The Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing has formally entered a new era with the arrival of the F-35A fifth generation fighter at Barnes Air National Guard Base, replacing the F-15C/D Eagle long range air superiority fighter after 18 years of operations. The transition makes the 104th the latest U.S. Air National Guard fighter unit to transition from a fourth generation fighter type to the F-35, after the Air Force in April 2023 selected Barnes as the preferred location for an F-35A squadron.
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The Malaysian Defence Ministry is planning to equip its fleet of 18 Russian-supplied Su-30MKM fighters with the BrahMo cruise missile, potentially giving the Royal Malaysian Air Force a major new long-range strike capability. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim confirmed during the BRICS summit in New Delhi that his government was exploring the acquisition air-launched BrahMos cruise missiles. The BrahMos was jointly developed by Russia and India, with the air launched variant developed specifically to equip Indian Air Force Su-30MKI fighters, on which the Su-30MKM design is closely based.
The enormous fireball covered almost the entire width of one end of the USS Midway after an airplane crashed into the aircraft carrier’s deck. One look at the flames, and it defies logic that someone could survive an accident of that magnitude.
But someone did. On June 23, 1951, USS Midway crew members got Navy Cmdr. George Duncan out of the damaged cockpit of his F9F-5 Panther fighter jet. They brought him directly to medical personnel, who treated Duncan’s injuries.
A Russian drone struck a Ukrainian passenger train near the Polish border on September 13, shortly after a separate train carrying former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt and other senior European officials had departed the same station. Ukrainian Railways claimed the diplomatic train had deliberately departed Yahodyn earlier than scheduled because of the changing security situation. The company subsequently assessed that it was “highly probable” that the Russian drone had actually been intended to strike the diplomatic train.
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The Department of War just announced on August 31, 2026, that it is expanding GenAI.
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The Army awarded two electronic warfare-related contracts with a combined value of nearly $196 million, officials said Thursday, marking the first production deals under a…
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We have new details on Lockheed’s tailless CCA, including about its exotic “submerged” air inlet and how its design puts a premium on survivability.
USS George Washington (CVN 73) conducts flight operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Sept. 13, 2026. Photo: U.S. Navy / DVIDS (public domain)
Hormuz oil shipments up sharply under US Navy protection. Oil shipments through the Straits of Hormuz are rising under the protection of US Navy carrier strike groups and their escorts, the highest level for several months.
According to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz increased to just under 11 million barrels per day over a seven day average, as he told Bloomberg News on Wednesday.