NORAD F-16 Makes Close Pass, Guides Civilian Plane to Safety
The first task in this interception was getting the civilian pilot to notice the fighter. A NORAD F-16 did that…
Aerospace & Spaceflight
Russia Seals Leaking International Space Station Chamber, Complicating Cargo and Orbit Boosts
A docking port can remain mechanically useful even when astronauts can no longer pass through the chamber behind it. That…
Switzerland Plans 30 F-35As and Seeks 394 Million More Francs
Switzerland is preparing to pay more for fewer Lockheed Martin F-35As. Bern plans to seek an additional 394 million Swiss…
Poland Wins Only Non-US Patriot Maintenance Center to Shorten Repairs
Poland has been selected to host what its deputy defence minister says will be the only Patriot missile maintenance center…
Air Force Awards Lockheed $694 Million for Missiles but Withholds Order Size
A hypersonic missile program once threatened by failed tests and purchasing uncertainty now has a $694 million production contract. Yet…
Voyager 1 Nears Distance Where Its Signals Take Over a Day
Twenty-four hours is about to become Voyager 1’s minimum one-way wait for a message home. The spacecraft is calculated to…
Rubin Observatory Finds Object Beyond Pluto That May Outsize Ceres
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has found a large object beyond Pluto that may be bigger than Ceres, but its…
Boeing’s First Everett-Built 737 Rolls Out, but Airline Service Must Wait
Boeing’s first Everett-built 737 has left the factory, but the completed-looking jet is not yet ready for delivery or passenger…
Boeing Still Awaits Major 777-9 Test Approvals Despite 2027 Delivery Target
Boeing still lacks Federal Aviation Administration approval for major portions of the 777-9 flight-test campaign, even as the manufacturer continues…
Canada Receives First Two F-35s for Training as Gripen Debate Continues
Canada’s first two CF-35A fighters are now at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, giving Royal Canadian Air Force personnel…
Retired Air Force KC-10 Tanker Leaves Arizona Boneyard Without Refueling Boom
A retired U.S. Air Force tanker has flown out of long-term storage, but it did so without the equipment that…
Lockheed Selected to Develop HIMARS Missile Targeting Ships 621 Miles Away
621 miles is the target range for a new U.S. Army missile that would launch from the familiar HIMARS mobile…
Lockheed Martin’s 850-Jet F-35 Agreement Still Needs Congress
At least 850 F-35 fighter jets over 10 years and a stated production pace of 156 aircraft annually form the…
SpaceX Plans First Catch of Both Starship Stages on Flight 15
SpaceX plans to catch both stages of Starship for the first time on Flight 15, but the more difficult half…
India Decodes Soviet Tank Drawings for 80 Yearly Rebuilds by 2028
India’s plan to rebuild 80 T-72 Ajeya and T-90 Bhishma tanks annually at Jabalpur depends on more than constructing another…
Castelion Studies Whether F-16 Can Carry Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile
Castelion will study whether its Blackbeard hypersonic missile can be carried by the F-16, potentially extending the weapon to one…
Starshield Disruption Reportedly Downed $1 Million in Ukrainian Drones, Halted Operations for Three Days
An advanced drone fleet can remain mechanically sound yet become unavailable when its communications service falters. A Ukrainian commander told…
Air Force Plans $1.06 Billion F-47 Test Campus, First Buildings Due 2031
The U.S. Air Force plans to spend $1.057 billion on a dedicated operational-test campus for Boeing’s F-47 fighter at Nellis…