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The Mk21A reentry vehicle, designed to be carried atop the LGM-35A Sentinel, continues to be tested as the Air Force steadily pushes the new ICBM’s development ahead of a Critical Design Review and first test flight in 2027. A Mk21A reentry vehicle (RV) was tested aboard a Minotaur I rocket on Oct. 9, 2026, from […]
Houthi-affiliated media has released infrared footage of a surface to air missile attack on a Royal Saudi Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon, showing the missile’s warhead detonating and causing damage to the jet’s wing. Saudi Arabia has yet to confirm any details relating to the incident, though we now have both the officially-released infrared view as […]
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 comment has been forthcoming so far as to the nature of these new containers, their design, location, the timing of their appearance, and the refusal […]
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 Boeing 747-400 owned by Stratolaunch, known also as “Spirit of Mojave,” has been spotted carrying a previously unseen rocket under its left wing. In addition […]
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. Navy has released photos of the first arrested landing of an F-35C Lightning II on the PCU (Pre-Commissioning Unit) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). […]
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 U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman have broken ground on a new final assembly line for the B-21 Raider at Air Force Plant 42 in […]
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 combat-ready CCA by 2029. Airbus and Kratos have announced the first flight in Europe of the XQ-58 Valkyrie uncrewed aircraft, now designated by Airbus as […]
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 to negotiate a sole-source contract with Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control to integrate the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on the B-52 Stratofortress strategic […]
New U.S. Navy funding and company investment bring the announced X-BAT investment to $400 million as Shield AI prepares the VTOL aircraft for flight testing later this year. Shield AI’s X-BAT Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) drone now has reached a total investment of $400 million, ahead of a flight testing campaign scheduled to begin […]
The new facility in Turin will bring together engineers from Italy, Japan and the UK, contributing to the development of the new GCAP combat aircraft. Edgewing has opened a new engineering facility in Turin, in northern Italy, expanding its industrial footprint as the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) continues to move forward with the development […]