US Navy Helicopters Sink Six Iranian Attack Boats in Strait of Hormuz Engagement
U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk and U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters sank six Iranian small attack boats in the Strait of Hormuz on the morning...
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KC-135 Squawks 7700 Over Persian Gulf and Vanishes From Tracking — Emergency Declared Near Qatar
A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker squawked 7700 — the universal in-flight distress code — over the Persian Gulf near Qatar on Tuesday, May 5,...
T-7A Red Hawk Clears Milestone C — Air Force Awards 19 Million Contract for First 14 Jets
The U.S. Air Force formally cleared the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk for low-rate initial production on April 23, awarding a $219 million contract covering the...
VC-25B Bridge Air Force One Completes Modifications and Enters Painting — Summer Introduction Confirmed
The U.S. Air Force’s VC-25B Bridge Air Force One has completed its full modification and flight test program and entered the painting phase — ahead...
United Airlines Pilot Reports Drone Near-Miss at 3,000 Feet Over San Diego — Audio Goes Viral
A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 approaching San Diego International Airport reported a close encounter with a small red drone at approximately 3,000 to 4,000 feet...
MQ-25 Stingray Production Representative Completes First Flight — Carrier Tanker Era Begins
Boeing and the U.S. Navy flew the first production representative MQ-25A Stingray on April 25, 2026. The aircraft lifted off from MidAmerica St. Louis Airport...
Canada Moves to Join GCAP — Sixth-Generation Tempest Fighter Program Expands to New Partner
Canada is formally seeking observer status in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) — the UK-Italy-Japan consortium developing the sixth-generation Tempest stealth fighter — in...
Pentagon Eyes Defense Production Act to Save Spirit Airlines — Military Troop Transport Deal on the Table
The Trump administration is actively exploring whether to invoke the Defense Production Act to pull Spirit Airlines back from the edge of liquidation — with...
Northrop Grumman Unveils Talon — Uncrewed Fighter Concept Built Around Scaled Composites Model 437
Northrop Grumman has formally unveiled its Talon uncrewed fighter concept — designated YFQ-48A by the U.S. Air Force on December 22, 2025 — built around...
Tornado Tears Through Vance Air Force Base — Critical Pilot Training Hub Forced to Close
An EF-4 tornado tore through Enid, Oklahoma on the evening of Thursday, April 23, 2026 — striking Vance Air Force Base and forcing the closure...
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