US Air Force F-22 Raptors and Navy Super Hornets deployed to Middle East
The US military has deployed an array of assets to the Middle East, including US Air Force F-22…
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US military bolsters air presence in Middle East to deter escalation
The United States has taken swift and decisive action to significantly bolster its military presence in the Middle…
NATO fighters intercept two US Air Force B-52 bombers over Baltic in joint exercise
Allied fighters deployed on NATO’s Baltic Air Policing Mission recently carried out a simulated intercept of two B-52…
Northrop to design autonomous naval VTOL aircraft for DARPA
Northrop Grumman Corporation has secured a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) Tactical Technology Office. The…
RAF intercepts 21 Russian aircraft near NATO airspace during Exercise Air Defender
The last three weeks have proven to be especially busy for the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF)…
RAF Typhoons intercept Russian aircraft near NATO airspace
Royal Air Force (RAF) fighters stationed in Estonia were scrambled to intercept a Russian Air Force flight group…
UK and Germany’s first joint NATO Air Policing mission intercepts Russian plane
In its first joint NATO Air Policing operation a patrol of two Typhoon fighter jets from both the…
Eight lessons air forces are learning from the war in Ukraine
Ten and a half months have passed since Russia started its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The resulting war…
USAF deploys F-22 Raptor air superiority fighters to Poland
The United States Air Force deployed at least six F-22 Raptor fighters in Poland to support NATO’s reinforced…
Air Force One: US presidential planes from 1943-1990
In aviation, nothing is more synonymous with ‘North America’ than #AirForceOne. Blockbuster movies have been named after it.…
Video shows USAF F-22 Raptor tire blowout during takeoff at Kadena
A US Air Force F-22 Raptor had to abort takeoff due to a tire blowout at Kadena Air…
US transfers fighter jets, armed drones from UAE to Qatar amid regional tensions
The United States Department of Defense has initiated a significant transfer of fighter jets, armed drones and other…
DARPA selects teams to design Liberty Lifter ground effect demonstrator
DARPA has selected General Atomics and Boeing’s Aurora to develop designs for the Liberty Lifter ground effect transport…
USAF clears Boeing KC-46 for global deployment
The US Air Force has announced that the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus, the service’s newest aerial tanker, has been…
US Navy mulls cutting third of EA-18G Growler fleet
The US Navy announced its plans to decommission all non-carrier-based EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft. The choice was revealed…
MV-22 Osprey crashed in Norway during exercise Cold Response
An MV-22B Osprey belonging to the United States Marine Corps crashed while on a training mission in Norway…
U.S. begins transferring soldiers to the rebranded Space Force
There was a lot of development for the United States Space Force (USSF) in the summer of 2020.…
C-130 Hercules substantially damaged in runway excursion
A C-130H Hercules transport plane of the United States Air Force overran the runway of Camp Taji base…