China Shows H-6 Bomber Carrying Nuclear-Capable JL-1 ALBM
China released images of the H-6 bomber carrying the JL-1 air-launched ballistic missile as part of promotional features marking the 99th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). China released…
Virginia Class Submarines with New Payload Module to Receive SSGN Designation
Beginning with the USS Arizona, 19 new boats in the U.S. Navy's Virginia class of nuclear powered attack submarines will officially be referred to as SSGNs to reflect the boost…
USMC VMFA-115 Sets Stage for Reactivation with First F-35C Flight
After being disbanded in November 2023 following the last flight with legacy F/A-18C/D Hornets, VMFA-115 is preparing for the reactivation later this year as an F-35C squadron. The U.S. Marine…
Exclusive: The USAF T-1A Jayhawk Poses For Its Final Air-to-Air Photo Shoot
Ahead of the type’s planned retirement from Vance AFB, T-1A 93-0654 took to the skies over Oklahoma for one last aerial photography mission with The Aviationist contributor Greg “Cactus” Davis.…
X-62 VISTA Conducts AI-Controlled Intercepts with IRST Pod
AI agents, using data from a Legion Infrared Search and Track pod, controlled the X-62 VISTA and executed 27 autonomous intercepts of airborne targets throughout eight flights. The U.S. Air…
A-10 Flies Armed Airborne Escort in Exercise with a Ballistic Missile Submarine
The Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) received an airborne escort while surfaced in the Pacific Ocean, exercising with a U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II. As…
