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U.S. Central Command says it carried out the strikes in retaliation to Iranian attacks on its forces.

The USAF plans to keep its B-52s until they are nearly a century old, but they cannot fly forever, and costs are already skyrocketing on key upgrades.

Long regarded as a flight of fancy, the “Maverick Act” could put an F-14 back into operation in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years.

Hauling eight inert GBU-12 laser-guided bombs, the F-15E painted for the anniversary of Operation El Dorado Canyon made a low-level flight through Wales.

The Super Hornet strafing the ship is the latest instance where the Navy used direct fire to disable Iranian ships trying to run the blockade.

After nearly two years of work, the Bone once known as Rage has completed its journey out of the desert and back to active service.

The XRQ-73 was designed with a focus on very quiet, high-efficiency flight, and it has evolved since it was last seen in 2024.

The ex-Philippine Navy warship was sent to the bottom during high-profile Luzon Strait drills and amid rising Indo-Pacific tensions.

The Coast Guard is putting all of its specialized forces under a single headquarters as demand for their services is at an all-time high.

Joint Chiefs Chairman says Iran attacked U.S. forces 10 times during the ceasefire.

More compact AIM-9Xs will allow aircraft to carry more at once and make them easier to fit at all inside the weapons bays of future drones.

At-sea reloading demonstrated by USNS Montford Point could be key in a future fight in the Pacific and give these ships a new lease on life.

Turkey is offering a derivative of its MAM-L lightweight munition with the same pop-out, sword-like blades as used on the AGM-114R9X Hellfire.

TWZ was launched 10 years ago today and we are still here and growing thanks to all of you.

Commercial vessels and American warships are coming under Iranian attack around the Strait of Hormuz as a new U.S. maritime protection plan has kicked off.

The first new tanker is set to arrive in Israel in around a month and will help relieve pressure on the IAF’s tiny and very old KC-707 tanker force.

Project Freedom appears to be aimed, at least for now, at evacuating ships stuck in the Persian Gulf since the war with Iran began.

The latest U.S.-Germany rift could leave NATO in Europe outmatched by Russia’s long-range firepower, at least in the near term.

New Rolls-Royce F130 engines are a critical upgrade for Air Force B-52s, but work has been beset by delays and growing costs.

Two carrier strike groups remain in the Middle East as President Trump announces Project Freedom to get trapped ships out of the Persian Gulf.

After years of high-tempo operations in the Middle East, Israel has locked in plans to further expand its airpower with new F-15IA and F-35I fighters.

We talk with Armor Harris, the chief designer of X-BAT, about its GE engine, thrust-vectoring controls, Hivemind AI ‘pilot’ and forthcoming flight-test plans.

BAE has delivered two AMPV 30 variants to the Army to help test them, but the service has no plans to buy this version.

The ex-Qatari royal flight aircraft is scheduled to be delivered to the Presidential Airlift Group this summer after a warp speed modifications and testing regime.

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Testing of China’s very large flying-wing drones appears to be ramping up, along with one unmanned fighter-like design.

There has been talk for decades about a true successor to the specialized deep bunker-busting B61-11 nuclear bomb.

The White House stance on seeking permission to continue the war comes on the deadline for Congressional action.

The president is reportedly discussing new options for attacking Iran while facing a legal deadline on continuing the conflict.

The Air Force wants space-based systems to take over from the E-11A in providing critical data fusion and communications relay capabilities.