Catfish F-22 Sensor pod approach

F-22 “Catfish” Boeing 757 Testbed Spotted Carrying New Infrared Sensor Pod for Raptor Upgrade

A highly modified Boeing test aircraft long known as “Catfish” has been observed carrying a stealthy underwing infrared sensor pod during a recent landing at Edwards Air Force Base, marking what appears to be a new phase in ongoing systems...
Ukraine Mid-Range Drone

Ukraine’s Mid-Range Drone Strike Campaign Reshapes Logistics War Deep Behind Russian Lines

 A new phase of the war in eastern Europe has begun to take shape far from the trenches and artillery duels that have defined much of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Reports from the battlefield indicate that Ukraine has...
AH-64 Apache attack helicopter

U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran After Apache Helicopter Shot Down Near Strait of Hormuz

The United States has launched what it describes as “proportional self-defense strikes” against Iranian targets following the downing of a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, dramatically escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran and raising...
Shield AI

X-BAT Drone ‘Fighter’ Moves From Concept to Reality With Kansas VTOL Tests, A Pivotal Step for Shield AI’s Stealthy

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...
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers

UK Blocks US Use of Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford for Potential Iran Strikes, Deepening Rift Between Trump and Starmer

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...
Balloon Starlink, Russia-Ukraine

Russia ‘Barrage-1’ High-Altitude Balloon to Offset Starlink Cutoff Battlefield Connectivity Crisis Deepens

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...
LGM-30G Minuteman III force

New Sentinel ICBM Silos Force Overhaul of US Air Force Security Tactics Program Restructuring Continues

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...
LongShot drones, AIM-120 missiles

X-68A LongShot Air-To-Air Missile-Carrying Drone Moves Closer To F-15 Launch, Opening New Era Of Standoff Air Combat

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...
C-17 Airlifts, Micro Nuclear Reactor

USAF C-17 Airlifts a Micro Nuclear Reactor for First Time, US Pushes Grid-Independent Power for Critical Bases

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 Stealth Fighters

F-35A Stealth Fighters Move Closer to Middle East; US Builds Combat Power Amid Rising Iran Tensions

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...
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