Personnel at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, reposition a salvaged nose section from an F-35 airframe using a new Mobil Maintenance System in October 2023. (U.S Air Force courtesy photo) The F-35 reconstruction project, expected to be completed in 2025, opens...
The first missionized EA-37B flies for the first time from L3Harris’ facilities. (Photo: L3Harris) The EA-37B aircraft designation was selected to better identify the platform’s mission of finding, attacking and destroying enemy land or sea targets. The U.S. Air Force Air...
A notional 6th generation fighter escorted by unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft. (Image: Collins Aerospace) Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall revealed details about the highly classified project and the closely related Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. Three years ago, the then Assistant Secretary...
The B-21 during its first flight (photo by @point_mugu_skies edited by The Aviationist) We have noticed a lot of interesting details in the photos and videos of the new B-21 Raider bomber during its first flight. At 6:51 a.m on Nov.10,...
An edited Lockheed Martin artwork showing the SR-72 concept released by Lockheed Martin in 2013. In the box The cranked-kite planform that alluded to the Northrop Grumman RQ-180 White Bat in a screenshot from a 2021 USAF video. (Image credit: The...
The 72nd Test and Evaluation Squadron test loads a new nuclear-capable weapons delivery system for the B-2 Spirit bomber on June 13, 2022 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devan Halstead) The bomb...
The F-15EX EX3, the first in the final operational configuration. (All image credit: Jerry McGrath/cryonic_photography) The F-15EX, designated EX3, is expected to be delivered soon, ahead of the decision for the full rate production. After more than two years after the type’s...
A screengrab from the video shot by the B-52’s pod. The close encounter between the U.S. B-52 and the PLA J-11 took place in international airspace over the South China Sea. On Oct. 24, 2023, a Chinese J-11 intercepted a U.S....
In a significant leap toward sustainable aviation, Pipistrel, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., has announced that the Velis Electro, the world’s first type-certified electric aircraft, has been selected by the U.S. Air Force for its Agility Prime program (AFWERX). Agility Prime,...
The New Jersey Air National Guard’s 119th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrived within U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility, bolstering U.S. posture to defend U.S. forces and deter further aggression in the region. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Megan...
