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The Key Characteristics and Features of America’s AI-driven T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Trainer.
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Saudi and Emirati fighter jets joined the U.S. and Israeli forces in airstrikes in Iran during operation ‘Epic Fury’: Reuters.
Long at odds, Iran, a Shiite country, Saudi Arabia and the UAE — the two Sunni Muslim powers in the Middle East have backed opposing groups in conflicts across the region. Saudi Arabia launched numerous, […]
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Pratt & Whitney hits a key milestone on the next-generation fighter engine.
Pratt & Whitney has completed a fully digital assembly readiness review for its XA103 adaptive engine, clearing the last major design-phase hurdle before the company begins procuring physical hardware for the first test build of […]
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Pentagon prepares F-35 stealth jet for quantum computing threat.
The F-35 Joint Program Office is preparing to modify the fighter’s In-Line File Encryption Device software to support government-mandated quantum-resistant algorithms, according to a presolicitation notice published on May 6, 2026. The notice, issued through […]
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U.S. Air Force extends A-10 Warthog attack aircraft’s service life to 2030.
The United States Air Force will keep the A-10 Thunderbolt II, known as the “Warthog,” in service until around 2030, extending the lifespan of a close air support aircraft that has been slated for retirement […]
Americas
Castelion awarded $105 million contract to integrate hypersonic missile into Super Hornets.
Castelion, a small California defense startup, has won a $105 million U.S. Navy contract to ready its Blackbeard hypersonic missile for use aboard the Navy’s carrier-based F/A-18 fighter jets, clearing the way for the weapon […]
Americas
U.S. Air Force Deploys ICBM Truck Transporter for Minuteman III Nuclear Missile Operations.
The U.S. Air Force has introduced a new Payload Transporter Replacement (PTR) system to support Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile operations, marking its first operational deployment by the 341st Missile Wing in Montana. The vehicle […]
Americas
CIA used AI and Ghost Murmur, a long-range ‘quantum magnetometry’, to detect the downed American pilot’s heartbeat during a combat rescue mission in Iran.
It was billed as an awe-inspiring mission that highlighted the astonishing ingenuity and sophistication of the world’s most powerful military. But now the story of how an American air force crewman of an F-15 fighter […]
Europe
U.S. RQ-180 Stealth Drone Offers Rare Insight into Sensors and Mission Role.
On April 6, 2026, newly released footage from Larissa in Greece provided one of the clearest public views yet of the aircraft widely believed in open-source defense reporting to be the RQ-180, a highly secretive […]
Middle East
Iran’s nuclear, ballistic missile and drone program was wiped out, but with skilled manpower, scientific, engineering, financial and leadership losses, the IRGC cannot rebuild itself in 20 years.
As of early April 2026, Iran’s energy infrastructure has suffered significant damage from US-Israeli strikes, including crucial hits on the South Pars gas field, which provides 70% of Iran’s gas. Other damage includes attacks on […]