Mystery Flight From Rome to Tehran Puts Aircraft Tracking Deception in the Spotlight
An unidentified business jet flying from Italy to Iran under an apparently fictitious identity offers a glimpse into the techniques…
T-38C Lost Both Horizontal Stabilizers Before Crashing in Alabama, Investigation Finds
A U.S. Air Force Accident Investigation Board determined that maintenance errors allowed a horizontal stabilizer actuator pin to become loose,…
HMS Queen Elizabeth Hosts Tekever AR5 and Nyan Strike Drones During New Trials
Operating in the North Atlantic, the Royal Navy aircraft carrier launched Nyan one-way attack drones from its deck, while a…
F-35B Releases Meteor BVRAAM for the First Time
The Oct. 7 trial saw the release of an inert Meteor test asset from an F-35B’s internal weapons bay, demonstrating…
Shield AI Reveals First Full-Scale Prototype X-BAT VTOL Fighter Drone
Around half the size of an F-35, and powered by an afterburning GE F110 engine with thrust vectoring capabilities, the…
Japan Intercepts Chinese WZ-7 High-Altitude Drones Flying Through Miyako Strait
Chinese state media recently featured the WZ-7 alongside other PLA reconnaissance drones, describing the platforms as providing reconnaissance and targeting…
From Drones to Bomb Hoaxes: Is Europe’s Civil Aviation Facing a New Form of Hybrid Warfare?
A wave of false bomb threats has triggered flight diversions, emergency procedures and fighter jet scrambles across Europe, raising questions…
NASA Announces X-70 Fractal, its Latest Experimental Aircraft
NASA has announced its newest experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, described as a high-performance, highly adaptable crewed research platform with…
RIAT Permanently Relocates to MOD Boscombe Down From 2027
The Royal International Air Tattoo will leave RAF Fairford after decades at the Gloucestershire airbase, moving to MOD Boscombe Down…
First HH-60W Jolly Green II Arrives at Joint Base Andrews
The arrival of the first HH-60W marks the start of the transition from the UH-1N in support of the National…