While the Air Force’s NGAD fighter initiative currently paused, the Navy is pushing ahead with its similar F/A-XX stealth jet program. The U.S. Navy expects its sixth-generation fighter to enter service in the…
The Navy has officially confirmed the development of a long-speculated weapon: an air-launched variant of the highly adaptable and powerful ship-launched SM-6 missile, now designated as the AIM-174. This substantial air-to-air missile, designed…
It’s rare we see something we’ve truly never seen before and this video shot in Jordan of the night sky during Iran’s missile attack is definitely that. It’s rare we see a video…
While it’s not widely known, internationally the AH-64 has established itself in the counter-drone air defense role. U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters are refining their ability to detect and destroy enemy aerial…
The Israeli Air Force’s geriatric Boeing 707 tankers played a key role in its longest-range strike mission in decades. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have released a video showing portions of the long-range…
The jet was painted to pay homage to the days when earlier B-52 variants served as test motherships for X-15 rocket planes. Oklahoma aviation photographer Rob Stephens recently captured some great images of…
Iran has launched a large number of ballistic missiles at Israeli targets with significant numbers of projectiles seen careening into the ground in Israel. Iran has begun its latest retaliation against Israel with…
From the U.S. Department of Defense: “On Sept. 23, 2024, a U.S. Air Force F-16 operating under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command, was conducting a routine intercept of a Russian…
Retiring U-28As and MC-12s to help make way for new OA-1K light attack planes may risk creating a major aerial intelligence-gathering gap. How U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) expects to fill the capability…
China has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the Pacific Ocean. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng has more from Beijing and Defence Editor Alex Gatopoulos explains more about this: It is rare for…
Amajor breakthrough in Turkish defense technology was achieved Wednesday as the production prototype of the Bayraktar Kizilelma, Türkiye’s first unmanned combat aircraft, successfully completed its maiden flight. According to the defense firm Baykar,…
The F-16 Block 70, an advanced variant of the legendary Fighting Falcon fighter, represents the pinnacle of aerial power and technological innovation. Developed by Lockheed Martin, this formidable platform combines decades of combat…
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The MiG-25, known in NATO terms as the “Foxbat”, is one of the most famous supersonic fighter aircraft of the Soviet Union, designed in the 1960s. Below are some salient features of the…
The Air Force now says it may want a 6th generation fighter that costs around $100M instead of $300M, but is that even possible? The Air Force’s long-touted 6th generation Next Generation Air…
Work is now underway to integrate the low-observable AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on the F-35. The Pentagon has, for the first time, released a photo showing an F-35 stealth fighter carrying an AGM-158C…