The White House announced that the Navy chose to name the fifth and sixth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers as USS William J. Clinton (CVN-82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN-83), after the two former presidents. The U.S. President Joe Biden announced the names chosen by the U.S. Navy for its next two aircraft carriers […]
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An adjusted process for the U.S. Air Force’s acquisition of the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk trainer has been announced, with the decision on commencing production delayed by one year. A joint venture between U.S. aerospace giant Boeing and Swedish manufacturer Saab, the T-7 Red Hawk was selected as the U.S. Air Force’s future jet trainer […]
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The UK’s House of Commons committee’s GCAP report admits that 2035 is an ambitious target date and, even if progress has been positive, the program needs to avoid mistakes and break the mold set by previous programs. The UK’s Parliament released on Jan. 14, 2025, the House of Commons committee report on the Global Combat […]
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Six A-10C jets of the U.S. Air National Guard have been stuck in Italy since November 2024, waiting for spare parts before the transoceanic flight that will take them back home. Six A-10C Thunderbolt II attack jets of the U.S. Air National Guard have been stuck at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, for two months, […]
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Canada acquired 11 MQ-9Bs and six ground control stations, with the first deliveries expected by 2028. While the aircraft will be based at 14 Wing Greenwood and 19 Wing Comox, the operations will be based in Ottawa. Canada’s Department of National Defense (DND) has released images of the first two of its MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPAS […]
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An expansion of unmanned operations is underway at the Royal Navy airfield, which could soon be used by General Atomics MQ-9 and Leonardo AW09 (Proteus) type aircraft. Located in the far south-west of the United Kingdom, and only around three miles from mainland Britain’s most southerly point, Predannack Airfield has operated since 1958 as a […]
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