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CCAs would support the U.S. Air Force’s 4th and 5th gen fighters by harassing and creating targeting dilemmas for PLA forces, shaping their decisions in favor of U.S. forces. The most concrete vision of the employment of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs) against the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the western Pacific emerged during a 2024 […]
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Comments made by a French Air & Space Force Colonel suggest the A400M transport could evolve into a “heavy combat aircraft.” Colonel Bastien Cardot, of the French Air & Space Force, wrote in Défense & Sécurité Internationale (DSI) that field experience has “revealed an underexploited potential of the A400M that could make it a valuable […]
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![[Updated] U.S. Air Force Mobilizes F-22s and F-35s as Situation in Middle East Escalates](https://theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/F-22_F-35_CENTCOM-top-460x259.jpg)
According to reports, F-22s and F-35s are already en route to the Middle East as part of what the Secretary of Defense called an ‘enhancement of the defensive posture in the region.’ Following the sudden and massive deployment of U.S. Air Force aerial refueling aircraft on Jun. 16, 2025, reports are quickly spreading about the […]
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The final member of the Grumman cat family, the F-14 Tomcat, with its signature variable-geometry wings and twin-engine design, became an iconic symbol of the Cold War. Creating the Cat A product of the “Grumman Iron Works” (Grumman Corp.), famous for producing rugged fighter aircraft such as the F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat during World […]
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Pairing Saab’s AEW sensors with the long-range, high-endurance MQ-9B allows persistent surveillance at low cost even from aircraft carriers. General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Sweden’s Saab have announced a collaboration for the development of a podded Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) capability for the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The new capability, which […]
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The Israeli Air Force has just released footage showing the destruction of two F-14 Tomcats (likely non-operational) on the ground. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have released footage showing precision drone strikes on two Iranian F-14 Tomcat fighter jets stationed at an airbase near Tehran. of those appears to be not operational (at least based […]
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![[Updated] Sudden Deployment of Dozens of U.S. Air Force Tankers Raises Questions](https://theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Stratotanker100Years_2-e1750080240327-460x259.jpg)
Around 30 KC-135 and KC-46 tankers departed the U.S. headed to Europe, but their final destination is unknown. In the night between June 15 and 16, 2025, multiple U.S. Air Force KC-135 and KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft departed their bases in the United States headed to Europe. The sudden and unusual movement was quickly noticed […]
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The longest range raid of Israel’s attacks on Iran so far has destroyed an Iranian Air Force refueling aircraft, the Israeli Air Force has claimed. Thick smoke and flames could be seen rising from the tarmac of Mashad Airport, located in the northeast of Iran close to the country’s borders with Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. According […]
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In a wide-ranging conversation, Gen. Bussiere, head of Air Force Global Strike Command, shared key updates on U.S. bomber modernization, strategic deterrence, and the future of nuclear command and control. Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere is the Commander of the AFGSC, which is responsible for managing, operating, and maintaining two of the three components of the […]
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The T-54A Marlin reached the Initial Operational Capability and will now train student naval aviators that will be assigned to aircraft like the P-8A Poseidon and E-2 Hawkeye. The U.S. Navy has declared the Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the T-54A Marlin II training aircraft in May, Naval Air Systems command (NAVAIR) announced on Jun. […]
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