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U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk and U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters were used to sink six Iranian small attack boats which were threatening commercial shipping. Adm. Brad Cooper, head of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), said to media that U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk and U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters were used on May 4, […]
The Critical Design Review of the CERP program paves the way for the modification of two B-52 bombers with the new engines, with work on the first bomber starting later this year. The U.S. Air Force has announced that the B-52 Stratofortress bomber’s Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) has passed the Critical Design Review (CDR). […]
Israel announced the maiden flight and imminent delivery of the new KC-46 “Gideon” tanker, a day after the announcement of the procurement of an additional squadron of F-35Is and one of F-15IAs. The Israeli Ministry of Defense has announced on May 4, 2026, the maiden flight in the U.S. of its new KC-46 tanker. The […]
The Initial Operational Capability (IOC) was achieved after testing performed by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VX-1) with support from the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft Program Office (PMA-290). The U.S. Navy has declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the P-8A Poseidon Increment 3 Block 2 (Inc 3 Blk 2) system. “The P-8A Inc […]
Following the Belgian Air Force’s announcement in March about the testing of Thales Belgium’s laser guided rockets from its F-16s, footage now shows the trials in the Counter-UAS role. Weeks after the Belgian Air Force confirmed the ongoing integration of the FZ275 Laser-Guided Rockets on its F-16s for the Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) role, the […]
From 1995 until now, Tikaboo Peak – 26 miles from Groom Lake – offered the closest and best public vantage point with a complete view of Area 51. A notification by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) indicates that the closure of approximately 22,987 acres of formerly accessible land took effect from Mar. 25, […]
The U.S. Air Force’s VC-25B Bridge aircraft has completed modification and flight testing, and is now being painted ahead of its introduction in service this summer. The U.S. Air Force has announced on May 1, 2026, that the VC-25B Bridge aircraft, Boeing 747 gifted by the government of Qatar, has completed the modification and flight testing […]
The GJ-21 is considered a naval derivative of the GJ-11 Collaborative Combat Aircraft, as demonstrated by features such as launch bar and arrestor hook, meant to fly off the Type 076 Sichuan LHD. A new unofficial picture of China’s GJ-21 naval Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) emerged on Apr. 30, 2026, showing the aircraft with […]
In a document submitted to Congress, the U.S. Air Force laid out its desire to almost double its order of EA-37B electronic attack aircraft while cutting its relatively new fleet of E-11A BACN jets by FY 2028. In a suprising move, the U.S. Air Force’s unique and highly active E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) […]
The U.S. Air Force released for the first time a short clip showing a B-1B Lancer bomber flying with an AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic weapon carried externally. A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber was shown for the first time while carrying an AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). The hypersonic weapon was visible in a […]