Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat Makes First U.S. Flights at Point Mugu — Autonomous Loyal Wingman Milestone
Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat just completed its first three flights over U.S. soil at Naval Air Station Point Mugu. It’s a big moment for the...
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Poland Takes Delivery of First F-35 Lightning II Jets at Łask Airbase — NATO’s Eastern Flank Gets Fifth-Gen Teeth
Poland has taken delivery of its first three Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets at Łask Air Base. It’s a milestone moment—NATO’s first fifth-generation...
Russia Completes First Flight of Twin-Seat Su-57D Stealth Fighter
Russia has successfully conducted the maiden flight of the Su-57D, a twin-seat variant of its fifth-generation stealth fighter, marking a significant expansion of the country’s...
Italy Ditches Boeing KC-46 for €1.4B Airbus A330 MRTT Tanker Deal — Reshapes NATO Air Mobility
Italy has formally abandoned its 2022 plan to acquire Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tankers. Instead, the country signed a €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) contract with Airbus...
USAF HH-60W Rescues 11 Survivors from King Air 300 Crash off Florida Coast
A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II crew pulled 11 people from the Atlantic Ocean on May 12, 2026 — completing nine water hoists...
Iran Hid Military Aircraft in Pakistan During Ceasefire Talks — Including a Spy Plane
Pakistan quietly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park at PAF Base Nur Khan outside Rawalpindi in the days following the April 8 ceasefire — including...
Austria Scrambles Eurofighters Two Days in a Row to Intercept U.S. Military Aircraft
Austrian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons scrambled on two consecutive days — May 10 and 11, 2026 — to intercept U.S. Air Force PC-12-type aircraft, almost...
DARPA’s XRQ-73 SHEPARD Hybrid-Electric UAV Completes First Flight at Edwards Air Force Base
DARPA’s XRQ-73 SHEPARD hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft made its first flight on April 14, 2026, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The agency said nothing about...
Anduril Lands 00M Pentagon Drone Contract — Trump’s 30,000 Attack Drone Strategy Accelerates
Anduril Industries landed a $100.3 million contract modification from the Pentagon on May 8, 2026 — the latest cash infusion tied directly to the Trump...
Fort Lauderdale Air Show Opens — Thunderbirds Headline and an NHL Star Gets the Ride of His Life in an F-16
The 2026 Fort Lauderdale Air Show ran May 9–10, with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds headlining over Fort Lauderdale Beach. But the weekend’s most-talked-about moment...
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