Royal Navy’s HMS Dauntless Spotted Carrying Possible New Counter-Drone System
Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless (D33) has been seen sporting new containers near the ship's port and starboard Phalanx mounts, speculated to house vertically launched drone interceptors. While no official…
Stratolaunch’s Boeing 747 Spotted With Previously Unseen Rocket Under Its Wings
Stratolaunch’s Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft was recently spotted in Mojave carrying a previously unseen rocket under its left wing, while accompanied by a Cessna Citation acting as chase aircraft. The…
F-35C Lands for the First Time on a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier
An F-35C Lightning II made an arrested landing on the PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), marking the first time an F-35C has landed on a Ford-class aircraft carrier. The…
U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman Break Ground on New B-21 Raider Final Assembly Line
The new final assembly line will support a planned 25% increase in annual B-21 production capacity as the U.S. Air Force prepares receive the first operational Raiders in 2027. The…
Airbus and Kratos Fly Valkyrie Drone in Europe for the First Time
The first flight in Europe of the U740 Valkyrie, which combines the airframe of Kratos’ XQ-58 drone with Airbus’ MARS mission system, paves the way toward the goal of a…
B-52 Stratofortress Set to Integrate the AGM-158C LRASM
A recent U.S. Navy contracting notice outlines plans to negotiate with Lockheed Martin to integrate the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on the B-52 Stratofortress. The U.S. Navy is planning…
