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Canadian NORAD Commander’s View On Future F-35 Fighter Force
Maj. Gen. Chris McKenna offers exclusive insights into what opportunities and challenges the F-35A will bring to his commands.
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E-3 Sentry Joins U.S. Combat Aircraft Tracked Off Venezuelan Coast
The E-3 radar jets have been noticeably absent as of late from the flurry of trackable U.S. military aircraft flying near Venezuela’s airspace.
Littoral Combat Ship Launches Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drone Clone
Being able to deploy LUCAS kamikaze drones from Navy ships drastically opens the aperture as to where swarms of these aircraft can emanate from.
MiG-31 Foxhound Among Russian Air Defense Assets Targeted In Crimean Drone Strike
With its valuable collection of fighters and air defense systems, Belbek Air Base has long been a key target for Ukraine.
Army’s New Sentinel A4 Radar’s First Full Deployment Will Be Defending Nation’s Capital
Sentinel A4 offers a boost in detection range and other capabilities, especially for spotting and tracking cruise missiles and drones.
Austria Buys M-346F Light Fighters
The M-346Fs will give Austria a new air combat boost, supplementing the country’s long-troubled Eurofighter Typhoon fleet.
Ukraine To Get More S-300 Interceptors With Norway’s Help
Norway says it will pay for the badly needed missiles for Ukraine’s S-300s, but there are questions about where they will come from.
Aftermath Of Ukraine’s Underwater Drone Attack On Russian Submarine Seen In Satellite Imagery
Ukraine’s submersible drone navigated into a protected harbor and detonated very close to the targeted submarine.
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Ambush In Syria Leaves Two U.S. Troops, Civilian Interpreter Dead (Updated)
Hundreds of U.S. troops and other personnel are still deployed to Syria in a counter-ISIS role.
Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
The lights won’t stop flickering…
Swiss Poised To Slash F-35 Order As Costs Mount
Switzerland’s repeated efforts to induct a new fighter have hit a hurdle, with the planned 36 F-35As judged to be no longer affordable.
This Is What The B-52’s New Radar Looks Like
The B-52’s new AN/APQ-188 active electronically scanned array radar is critical to the bomber’s future relevance.
F-35A Joint Strike Fighters Deploying To Caribbean (Updated)
The F-35s from the Vermont Air National Guard will join the growing U.S. force massed in the Caribbean aimed largely at the Maduro regime.
Crew Optional Designs Could Be Barred By Law From Navy’s Drone Ship Program
Congress’s annual defense policy bill includes a major restriction on the Navy’s Modular Surface Attack Craft program plans.
If Zelensky’s Claim Of Using Homegrown Ballistic Missile For First Time Is True, It’s A Big Deal
Ukraine has long pined for a missile of its own of this kind to provide a potent means of striking targets deep inside Russia without restrictions.
EA-18G Growlers Deploying To Puerto Rico An Indicator Of What’s To Come (Updated)
The Growlers are not a standard show of force, with the jets offering capabilities that would be key in any future strikes in the region.
Poland’s Last MiG-29 Fulcrums Being Lined Up For Transfer To Ukraine
Poland plans to hand over its final MiG-29s to Ukraine, with drone and missile technology heading in the other direction.
Joint Chinese-Russian Bomber Patrol Sends Japanese, South Korean Fighters Scrambling
The latest Chinese-Russian joint aviation exercise comes amid growing tensions between Beijing and Tokyo.
F/A-18 Super Hornets Were Just Tracked Flying Deep Inside The Gulf Of Venezuela (Updated)
Openly sending fighters over a gulf bounded by Venezuelan territory on three sides is a new escalation in the pressure campaign against the Maduro regime.
There’s Likely No Way Back For Russia’s An-22 Turboprop Heavy Transports After Fatal Crash
The An-22 that crashed was reportedly the last airworthy example of what was once the world’s heaviest aircraft.
MQ-28 Ghost Bat Has Fired An AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile
Australia has ordered another six Ghost Bat drones, as it progresses toward an operational capability for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Navy Recovers Crashed Super Hornet, Seahawk From Bottom Of South China Sea
The aircraft from the carrier USS Nimitz had both crashed on the same night within a half-hour of each other.
E-7 Wedgetail Radar Jet Program Cancellation Reversal Advances In Congress
Lawmakers are pushing back on Pentagon plans to buy E-2 Hawkeyes instead of E-7s, as the Air Force looks to push more capabilities into space.
Congress Wants To Know If The C-130 Hercules Could Be The USAF’s New ‘Doomsday Plane’
The National Defense Authorization Act demands info on what replaces the ‘Looking Glass’ ICBM-launching flying command post once the Navy retires the E-6B.
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