- June 23rd, 2026
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is more than a fifth-generation fighter; it is the culmination of more than 80 years of American aeronautical innovation. Representing the apex of the “one plane that does it all” philosophy, the F-35 synthesizes...
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...
U.S. Air Force’s Boeing 757-based C-32A executive transports has re-emerged in a striking new red, white, gold, and dark blue paint scheme, marking a significant visual shift for one of America’s most recognizable VIP aircraft fleets and signaling broader changes...
When people attempt to count how many fighter jets the United States Air Force operates, they are often looking for a clean. This single number captures the scale of American airpower. But that seemingly straightforward question quickly opens into a...
The U.S. Air Force is intensifying efforts to protect its most vulnerable yet indispensable aircraft — aerial refueling tankers and heavy airlifters — by exploring a new class of “kinetic” self-defense systems designed to physically destroy incoming missiles rather than...
The United States Air Force (USAF) has reportedly refused to accept F-35 Lightning II fighter jets from the latest Lot 17 production batch that were delivered without onboard radars, adding a new layer of complexity to the already troubled Block...
The U.S. Air Force has firmly denied that it has taken delivery of any F-35A Joint Strike Fighters from the latest Lot 17 production batch without radars installed, pushing back against an unconfirmed report that had stirred fresh controversy around...
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has declined to confirm or deny reports that the U.S. military is taking delivery of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters without installed radars, even as a growing body of publicly available information strongly suggests that...
The U.S. Marine Corps has selected General Atomics’ YFQ-42 uncrewed fighter for evaluation under its Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (MUX TACAIR) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, a move that signals a significant expansion of the service’s...
For much of aviation history, the main way for military aircraft to avoid radar detection was brutally simple: stay out of the radar’s line of sight. In the early days of air defense, that usually meant flying low—hugging the terrain...
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