F/A-XX: Who Builds the Navy’s Sixth-Gen Fighter?
In August 2026, the United States Navy will choose which company builds its next fighter jet. The F/A-XX — a sixth-generation carrier-based aircraft designed to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet — is down to two competitors: Boeing and Northrop Grumman. Lockheed...
How Anduril Built a Drone Factory in a Cornfield
Twenty miles south of Columbus, Ohio, between cornfields and horse farms, Anduril Industries is building combat drones. The company’s $1 billion Arsenal-1 factory began production of its Fury autonomous combat aircraft in March 2026 — four months ahead of...
Bird of Prey: Boeing’s Star Trek Stealth Jet That Vanished
In 1996, a jet shaped like a Klingon warship took off from the most secret runway in America. It flew 38 times. It cost $67 million — pocket change for a stealth programme. Then it disappeared into classification for six years before Boeing casually unveiled it to a...
Frecce Tricolori Launch Their 2026 Season
Les Frecce Tricolori — the Italian Air Force’s legendary aerobatic display team — have unveiled their 2026 season programme, and it reads like a love letter to the Mediterranean. Eleven full displays and nine flypasts across three countries, beginning this week...
Painted and Ready: America’s New Air Force One Arrives This Summer
The U.S. Air Force announced on 1 May that the VC-25B “Bridge” aircraft has completed all modifications and flight testing. It’s now being painted in its new red, white, gold, and blue presidential livery — and delivery to the Presidential Airlift...
UAE Orders 20 C-390s: Embraer’s Biggest Military Deal
Embraer just landed its biggest military deal ever — and it came from a country nobody expected. The United Arab Emirates signed a contract on 4 May for up to 20 C-390 Millennium airlifters, marking the Brazilian aircraft’s first sale in the Middle East and the...
Israel’s KC-46 ‘Gideon’ Tanker Completes Maiden Flight
Israel’s first KC-46A Pegasus tanker — designated “Gideon” by the Israeli Air Force — completed its maiden flight in the United States on 4 May 2026. Delivery is expected within weeks. The aircraft will replace Boeing 707-based tankers that have been...
America Creates Its First Autonomous Warfare Command
The United States military has created something that didn’t exist before: a dedicated command whose entire purpose is deploying autonomous systems in combat. On 21 April 2026, U.S. Southern Command announced the establishment of its Autonomous Warfare Command...
NATO Tiger Meet 2026: Fifty Jets Duel Over Greece
Right now, as you read this, more than 50 fighter jets from nine nations are flying daily composite air operations over the skies of western Greece. NATO Tiger Meet 2026 is underway at Araxos Air Base — and it’s one of Europe’s most demanding multinational...
USS Nimitz Sails Into the Sunset After 51 Years
She’s older than most of her crew’s parents. USS Nimitz — the ship that defined the modern aircraft carrier, the vessel that spent five decades projecting American power from the Tonkin Gulf to the Persian Gulf to the Pacific — is making her final voyage....
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