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Zita Ballinger Fletcher • Navy Times
Navy F-35 Pilots Train To Wield Drones With Touchscreen Tablets
Navy pilots have successfully completed training to wield multiple drones from the cockpits of F-35C Lightning II
01/12/26Read it on Navy Times3w ago
Joseph Trevithick • The WarZone
Army Pursuing Diverse Array of New Anti-Air Interceptors
The U.S. Army now has at least five named programs seeking new anti-air interceptors of various tiers to collectively address everything from...
3w agoRead it on The WarZone3w ago
Logan Pierce • DefenseFeeds
Why the Navy's X-47B Drone Was Never Fielded
3w agoRead it on DefenseFeeds
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Justin Bronk • Foreign Affairs
The Real Lesson of the Iran War
When Airpower Wins, and When It Doesn't
3w agoRead it on Foreign Affairs10/13/26
10/13/26
H. Seck • Defense News
Drone Carrying M250 Machine Gun Completes Firing Test
10/13/26Read it on Defense News
10/13/26
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10/09/26
Lauren C. Williams • Defense One
X-BAT Unmanned Fighter Jet to Fly Within Months
The Navy is kicking in $150 million to further develop the X-BAT
10/09/26Read it on Defense One10/09/26
Todd South • Air & Space Forces Magazine
Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Will Integrate onto B-52
The Air Force's B-52 bomber may soon be able to carry up to 20 stealthy long-range anti-ship missiles
10/09/26Read it on Air & Space Forces MagazineRecommended

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