deal for F-16V Upgrade

As part of the contract, Poland will upgrade its entire fleet of 48 F-16C/D Block 52+ jets to the F-16V Block 72 standard. The Polish Defense Minister Wladysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 13, 2025
USMC MQ-9 SkyTower II and RDESS/SOAR
Drones

Marines Fly MQ-9 Reaper with SkyTower II and RDESS/SOAR Pods

NAVAIR announced the first flight of the unmanned aircraft with new electronic support and enhanced cross-domain comms. In a post on social media, the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 12, 2025
MV-22 Osprey ASW
Military Aviation

Marines Train on MV-22B Osprey Anti-Submarine Warfare Operations in the Pacific

An Osprey teamed up with two U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawks to deploy sonobuoys in the Philippine Sea, operating from the USS America. A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey has…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 12, 2025
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