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Three months after Israeli fighter jets struck targets deep inside Iran, Jerusalem is doubling down on airpower. On May 3, Israel’s Ministerial Committee on Procurement approved the purchase of two full squadrons — 25 F-35I Adir stealth fighters and 25 F-15IA...
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Every military aircraft, ship, and guided weapon in the American arsenal depends on GPS. And every adversary with a $50,000 jammer can degrade or deny that signal across an entire operational area. This vulnerability — demonstrated by Iran during Operation Epic Fury,...
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When governments on both sides of a conflict control the narrative — denying strikes, minimising damage, and curating imagery — how does the world know what actually happened? Bellingcat’s answer is a tool that bypasses official channels entirely: the Iran...
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On April 24, the US Navy announced that USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) had completed sea trials following a 15-month maintenance availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The carrier — known universally as “IKE” — is back in fighting shape and widely...
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There is a city in North Carolina that has never had a non-stop flight to Europe. On April 13, Aer Lingus changed that — launching Dublin to Raleigh-Durham service with the Airbus A321XLR, operating up to five times per week. The route would have been economically...
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Akasa Air is two years old, operates 38 aircraft, and has just signed a firm order for 226 Boeing 737 MAX jets — with 188 more in the pipeline. For a startup that did not exist before 2022, the numbers are staggering. They also tell a story about India’s...
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On April 28, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in Alaska Airlines livery will push back from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, point its nose east, and do something the airline has never done in its 94-year history: cross the Atlantic Ocean. The destination is Rome...
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The Air Force just doubled down on its most controversial procurement decision — and the reason is written in the wreckage of four F-15Es lost over the Middle East. The planned F-15EX Eagle II fleet will grow from 129 aircraft to 267, a jump so large it represents a...
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On March 3, 2026, a video surfaced showing a drone approaching the port of Fujairah — one of the UAE’s most critical energy hubs — and detonating against infrastructure. The drone appeared intact on approach. There was no visible sign of interception. The...
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A single Ukrainian land robot armed with a machine gun held off a Russian infantry advance for 45 days. It needed a battery recharge every two days and light maintenance. No food. No sleep. No fear. No casualty evacuation when hit by shrapnel. It just kept firing....
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When Iranian ballistic missiles and one-way attack drones slammed into Al Udeid, Al Dhafra, and Ali Al Salem during the opening hours of Operation Epic Fury, the Air Force discovered a truth it had known but never fully addressed: its air bases were largely undefended...
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Northrop Grumman has delivered the first production unit of a navigation system designed to solve one of modern air combat’s most dangerous problems: what happens when the enemy jams your GPS. The Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation System Modernisation, designated...
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