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B-21 first flight
B-21

B-21 Raider’s First Flight: What We Learned

Our analysis of seeing the first B-21 Raider, nicknamed Cerberus, in the sky and from many new angles for the very first time.

Future U.S. aid to Ukraine is imperiled amid political infighting.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Aid To Kyiv Slows

With U.S. military aid funding for Ukraine about to run out, the Pentagon is imploring Congress to pass a spending bill.

F-35 drops B61-12 during a test at Edwards AFB
F-35A

Dutch F-35s Gain Nuclear Strike Mission “Initial Certification”

The Royal Netherlands Air Force will operate dual-role F-35A jets that are able to draw from a shared NATO stockpile of B61-12 nuclear bombs.

The schedule for long-planned flight testing of an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship with a laser directed energy weapon has slipped again to 2024.
AC-130

AC-130 Laser Weapon Test Slip Raises Questions About Its Future

The future of a laser-armed AC-130J is increasingly uncertain and a broader review of the Ghostrider's armament package is in progress.

The Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Directorate says it attacked Russian landing ships in Crimea with sea drones.
Russia

Sea Drones Attack Russian Landing Craft In Crimean Port

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate now says it sunk two ships docked at a port in western Crimea.

B-21 has flown for the first time
B-21

B-21 Raider Has Flown For The First Time (Updated)

On Friday, November 10, at just after dawn, the B-21 Raider took to the skies over Palmdale's Plant 42, marking its first flight.

The Indian Navy closed an important chapter in its history on 31 October 2023, when it withdrew the last of its Il-38SD maritime patrol aircraft, bringing to an end nearly half a century of operating Soviet recce types over the Indian Ocean.
News & Features

Il-38’s Retirement Brings An Indian Maritime Patrol Era To An End

The retirement of the Indian Navy’s Il-38SD May brings to an end an illustrious epoch spent operating Soviet-made submarine hunters.

The first pre-production T-7A Red Hawk jet trainer has arrived at Edwards Air Force Base to being flight testing. This comes as the Air Force is already eyeing a light fighter version of the aircraft as part of its future tactical air combat plans.
News & Features

T-7 Arrives At Edwards, USAF Eyeing Light Fighter Version

Formal T-7 flight testing is now set to begin and talk about an F-7 fighter version could have broader ramifications for the Air Force.

Israel will open up a four-hour window every day to pause fighting in northern Gaza for humanitarian efforts.
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Fighting In North To Pause Daily

The pause comes as Israel says it has captured a key Hamas command center in the heart of Gaza City near al-Shifa Hospital.

X-37B is heading into space on a Falcon heavy rocket.
X-37B

X-37B Headed Deeper Into Space With Falcon Heavy Rocket’s Help

The X-37B spaceplane is planned to be launched again in December, this time atop the most powerful commercial rocket in the world.

New pictures show A-10s that recently deployed to the Middle East with interesting ordnance loads.
A-10

A-10s Brandish Intriguing Mix Of Weapons In Middle East

A group of A-10s deployed the Middle East last month to help deter Iran and its proxies amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.

Night Stalker Ship Training
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Night Stalker MH-60 Executes Sneak Mock Assault On Navy Ship In Awesome Video

The high-performance flying seen in the video shows how Night Stalkers can be on top of a ship and landing operators in seconds.

Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have reportedly shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone.
Q-9

U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Over Red Sea

The Houthis in Yemen reportedly shot down the MQ-9 drone off its shores amid a huge buildup of American naval power in the region.

Israel is gaining the upper hand in northern Gaza says the IDF.
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Hamas ‘Lost Control In The North’ IDF Says (Updated)

While Israel says it has the upper hand now in the north, there is still a lot of fighting ahead and no clear endgame.

Thanks to a new set of photos, we’ve got what’s probably our best look so far at the U.S. Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block III, a radical overhaul of the Arleigh Burke class destroyers that leaves the warships looking very different indeed.
U.S. Navy

Destroyer Looks Radically Different After Electronic Warfare Upgrade

As well as bringing a big change to the Arleigh Burke class's look, SEWIP Block III drastically enhances its electronic warfare abilities.

Five Dutch F-16s are on their way to Romania. Romanian and Ukrainian pilots are being trained there.
Ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: Dutch F-16s For Ukrainian Training Arrive In Romania

The first five Dutch F-16 fighters arrived today at a new training hub in Romania, where they will be used by Ukrainian pilots.

The US Air Force is deciding whether or not to begin removing the famed 105mm howitzers from its AC-130J gunships, possibly starting in 2026.
AC-130

AC-130J Ghostriders Could Lose Their Big 105mm Guns

The future of the AC-130J's big gun is once again uncertain as interest in giving the Ghostrider more stand-off strike capabilities grow.

Tustin, CA - November 07: Firefighters work to control a blaze at the north blimp hangar at the former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin in Tustin, CA, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.
WWII

Giant WWII Airship Hangar Decimated By Raging Fire

The fire, which engulfed historic Hangar 1 at former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin, has rendered the structure irreparable.

A F-5 Fighter takes off during an annual drill at an air base in Taitung City, southeast Taiwan on January 30, 2018. Taiwanese troops staged live-fire exercises January 30 to simulate fending off an attempted invasion, as the island's main threat China steps up pressure on President Tsai Ing-Wen.
Taiwan

Taiwan Is Finally Saying Goodbye To Its F-5 Tiger II Fighters

The classic F-5 fighter is poised to be withdrawn in Taiwan, but a uniquely configured reconnaissance version of the jet will serve longer.

IDF pushing into gaza city
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Push Into Heart Of Gaza City Looms, Civilians Flee

Thousands of Gaza City residents fled south through a 'humanitarian corridor' ahead of the IDF's push directly into the heart of Gaza City.