The MQ-9s of USSOCOM and AFSOC will get cyber anomaly detection and predictive maintenance capabilities, as well as a podded Airborne Battlespace Awareness and Defense capability. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that the MQ-9A Reaper [...] The post MQ-9 Reaper Gets New Capabilities Against Cyber And Anti-Aircraft Threats appeared first...

The Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week conference displayed a graphic illustration of the launcher, showing a multi-pod system with eight or more pods available. US special operations planners want to find a way for their [...] The post US Navy SEALs Want their CCM Boats to Launch Loitering Munitions, Surveillance Drones appeared first on The Aviationist.

The secretive test campaign is proceeding well, according to the Air Force acquisition chief, and working its way through test objectives. As we often reported, the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber is currently undergoing flight [...] The post Flight Testing Of The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is On Track appeared first on The Aviationist.

The final six F-15E Strike Eagles of the 494th Fighter Squadron have returned to RAF Lakenheath. They all wear nose arts and AIM-9X kill markings. On May 10, 2024, flying as TABOR 81, the second [...] The post Final Six F-15Es Return From Jordan With Nose Arts And Drone Kill Markings appeared first on The Aviationist.

The missile is used for close-range precision strikes on tactical targets like combat vehicles, fortified bunkers and artillery positions. Amid rising military threats from China, which see People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and Air Force [...] The post Taiwan Air Force F-16 Fires An AGM-65 Maverick On Island Target During Firing Drills appeared first...

A crazy cool video shows something you don’t see too often: a KC-135 tanker in the famous “Mach Loop” low flying area. Certain scarcely populated areas of the UK, known as ‘Low Flying Areas’ (LFAs) [...] The post Watch A KC-135 Stratotanker Fly Low Level In The Mach Loop For The First Time appeared first on The Aviationist.