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The U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports will remain in effect until at least Friday, a source familiar with the process told us.
Iran

U.S. Naval Blockade On Iran Will Remain In Place Until At Least Friday

The blockade that went into effect on April 13 will continue until the U.S. and Iran sign an agreement.

The U.S. military wants to see if it can enhance the capabilities of the 2,000-pound-class Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) precision-guided bomb as a bunker-busting munition.
Bunker Busters

Bunker Busters With Winged JDAM-ER Kits Could Allow For Near Horizontal Strikes On Fortified Targets

With their pop-out wings, JDAM-ERs already offer valuable extra reach that helps keep launching aircraft further away from threats.

A-10 warthog has had its life extended but actually supporting it to its out of service date is a different reality.
A-10

A Disciplined Case For The A-10 The Air Force Won’t Make

Opinion: The USAF says the A-10's service is extended to 2030, but funding and planning doesn't really reflect that, which has to change and fast.

Russia's Defence Ministry said the Tu-22M3 crashed while making an approach to land in the Irkutsk Region during what it described as a routine training flight.
Tu-22

Russian Tu-22M3 Swing-Wing Bomber Seen Plunging Into The Ground

The dramatic accident, captured in multiple videos, removes another precious aircraft from Russia’s long-range bomber fleet.

A-10C Thunderbolt II close-support jets with kill marking were seen at RAF Lakenheath.
A-10

A-10 Warthogs Arrive In England Festooned With Nose Art And Mission Markings From Epic Fury

The markings on the A-10s seen at RAF Lakenheath today offer an indication of what they did during the fight against Iran.

FEB 19 1981, FEB 21 1981, FEB 22 1981; U. S. - Federal Emergency Management Agency (Underground Bunker At Den Fed CTR); (Photo By Dave Buresh/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

Everyday is like Sunday...

Boeing has decided not to pursue a bid for the U.S. Navy's Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) competition.
T-45

Boeing Drops Out Of Navy’s T-45 Jet Trainer Replacement Competition

The field of competitors to design and build the Navy's next jet trainer has narrowed to just two teams, and both are putting forward twin-engine designs.

NATO and Russia are building up a presence in the high north.
NATO

Russia Building New Infrastructure For Major Troop Deployments Along NATO’s Northern Flank

As Russia builds facilities for tens of thousands of troops, NATO is also bolstering its defenses with a new Arctic combat force to act as a deterrent.

A screencap from an Airbus video showing a notional future fighter working with remote-carrier-type drones.
Fighters

Germany And Spain Launch ‘Team Gen 6’ After Europe’s Next-Gen Fighter Effort Collapses

The emerging coalition could reshape Europe’s future fighter landscape, but it still needs political backing, lots of funding, and likely more partners.

Members of Congress are again moving to block the U.S. Air Force from retiring all of its U-2S Dragon Lady spy planes. This time, legislators also want to compel the service to "fully restore" a quartet of the iconic aircraft through depot maintenance.
U-2

Four U-2S Spy Planes Would Be Restored In Bill That Would Save The Dragon Lady Fleet

Congress is moving again to block the Air Force from retiring the U-2 amid continued questions about capability gaps.

Boeing’s 757 Flying Test Bed was recently spotted carrying a stealthy underwing infrared sensor pod under its fuselage.
F-22

F-22’s ‘Catfish’ 757 Testbed Spotted Carrying Raptor’s New Infrared Sensor Pod

The Catfish 757 has spent decades supporting the F-22 program, and that work now extends to testing external stores.

Kharg Island being threatened again by President Trump.
Iran

What It Would Take To Seize Iran’s Kharg Island, According To Top Former Military Leaders

Kharg Island, the epicenter of Iran's energy exports, is in the news again today after Trump declared he would seize it, before changing his tune.

Boeing “Encouraged” By C-17 Production Restart Discussions
C-17

Boeing “Encouraged” By C-17 Production Restart Discussions

Congress recently asked the USAF for a briefing on the feasibility of buying new C-17s and allies have interest too.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis on the flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 is carrying a Family of Affordable Mass Munition – Lugged weapon as part of a rapid test series performed by the 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing.
F-16

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.

Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat Block 3.
MQ-28

Boeing’s New Larger Ghost Bat Can Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs Internally

The stealthy Ghost Bat is heading into its third iteration, with larger wings, more power, and internal weapons bays.

The latest tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran have rattled the already shaky ceasefire.
Iran

Overnight Attacks Rattle U.S.-Iran Ceasefire (Updated)

The latest round of tit-for-tat attacks between the U.S. and Iran are among the most severe since a ceasefire was reached on April 8.

There's an unusual twist here with the specific plane that NASA is now eyeing: it currently belongs to the U.S. Air Force and is part of a "classified military program." There is a strong possibility that the aircraft in question is a mysterious 737 that the service acquired in 2020, and that has been the subject of much speculation as to its purpose ever since.
U.S. Air Force

Is This Secretive Air Force 737 About To Become NASA’s Next ‘Vomit Comet’? (Updated)

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.

Cobra 600 drone with IRIS-T missile at ILA Berlin 2026.
Air

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.

Trump says the apache that crashed into the sea of Oman was shot down.
Iran

AH-64 Apache Shot Down By Iran, U.S. Will Retaliate: Trump (Updated)

The AH-64 crashed into the Gulf of Oman and its crew was rescued by a drone boat, and now Trump says it was due to enemy action.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed a Saronic Corsair was the uncrewed surface vessel (USV) that rescued the crew of a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache out of the Gulf of Oman overnight.
U.S. Navy

This Is The Corsair Drone Boat That Plucked The Downed Apache Crew Out Of The Gulf Of Oman

The U.S. Navy's top drone task force in the Middle East only started operating the Corsair uncrewed surface vessels in March.