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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis on the flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 is carrying a Family of Affordable Mass Munition – Lugged weapon as part of a rapid test series performed by the 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing.
F-16

Kongsberg Bets On High-Low Cruise Missile Mix With JSM And Rusty Dagger

The low-cost Rusty Dagger is being combined with the more capable and expensive Joint Strike Missile in a tiered standoff strike portfolio.

Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat Block 3.
MQ-28

Boeing’s New Larger Ghost Bat Can Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs Internally

The stealthy Ghost Bat is heading into its third iteration, with larger wings, more power, and internal weapons bays.

The latest tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran have rattled the already shaky ceasefire.
Iran

Overnight Attacks Rattle U.S.-Iran Ceasefire (Updated)

The latest round of tit-for-tat attacks between the U.S. and Iran are among the most severe since a ceasefire was reached on April 8.

There's an unusual twist here with the specific plane that NASA is now eyeing: it currently belongs to the U.S. Air Force and is part of a "classified military program." There is a strong possibility that the aircraft in question is a mysterious 737 that the service acquired in 2020, and that has been the subject of much speculation as to its purpose ever since.
U.S. Air Force

Is This Secretive Air Force 737 About To Become NASA’s Next ‘Vomit Comet’? (Updated)

NASA wants to hire a very specialized company to see if a "classified" Air Force 737 could be used as a testbed for low-gravity work.

Cobra 600 drone with IRIS-T missile at ILA Berlin 2026.
Air

Germany’s Cobra 600 Is A Jet Powered Interceptor Drone That Slings An IRIS-T Missile

The Cobra 600 carries the missile hundreds of miles from its runway launch point, extending the reach of surface-to-air missile batteries.

Trump says the apache that crashed into the sea of Oman was shot down.
Iran

AH-64 Apache Shot Down By Iran, U.S. Will Retaliate: Trump (Updated)

The AH-64 crashed into the Gulf of Oman and its crew was rescued by a drone boat, and now Trump says it was due to enemy action.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed a Saronic Corsair was the uncrewed surface vessel (USV) that rescued the crew of a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache out of the Gulf of Oman overnight.
U.S. Navy

This Is The Corsair Drone Boat That Plucked The Downed Apache Crew Out Of The Gulf Of Oman

The U.S. Navy's top drone task force in the Middle East only started operating the Corsair uncrewed surface vessels in March.

An officer with the First Corps Azov offers unique insights into the unit's mid-range drone attack campaign against Russian logistics.
Russia

Inside Ukraine’s AI-Enabled Drone Campaign Targeting Russian Logistics Deep Behind The Lines

An officer assigned to the "mid-range" drone campaign gives unprecedented insights into its strikes at the heart of Russian logistics.

Representing the next evolution in Airbus’ UCCA roadmap towards a scalable family of uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft, the 1:1 model on display features a wingspan of 10 m and a length of 13 m. Optimised for multi-domain missions, the UCCA's capabilities include air-to-surface strikes using precision-guided munitions, air-to-air defence with long and medium-range anti-aircraft missiles, and electronic warfare for suppressing enemy air defences and offensive counter-air using non-kinetic jamming. Ravenstorm will be available in the early 2030s.
Collaborative Combat Aircraft

Ravenstorm At The Center Of Airbus’s New Combat Drone Portfolio

As Europe’s flagship next-generation fighter effort unravels, Airbus is betting heavily on uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft.

AH-64 went down into the gulf of Oman with drone boat recovering the crew.
Iran

AH-64 Apache Crew Rescued By Drone Boat After Going Down Near Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)

This is the first known use of an uncrewed surface vessel to recover downed aircrew and is major sign of what's to come.

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that the so-called VC-25B Bridge aircraft is now wearing its new red, white, and blue livery and undergoing final preparations for its official delivery.
Air Force One

VC-25B Air Force One “Bridge” Aircraft Now Wears Trump’s Preferred Red, White, and Blue Paint Job

The VC-25B "Bridge" jet is also undergoing a final round of modifications before its official debut this summer.

TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG)
Carrier Tracker

Iwo Jima Completes Deployment, Nimitz Heading Back To The United States

Here's where America's aircraft carriers and big-deck amphibious assault ships are as of June 8, 2026.

Germany and France have failed to reconcile competing military requirements, bringing Europe’s flagship fighter jet program to an abrupt end.
French Air Force

Franco-German Future Fighter Effort Collapses Over Irreconcilable Differences

Germany and France failed to come to terms on requirements, apparently bringing Europe’s flagship next gen fighter program to an end.

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker appeared in the United Kingdom this weekend with a new large antenna on top of the rear of the fuselage.
KC-135

KC-135 Tanker Spotted With New Satellite Communications Antenna

The USAF says improved connectivity is critical for the survivability and effectiveness of the KC-135 fleet.

Israel and Iran are looking for an off-ramp to a recent escalation in fighting.
Iran

Iran And Israel Step Back From The Brink

After a flurry of tit-for-tat strikes, Israel and Iran pulled back from entering into yet another all-out war.

U-145 helicopter drone.
Helicopters

Airbus Unveils U145 Uncrewed Cargo Helicopter

The U145 transforms one of Europe’s most successful helicopters into an uncrewed aircraft optimized for risky cargo missions.

The French Air and Space Force confirmed that its Rafales, currently deployed in neighboring Lithuania, were scrambled in response to the drone incursion. The drone was identified before one of the fighters shot it down over an uninhabited area.
Rafale

Video Captures Rafale Fighter’s Drone Kill Over Baltic

What appears to be the first footage of an engagement of this kind in Europe underscores the growing challenge drones pose to NATO air policing.

Iran Launches Ballistic Missile Attacks On Israel (Updated)
Iran

Iran Launches Ballistic Missile Attacks On Israel (Updated)

The possibility of open conflict once again between Iran and Israel rose after Tehran struck in response to the IDF bombing Beirut on Sunday,

F-47 Patch
F-47

F-47’s Exotic Shape Was Hiding In Plain Sight On A Unit Patch

Boeing's NGAD demonstrator's unique planform was hinted at on a patch, just like its progenitor, the Bird of Prey.

A-10 weapons school pilot gives walk around tour of jet and the cockpit.
A-10

A-10 Cockpit And Walk-Around Tour With A Warthog Weapons Instructor

We get up-close and personal with the Warthog on the flightline at Nellis AFB.