The AIM-174B Has Been Nicknamed ‘Gunslinger’
The AIM-174B, also known as the Standard Missile 6 Air Launched Configuration, received the new nickname in the recent Naval…
E-7A Wedgetail Order Under Threat in New Department of Defense Budget
Internal disagreements at the Pentagon over future direction of the AEW role could lead to the E-7 Wedgetail becoming a…
U.S. Air Force Chief Teases Boeing F-47 Performance and Possible In-Service Date
The USAF Chief of Staff posted a graphic featuring the Boeing F-47 stating the aircraft will be in service in…
Turbine-Powered ‘Long-Range Grasshopper’ Autonomous Cargo Delivery System Tested by DZYNE
The turbine-powered variant offers ten times the range of the original Grasshopper autonomous glider at a fraction of the cost…
Exclusive: First Japanese F-35B Makes Maiden Flight
The aircraft is the first of 42 F-35B Lightning IIs that will be delivered to the Japan Air Self Defense…
Houthi Air Defenses Nearly Hit U.S. F-35s and F-16s
U.S. officials speaking to The New York Times said Houthi rebels ‘nearly struck’ U.S. F-16s and an F-35 within the…
The Overlooked Role of the Vought RF-8A and VFP-62 in the Cuban Missile Crisis
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps RF-8A Crusaders played an important, often forgotten, high-speed low-level and dangerous recon role during a…
SNC’s RAPCON-X Completes Initial Flight Testing
The completion of the Flight Performance Handling & Qualification testing is a key milestone in proving the jet’s airworthiness with…
Raven Air Defense System Developed for Ukraine Officially Revealed
Having previously broken cover in frontline videos from Ukraine, the UK-developed ASRAAM-based air defense system has now been shown off…
Secretive E-11A BACN Aircraft Makes First Airshow Appearance at Seymour Johnson AFB
We had the unique opportunity to interview the pilot of the E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) aircraft during its…