Last AV-8B Harrier Built for USMC Retired as Museum Display
A Harrier from the VMA-223 “Bulldogs,” the last built for the USMC, was demilitarized and transported to the National Naval…
“Nobody Else Was Flying”: An F-16 Pilot Recalls the Morning of 9/11
Michigan ANG pilot Tom Froling was airborne on a routine training mission when America came under attack. Hours later, his…
Netherlands Chooses Saab GlobalEye for its First National AEW&C Capability
The Swedish and Dutch defense ministers signed a Letter of Intent for the GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft, with a formal contract…
Iranian Missile Strike Damages U.S. Aircraft at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base
An A-10 Thunderbolt II reportedly lost a wing while around eight F-15s suffered lighter damage during an Iranian missile attack…
Oregon ANG’s F-15EXs Drop Live Bombs For The First Time
The Oregon ANG’s 142nd Wing deployed to Nellis AFB for three weeks in support of the U.S. Air Force’s Weapons…
Italy Orders Two More MQ-9A Block 5 Drones
The Italian Air Force has ordered two additional MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft, which will be delivered by the…
Germany’s First F-35 Has Flown
The German Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II conducted its maiden flight from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facilities, ahead of…
Russia Unveils Stealthy Munitions for the Su-57 at El Alamein Airshow
The new munitions blur the line between low-cost attack drones and cruise missiles, with some apparently derived from the S-71…
USAF Fighter Fleet Is Below Congressional Minimum
A new Congressional Research Service report highlights the growing gap between the U.S. Air Force’s current fighter inventory, its legally…
RNZAF NH90 Becomes First of Type to Clock 3,000 Flight Hours
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has boasted impressive availability records with its NH90s, and one of their helicopters has…