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Air Force Designates New Northrop CCA as YFQ-48A
The Air Force has given Northrop Grumman's new Project Talon aircraft the official designation of YFQ-48A
12/23/25Read it on Air & Space Forces MagazineConfessions Of An SR-71 Blackbird Pilot
What it was like to sit at the controls of the Skunk Works' legendary Blackbird while hurtling over hostile territory at Mach 3.3....
9h agoRead it on The WarZoneAir Force Exploring Creative Ways to Produce More Pilots
The Air Force has been battling a chronic pilot shortage for the better part of a decade, and its leaders have said it will take at least that long...
9h agoRead it on National Defense MagazineGA-ASI and Saab Test AEW Payload on MQ-9B
According to GA-ASI, the flight test demonstrated “simultaneous tracking of several airborne and maritime targets at long ranges”...
9h agoRead it on The Aviationist"Super F-22' Propels Rator to Fly With F-47 Into 2060s
Despite new fighters, the F-22's advanced upgrades will keep it dominant in air combat through the 2060s, countering evolving threats....
9h agoRead it on Warrior MavenHow Fighter Jets Can (and Will) ‘Headbutt’ Enemy Planes
When you need to intercept a plane without shooting it down......
2d agoRead it on We Are the MightyAir Force Breaks New Gorund in 'Stealth' With B-21
Unseen technologies power the B-21's stealth, computing, and sensing, promising a revolution in high-altitude bomber capabilities and survivability...
2d agoRead it on Warrior MavenU.S. Air Force F-16 To Get Hypersonic Missile
Castelion received a contract modification from the Air Force Research Laboratory to begin integrating its Blackbeard hypersonic missile onto the...
2d agoRead it on Defence BlogAir Force Launches ARRW, Its First Hypersonic Weapon, into Production
The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $694 million contract to produce its first-ever hypersonic missile...
2d agoRead it on Air & Space Forces MagazinePentagon Opens New Sprint to Field Air Defense Drone Boats
The Pentagon has launched the second phase of a competition to field USVs capable of detecting, identifying, and neutralizing airborne threats....
2d agoRead it on The Defense PostHypersonic -Firing B-1B Lancer To Fly Into the 2040s
This legendary bomber gets a lethal upgrade, integrating hypersonic weapons for extended reach and enhanced mission capabilities well into the 2040s...
3d agoRead it on Warrior Maven
We Cannot Build Tomorrow's Weapons With Yesterday's Alloys
By Joseph F. Krause • RealClearDefense
Americans Will Sacrifice for Their Country, Not for Politicians
By Jane Li • RealClearDefense
No Need for a New World Order
By Will Thibeau • RealClearDefense
Congress: Don’t Let the NDAA Hand China Our Defense Blueprints
By Richard Newton • RealClearDefense
Washington Cannot Ignore Afghanistan’s Weapons Legacy
By Saima Afzal • RealClearDefense

Marines Deploy Neros Archer Drone in Live Fire Exercise for First Time
By USNI News
Confessions Of An SR-71 Blackbird Pilot
By Howard Altman, The WarZone
Air Force Exploring Creative Ways to Produce More Pilots
By Laura Heckmann, NatDef
"Super F-22' Propels Rator to Fly With F-47 Into 2060s
By Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven
GA-ASI and Saab Test AEW Payload on MQ-9B
By Stefano D'Urso, The Aviationist
