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How the F-35B's lift fan allows NATO jets to operate from Finnish roads and why that capability matters near Russia.
Trump's $400M Boeing 747-8 Air Force One faces legal, political, and logistical hurdles that could block its Miami presidential library future.
The United States celebrated its 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, with a massive flight display over the…
Like other service branches and other professional air forces, the Marines are facing issues retaining their trained fast jet pilots.
The US Air Force needs a new training aircraft; the Red Hawk is their answer. This aircraft will prepare pilots for the future of air warfare.
UK-produced attack drone launched from surface vessel for the first time. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has conducted test launches of the Callen-Lenz Nyan one-way effector (OWE) from an experimental vessel for the first time, as the service develops its new hybrid operating concept. Staged off the south coast of England in June during exercise…
NATO is expected to announce plans to replace its aging Boeing E-3A Sentry AWACS fleet with Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, Reuters…
The world has been so focused on the new/interim/'bridge' Boeing 747-8 Air Force One and its journey to entering service that many failed to think about how it would spell the end for the VC-25As in their long-running role in transporting the president.
New uncrewed aircraft will replace obsolete type. The UK will field a replacement for its Watchkeeper remotely piloted aircraft by late this decade, according to its newly published Defence Investment Plan (DIP). Detailing its spending for the remainder of this decade, the Ministry of Defence says it will invest £310 million ($414 million) "in the…
New weapons investment outlined in spending plan. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) will not invest in further upgrades to two of the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) long-range air-launched weapons, instead favouring the development of next-generation systems. In its Defence Investment Plan (DIP), the MoD says it will allocate £1.4 billion ($1.86 billion) to MBDA's…
The SR-71 was one of the most extreme airplanes ever built and forced pilots to often train and prepare more like astronauts than typical pilots.
China’s naval buildup is driving anti-ship capabilities among the USA and its allies. A Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bomber has conducted a successful live-fire test with the Lockheed Martin AGM-158C LRASM (Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile). The "sinking exercise" took place north of the Mariana Islands, according to the US Air Force. The aircraft conducted the successful…
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