Anduril’s FQ-44 Fury is one of two Increment 1 CCA designs selected for production. The other is General Atomics’ FQ-42 Vengeance. In June 2026, the Air Force awarded both companies engineering, ...

A propeller-driven aircraft can train pilots for modern fighter jets. That sounds strange until you see what the Pilatus PC-21 is actually built to do. The PC-21 isn’t a faster version of a basic ...

The Ilyushin Il-20 first appeared decades ago, yet NATO fighters were still being sent to identify the aircraft in 2026. In March, Norwegian F-35s shadowed an Il-20M flying in international airspace ...

A trainer jet is not supposed to become one of Asia’s most interesting military aircraft families. The KAI T-50 Golden Eagle did exactly that. Developed by Korea Aerospace Industries with Lockheed ...

A Gulfstream business jet is about to become one of the U.S. Air Force’s strangest combat aircraft. The EA-37B Compass Call looks familiar from the outside. Its roots are in the Gulfstream G550, a jet ...

For more than four decades, the EC-130H Compass Call fought a battle most people could never see. Rather than relying on conventional weapons, this unusual U.S. Air Force aircraft operated in the ...

In today’s rapidly evolving geopolitical environment, nations increasingly prioritize robust defense systems capable of countering threats from aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, and ballistic ...

A missile doesn’t need to be the fastest weapon in the sky to be dangerous. The Norwegian Naval Strike Missile (NSM) proves the point. It flies at high subsonic speed, carries a roughly 125 kg warhead ...

A photo can make a new aircraft look operational long before it actually is. That’s the trap with the FQ-42 Vengeance right now. General Atomics has shown the uncrewed fighter… ...

In recent years, and especially amid the latest escalations in Gaza, global outrage has intensified over what many international observers, human rights groups, and governments have described as ...

In the realm of modern aerial warfare, few aircraft stir as much interest and intrigue as the Sukhoi Su-35. Known for its incredible agility, advanced technology, and formidable combat capabilities, ...