VC-25A Air Force One Not Retiring Yet
The reports from various outlets are wrong: No, A VC-25A Air Force One Jet Isn’t Being Retired Just Yet The ex-Qatari VC-25B “Bridge” aircraft is set to enter service soon, but, contrary to reports, the older VC-25As will keep flying. https://t.co/vd5MooNTCc
General Atomics Overcomes Doubt, Delivers First U.S. CCA
Just five years ago General Atomics Aeronautical Systems looked like it had a murky road ahead, with MQ-9A ending and MQ-Next was a question mark with the service generally having a bad record of following through with such a capability...
Congress Doubts Pentagon Can Meet Patriot Interceptor Demand
Pentagon’s Ability To Supply Ukraine With More Patriot Interceptors Questioned By Congress The Senate action comes amid deep concerns about how the U.S. can provide enough Patriot interceptors for itself and allies. https://t.co/15hlNCpUko
Ukraine Partners with Europe for Sovereign Long‑range Missiles
Ukraine To Help Fulfill Europe’s Long-Range Strike Missile Needs MBDA and Diehl are pursuing collaborations with Ukraine as Europe searches for faster, sovereign alternatives to U.S. long-range weapons. https://t.co/1QrR7JxjiN
B‑52 Crash During Radar Test Threatens Modernization Program
B-52 Involved In Tragic Crash Was Heading Out On Radar Test Sortie The crash's human toll on the USAF test community is hard to fathom, and it will also have an impact on the already under-pressure B-52 modernization program. https://t.co/cGU8A0rxXZ
China’s R6000 Tiltrotor Drone Begins Full Flight Tests
China’s Big R6000 Tiltrotor Drone Has Entered Full Flight Testing New footage confirms the R6000 uncrewed tiltrotor has moved on from tethered hover trials. https://t.co/tiuRnc94LE
US Navy Stays Put as Iran Ceasefire Looms
America’s Naval Force Posture Largely Unchanged With Iran Ceasefire Deal On The Horizon Here's where America's aircraft carriers and big-deck amphibious assault ships are as of June 15, 2026. https://t.co/pZwrXvUJ71
Boeing Optimistic as Congress Probes New C‑17 Production
Boeing “Encouraged” By C-17 Production Restart Discussions Congress recently asked the USAF for a briefing on the feasibility of buying new C-17s amid major strain on the existing fleet. https://t.co/1FKJBI4kMM
Kongsberg Blends Cheap Rusty Dagger with Premium JSM
Kongsberg Bets On High-Low Cruise Missile Mix With JSM And Rusty Dagger The low-cost Rusty Dagger is being combined with the more capable and expensive Joint Strike Missile in a tiered standoff strike portfolio. https://t.co/7c73eA1wN9
NASA Eyes Secret Air Force 737 as New Vomit Comet
Is This Secretive Air Force 737 About To Become NASA’s Next ‘Vomit Comet’? NASA wants to hire a very specialized company to see if a "classified" Air Force 737 could be used as a testbed for low-gravity work. https://t.co/Bu5jyfsYYe
Cobra 600 Drone Extends Germany’s IRIS‑T Missile Reach
Germany’s Cobra 600 Is A Jet Powered Interceptor Drone That Slings An IRIS-T Missile The Cobra 600 carries the missile hundreds of miles from its runway launch point, extending the reach of surface-to-air missile batteries. https://t.co/kbFjFbH3zn
Ukraine's AI Drones Penetrate Russian Logistics Deep Behind Lines
Exclusive 👀: Inside Ukraine’s AI-Enabled Drone Campaign Targeting Russian Logistics Deep Behind The Lines An officer assigned to the "mid-range" drone campaign gives unprecedented insights into its strikes at the heart of Russian logistics. https://t.co/GMYX4Q5nh9
Airbus Pivots to Uncrewed Combat Drones Amid Fighter Setbacks
Ravenstorm At The Center Of Airbus’s New Combat Drone Portfolio As Europe’s flagship next-generation fighter effort unravels, Airbus is betting heavily on uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft. https://t.co/XqSYpohlLu
Marines Develop 5.56mm Rounds that Split to Hit Drones
Anti-Drone 5.56mm Rifle Rounds The Break Into Multiple Projectiles Sought By Marines The aim is for specialized rounds to help boost the ability of any Marine with a rifle to swat down small uncrewed attackers. https://t.co/xRMV6Upe8d
Ukraine Tests Cheap, Fast‑produced Missile to Replace Patriots
Ukraine Tests New Missile In Hopes Of Leading To Low Cost Patriot Interceptor Alternative As interceptor shortages strain its defenses, Ukraine has a plan to build anti-ballistic missiles that are cheaper and faster to produce than Western types. https://t.co/QH0rBypt4w