- March 17th, 2026
Shield AI has confirmed that it will begin flight testing its highly ambitious X-BAT vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone “fighter” later this year near Newton, Kansas, marking a critical milestone for one of the most closely watched uncrewed combat...
The United Kingdom is reportedly refusing to authorize the United States to use two critical bases — Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and RAF Fairford — for a possible sustained bombing campaign against Iran, according to a report by...
Russia has begun testing a high-altitude balloon system designed to restore critical battlefield communications after losing access to the SpaceX Starlink satellite network, a move that has disrupted command-and-control links across large sections of the front in Ukraine and exposed...
The construction of entirely new launch silos for the U.S. Air Force’s future LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile is not only reshaping America’s nuclear modernization strategy, it is also compelling a fundamental rethink of how the service protects its most...
The United States is moving closer to a potentially transformative shift in aerial warfare as the Pentagon’s cutting-edge LongShot drone program advances toward its long-awaited first flight. Developed under the leadership of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the air-launched...
In a scene that seemed pulled straight from a science fiction blockbuster, three massive Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transports lifted off from March Air Reserve Base this weekend carrying something no Globemaster had ever hauled before: the core components of...
F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters from the Vermont Air National Guard (VANG) are steadily moving closer to potential deployments in the Middle East, signaling a continued buildup of U.S. airpower in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) region amid rising tensions...