Aviation

In early December, USAF F-35A Lightning IIs and F-16 Fighting Falcons took part in agile airpower exercises across the Baltic states and in Romania. Two F-16s from the U.S. Air Force’s 31st Fighter Wing (FW), based at Aviano Air Base,…
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Unusual drag chute deployment caught on camera over Fort Worth. A photographer in the Fort Worth area captured a rare and unusual incident on Dec. 11, 2025, involving a B-52H Stratofortress bomber from Barksdale Air Force Base,…
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The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced plans for a squadron at Chitose Air Base to transition from the F-15J to the F-35A. The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has announced plans for a squadron at Chitose Air Base, in Hokkaido, to…
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U.S. based F-35A Lightning IIs and EA-18G Growlers are the latest combat jets to head to U.S. Southern Command, while HH-60W Pave Hawks have relocated from Japan to Puerto Rico. Adding to the already potent and unprecedented force…
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While reports have identified the Jiutian as a “general-purpose drone,” concepts have shown it releasing drone swarms with a range of surface and maritime strike munitions. A massive drone-carrying mothership developed by China’s…
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First sustained operational sorties combine Rivet Joint intelligence gathering with Compass Call electronic attack to refine real world spectrum dominance tactics. The U.S. Force has announced a significant milestone in the integration…
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The 40th Flight Test Squadron’s Detachment 1, which executed A-10 developmental test operations, was officially inactivated as result of the jet’s ongoing divestment. The U.S. Air Force has announced the official inactivation of the 40th…
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BAE Systems has received an initial order for 11,000 laser-guidance kits worth $322 million, with a maximum contract value of $1.7 billion, to equip the U.S. military and partners. BAE Systems announced on Dec. 10, 2025, that it has been…
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The B-52H received the AN/APQ-188 AESA radar at Boeing’s San Antonio facility and has now arrived at Edwards AFB for the ground and flight testing planned throughout 2026. The U.S. Air Force has announced that the B-52H Stratofortress…
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The Navy confirms Boeing’s MQ-25 will not fly in 2025 as expected, shifting the pivotal test to early 2026 while ground checks and certification continue. The first flight of the U.S. Navy’s Boeing MQ-25 Stingray has slipped into early…
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