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Our First Look At What Fully Upgraded B-52 Bombers Will Look Like
B-52

Our First Look At What Fully Upgraded B-52 Bombers Will Look Like

A new rendering from Boeing shows a future B-52 with new engines, a revised nose section, and other additions.

Kherson Dam mined by Russians Zelensky claims
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Rigged Kherson Dam To Explode Zelensky Claims

Blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam on the Dnipro River would create a "large-scale disaster" said Ukraine's president.

OPV Black Hawk over Yuma, Arizona
U.S. Army

Pilotless UH-60 Black Hawk Trialed In Recent U.S. Army Test

The pilotless UH-60 showed how the Army can perform autonomous resupply and that's just a taste of how it could be used in the future.

Alert mission F-16
F-16

F-16 ‘Headbutted’ Wayward Cessna Three Times During Presidential Air Defense Mission

Radio chatter reveals the lengths an F-16 pilot went to in order to get the attention of a Cessna that strayed into restricted airspace.

PA-Ng
Europe

This Is What France’s Giant Future Aircraft Carrier Will Look Like

The carrier, which will displace 82,600 tons, has had its design updated from 2020, including a new island superstructure configuration.

AC5 FIRST FLIGHT
Civil Aviation

First Production AW609 Tiltrotor Finally Flies After Decades Of Development

We are finally getting close to discovering if the AW609 will provide a niche capability or if it will find more widespread demand.

Su-27 Flanker
Russia

Russian Su-27 Released Missile During Intercept Of British RC-135 Spy Plane

Royal Air Force RC-135s are now escorted by Typhoon fighters when on missions over the Black Sea as a result of the incident.

Highly Unusual Disclosure Made Of U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Presence In Arabian Sea
Ohio Class

Highly Unusual Disclosure Made Of U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Presence In Arabian Sea

It is extremely rare for the US military to reveal the whereabouts of nuclear ballistic missile submarines while they are on patrol.

Power Plant Strikes Russia Ukraine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Attacks On Power Plants Spur Emergency Actions

With nearly a third of Ukrainian power plants attacked, President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered electricity supply restrictions.

Crash F-35 Hill AFB
F-35

F-35 Has Crashed At Hill Air Force Base (Updated)

A pilot ejected and emergency crews are responding to an F-35 that crashed at Hill Air Force Base in Utah.

Tactical Air Support's F-5AT tests TacIRST
Civil Aviation

Private F-5 Aggressor Jet Flies With Built-In Infrared Search And Track System

Tactical Air Support’s F-5 Advanced Tiger jets are being equipped with unique infrared search and track systems that Lockheed calls TacIRST.

First Wreckage Of Ukraine’s New IRIS-T SLM Surface-To-Air Missile Found
Germany

First Wreckage Of Ukraine’s New IRIS-T SLM Surface-To-Air Missile Found

A week after arriving in the country, Ukraine's first IRIS-T SLM air defense system from Germany appears to be working to protect Kyiv.

Camouflaged Aggressor F-16s Are Intercepting Russian Bombers In Alaska
F-16

Camouflaged Aggressor F-16s Are Intercepting Russian Bombers In Alaska

Aggressor F-16s with distinctive camouflage schemes and Russian-style bort numbers are filling in for F-22s on NORAD-tasked scrambles.

Bridge over the River Dnipro
Russia

Russia Completes Pontoon Bridge Across Dnipro River In Kherson

The bridge's completion comes as Russia orders citizens out of Kherson, which could complicate Ukrainian efforts to destroy the crossing.

Iran Ballistic Missile Ukraine
Iran

Ukraine Situation Report: Iranian Officials Admit To Selling Russia Ballistic Missiles (Updated)

Iranian officials told Reuters the country will sell hundreds of short range ballistic missiles, plus more drones, to Russia.

This Could Be Our First Look At A New Stealthy Chinese Drone
China

This Could Be Our First Look At A New Stealthy Chinese Drone

A mystery Chinese drone that appeared in a recent video may be the elusive Star Shadow, so far seen only in model form.

Son Of Ares Laser Shark Mojave Model 401
U.S. Homeland

Intriguing ‘Shark With Frickin’ Laser Beam’ Art Appears On Exotic Test Jet

An Austin Powers callback has appeared on a mysterious ventral pod that was first seen on a Model 401 test jet two years ago.

Raid Newport Beach harbor helicopter
U.S. Homeland

Helicopter-Borne Commandos ‘Raid’ Yacht In Newport Beach Harbor For Charity

The intense demonstration in Newport Beach Harbor, which included remarkable helicopter flying, definitely drew a lot of attention.

China Pilot
China

Is China Really Using Ex-UK Military Pilots For Tactics Insights? Sure Seems Like it

The U.K. Ministry of Defense admits that dozens of its veteran military pilots are now assisting the Chinese with air combat training.

H-6 IJ1
China

H-6 Bomber-Launched Drones Could Be In China’s Air Combat Future

Details from a Chinese state television program points to giving the H-6K missile carrier aircraft attritable drone launching capabilities.