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USS George H.W. Bush: 1st U.S. Aircraft Carrier With Namesake at Christening, Deployed To Middle East
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (1294+ words) As US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran back to the Stone Age, Washington has decided to deploy a third aircraft carrier, the USS George HW Bush, to the Middle East. On March 31, the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group…...
U.S. E-3 Sentry, Pakistan’s Saab Erieye & Russia's A-50: Why Destruction of AWACS Aircraft Matters So Much?
14+ hour, 40+ min ago (938+ words) A US Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft was severely damaged in an Iranian strike on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, on March 27." This is not the only instance in which an expensive, high-utility Early…...
Move Over F-35: Canada Eyes UK-Japan-Italy GCAP Sixth-Gen Fighter Program Amid F-35 Review
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (956+ words) Canada'may join the European sixth-generation GCAP fighter jet program amid tensions over its F-35 deal with the US. Canada could join the GCAP as an observer, which'would grant it access to the sixth-generation fighter developed by the United Kingdom, Japan, and…...
F-35 Crashes in Nevada Amid Iran’s Claims of First-Ever Combat Hit on U.S. Stealth Fighter – 2nd Stealth Jet Loss in History?
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1404+ words) A US F-35 aircraft assigned to Nellis Air Force Base crashed on Tuesday, March 31, within the Nevada Test and Training Range. The pilot successfully ejected from the stealth jet and sustained only minor injuries. He is currently receiving medical treatment, according…...
Touted "Superior" to Rafale & Eurofighter -- S.Korea Rolls Out 1st KF-21 Boramae — Zooming Ahead of AMCA & KAAN
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (1089+ words) South Korea has formally unveiled the first series-produced KF-21 Boramae fighter jet within a few years of the first flight. Meanwhile, other parallel fighter initiatives, such as Turkey's KAAN and India's AMCA, remain works in progress. Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)…...
96 Drones, One Operator -- China Demonstrates Massive Drone AI Swarm in Precision Strike Test
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (772+ words) At a time when modern battlefields are dominated by drones, China has gone a step further, claiming to be developing a fully AI-driven "swarm warfare" architecture that could potentially overwhelm enemy air defences. The primary drawback of these individual drones…...
A-10 Warthogs Hunt Iranian Boats in Strait of Hormuz. Will OP. Epic Fury Revive Thunderbolt II's Fortunes?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1019+ words) The US Air Force (USAF) has long planned to retire the A-10 Thunderbolt II, popularly known as the Warthog, to free up resources for more modern platforms. However, the aircraft's deployment in support of "Operation Epic Fury" has prompted experts to…...
FCAS vs GCAP: After Mystère, Mirage & Rafale, Will India Stick with France or Pivot to UK-Japan for 6th-Gen Jets?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1376+ words) The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence of its interest in two active sixth-generation fighter jet consortia: the Global Combat Aircraft Program (GCAP) led by the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan; and the…...
2nd U.S. Stealth Jet Downed in Combat! Iran Claims Historic F-35 Hit — 27 Years After First-Ever Stealth Shootdown
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1387+ words) In a historic development, Iran claimed striking a U.S. Air Force F-35 stealth fighter jet during a combat mission over the country. This is the second recorded case of a US stealth aircraft being struck mid-air. For the F-35, this would be the…...
U.S. Deploys “Tank Buster” A-10 Warthogs in Support of Iran War—Armed With Precision-Guided APKWS Rockets
2+ week, 2+ day ago (968+ words) The US Air Force's close air support aircraft, the A-10 "Warthog aircraft, has been spotted equipped with APKWS (Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System) rockets while flying sorties in support of "Operation Epic Fury." The A-10 is seen carrying a mixed loadout, including…...