Japan’s “Platypus” EC-2 Stand-Off Jammer Flies for the First Time
Japan has started the flight testing of the EC-2 Stand-Off Jammer aircraft, whose unusual shape has attracted widespread interest among…
GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator Used for the First Time in Combat
CENTCOM says multiple 5,000 lb GBU-72/B Advanced 5K Penetrator munitions were used on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline…
EA-18G Growlers Appear to Be Flying Over Iran with Four Anti-Radiation Missiles
SEAD missions appear to be still a big focus of Operation Epic Fury, with EA-18Gs shown flying with four AGM-88s…
Israel Says it Destroyed Iran’s Air Force One
The Israeli Air Force claims it has destroyed the Airbus A340-313 used by Iranian officials, including Khamenei, which was at…
Atlas Air Ends All-Boeing Era With Landmark Airbus A350F Order
Atlas Air, a key supplier of contracted air transport to the U.S. military, placed the largest order of any operator…
Epic Fury Enters Third Week as More B-52s, F-35s and Marines Deploy
Operation Epic Fury has now entered the third week, with additional bombers arriving at RAF Fairford and a Marine Expeditionary…
APKWS-Equipped A-10 Thunderbolt IIs are Flying Missions in Support of Operation Epic Fury
A-10s armed with a mixed anti-air and anti-surface armament have been flying attack missions against insurgent groups aligned with the…
F/A-18E Super Hornet That Downed Syrian Su-22 Now Flying in Operation Epic Fury
The jet, 168912, which in 2017 scored the first Super Hornet air to air kill and the first U.S. air…
Belgian F-16s Are Testing FZ275 Laser-Guided Rockets for C-UAS Role
The Belgian Air Force has been testing the FZ275 laser-guided rocket and APKWS II on its F-16s to effectively counter…
USS Nimitz Given Brief Lifeline as Decommissioning Pushed Back to 2027
Instead of decommissioning this year, Breaking Defense reports that the U.S. Navy’s oldest commissioned aircraft carrier will now officially remain…