NATO Fighters Intercept Two Russian Tu-22M3 ‘Backfires’ Carrying Long-Range Supersonic Cruise Missiles
Finnish, Swedish, and Dutch fighter aircraft were scrambled on Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024 to identify and monitor Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea, which turned out to be carrying inert…
Boeing Awarded Contract To Support the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor Program
The $451 million contract will support the upgrade of 68 JASDF F-15Js as part of the Japan Super Interceptor program, introducing some capabilities currently being fielded on the U.S. Air…
Argentina Receives First Ex-Danish F-16B, Flown Disassembled in KC-130H
Argentina and Denmark sealed a $300 million contract in April for 24 second-hand F-16 jets. The Fuerza Aérea Argentina has been without a supersonic fighter since 2015, following the retirement…
VAQ-133 EA-18Gs Become First In The Navy To Tactically Employ the Next Generation Jammer
The VAQ-133 “Wizards” have completed the first ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Deployment. On Dec. 14, 2024, Electronic Attack Squadron 133 (VAQ-133), assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW) 9, returned…
BAE Systems Awarded Contract for Eurofighter’s Striker II Helmet Mounted Display
The Eurofighter Consortium has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth £133 million to further develop its Striker II Helmet Mounted Display (HMD). BAE Systems announced on Dec. 11, 2024, that…
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NATO Fighters Intercept Two Russian Tu-22M3 ‘Backfires’ Carrying Long-Range Supersonic Cruise Missiles
Finnish, Swedish, and Dutch fighter aircraft were scrambled on Tuesday Dec. 17,…
Boeing Awarded Contract To Support the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor Program
The $451 million contract will support the upgrade of 68 JASDF F-15Js…
Argentina Receives First Ex-Danish F-16B, Flown Disassembled in KC-130H
Argentina and Denmark sealed a $300 million contract in April for 24…
VAQ-133 EA-18Gs Become First In The Navy To Tactically Employ the Next Generation Jammer
The VAQ-133 “Wizards” have completed the first ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Deployment.…
BAE Systems Awarded Contract for Eurofighter’s Striker II Helmet Mounted Display
The Eurofighter Consortium has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth £133 million…
Final Boeing T-7A Red Hawk Engineering Manufacturing Development Jet Flies for the First Time
The fifth and final EMD aircraft will now join the test fleet…
UK, Italy and Japan Reach Landmark Agreement for GCAP Program
BAE Systems, Leonardo and JAIEC reached an agreement to form a new…
The ‘Flying Flapjack’ that Never Flew: The Story of the Vought XF5U
Conceived as revolutionary and advanced naval fighter, its design fueled by the…
Military Aviation
Boeing Awarded Contract To Support the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor Program
The $451 million contract will support the upgrade of 68 JASDF F-15Js…
New F130 Engine For Upgraded B-52J Completes Critical Design Review
Rolls-Royce has announced that its new F130 engine has successfully passed the…
Final Trafalgar Class Submarine HMS Triumph Returns Home for Decommissioning
HMS Triumph (S93) sailed into HMNB Devonport flying a decommissioning pennant on…
Interesting Photos of a Canadian CC-177 Globemaster III Transporting Great War Fighters in 2017
100 years after the Battle of Vimy Ridge, a Canadian CC-177 transported…
New VMFA-251 Thunderbolts F-35C CAG-Bird Breaks Cover
Take a look at the specially painted aircraft of VMFA-251, the first…
Drones
Kratos’ Thanatos UCAV Has Flown for the First Time
A year after it was first unveiled, Kratos announced it flew the…
Kratos’ Thanatos UCAV Has Flown for the First Time
A year after it was first unveiled, Kratos announced it flew the…
VMUT-2 Performs First MQ-9A Reaper Flight at MCAS Cherry Point
Marines on the East Coast will soon have their own MQ-9A Reaper…
Additional U.S. Bases in the UK Now Protected by Restricted Airspace as Counter-Drone Operation Continues
Normally closed for Thanksgiving, U.S. bases in the UK have continued to…
Unauthorised Drones Continue to Plague U.S. Air Force Bases in the UK
A comprehensive look at how the situation, which an anonymous U.S. official…
Aviation Safety / Air Crashes
Pentagon Pauses Once Again V-22 Osprey Flight Operations
The U.S. Air Force and Navy adhered to the operational pause called…
Russian Warship Reportedly Fired ‘Signal Ammunition’ at German Military Helicopter Over Baltic
Limited details are presently available regarding the incident, which was apparently revealed…
Everything You Need To Know About Last Year’s Bizarre ‘Unmanned’ F-35 Crash
The 2023 crash of the F-35B, which continued flying for 64 miles…
Troubled Areas
Russia Launches ‘New’ Ballistic Missile At Ukraine – Reports
Ukraine claims that Russia has used an ICBM to strike Dnipro; other…
NATO Fighters Intercept Two Russian Tu-22M3 ‘Backfires’ Carrying Long-Range Supersonic Cruise Missiles
Finnish, Swedish, and Dutch fighter aircraft were scrambled on Tuesday Dec. 17,…
VMFA-314 F-35Cs Return From Combat With Some Interesting Bomb Markings
The bomb markings on the F-35Cs seem to suggest the “Black Knights”…
Russian Forces Leave Bases in Syria Eyeing Expansion in Libya
Following the quick downfall of Syria’s Assad regime, Moscow, which had a…
Standard Missile-3 Intercepts Target in First Live Ballistic Missile Defense Test from Guam
The Ballistic Missile Defense, the first ever from Guam, saw the first…
Weapons
U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Hypersonic Missile Tested in Second Live-Fire; First with Transporter-Erector Launcher
The U.S. Army and U.S. Navy are jointly pursuing the weapon, which…
U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Hypersonic Missile Tested in Second Live-Fire; First with Transporter-Erector Launcher
The U.S. Army and U.S. Navy are jointly pursuing the weapon, which…
Standard Missile-3 Intercepts Target in First Live Ballistic Missile Defense Test from Guam
The Ballistic Missile Defense, the first ever from Guam, saw the first…
Japan Unveils First Images of Upgraded Type-12 Anti-Ship Missile During Tests
The new Type-12 SSM has ‘improved capability’ to be launched from both…
U.S. Air Force Performs First Drop Test of SiAW Missile
The inert SiAW missile was released from an F-16C over the Gulf…
