U.S. Air Force Uses Contracted JSX-2 SubSonex Microjets to Simulate Cruise Missiles in Exercise Northern Strike 24
The U.S. Air Force continues to make its exercises more and more realistic while preparing for a possible near-peer fight…
Japan Retires First ShinMaywa US-2 Seaplane
On Aug. 7, 2024, after 17 years of military service, Japan retired the first of its distinctive ShinMaywa US-2 amphibious…
UAVs vs Helicopters War Continues With Mi-8 Hit By Drone And Another Drone Hit By Ka-52
A new video shows a Ukrainian FPV drone attacking a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter, apparently hitting its tail assembly. A…
Boeing To Rapid Prototype E-7A Wedgetail For The U.S. Air Force
After the start of the E-7A Rapid Prototype program in 2023, the Air Force has now ordered the first two…
Flight Over Vienna: 106 Years Ago, The Italian Air Force Daringly Dropped Leaflets Over Its WW1 Enemy’s Capital
On this day, 106 years ago, eleven biplanes took off from the Italian North East for a 1200 km round…
Russia’s Nuclear-Capable R-33 Air-to-Air Missile Emerges During Readiness Exercise
The Cold War-era nuclear-capable R-33 long-range air-to-air missile was designed to destroy large strategic bombers and supersonic targets, such as…
U.S. Air Force Receives First Production MH-139A Helicopter At Malmstrom AFB
The delivery of the first MH-139A “Grey Wolf” production aircraft marks a significant milestone in modernizing the U.S. Air Force’s…
Leonardo M-346: Two Decades of Cutting-Edge Training Excellence
On July 15, 2024, the M-346 advanced jet trainer celebrated 20 years since its first flight, and is now being…
British F-35Bs Deploy on Air Policing Mission for the First Time
Four F-35Bs of 617 Squadron have deployed to Iceland to begin a NATO Air Policing deployment, the first ever deployment…
First Close-Up Image of the French AASM Hammer Bomb on a Ukrainian MiG-29
Similarly to other weapons, the 250 kg AASM munition is carried by a custom made pylon under the MiG-29’s innermost…