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The missiles, which can provide both kinetic and non-kinetic effects, have been tested over 40 times since 2020 from both rotary and fixed wing platforms. L3Harris has shed more light on its family of launched effects vehicles, officially identifying them as Red Wolf and Green Wolf, meant for kinetic and non-kinetic roles, respectively. In May…

Let’s take a look at the JASSM and APKWS markings on the final four F-15E Strike Eagles of the 389th Fighter Squadron “Thunderbolts” as they return from their deployment to the Middle East. On Jul. 19, 2025, the final four F-15E jets from the 389th Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Wing, based at Mountain Home Air…

A 60 foot sport fishing boat sailed into the side of the decommissioned USS Midway on Jul. 18, 2025, with the operator apparently under the influence of alcohol. No injuries and no major damage to either vessel have been reported. Footage of the incident was captured both by San Diego Web Cam, as well as…

One of Antonov Airlines’ prized An-124s, which was undergoing an overhaul at the time of Russia’s full scale invasion, escaped Ukraine’s contested airspace and arrived at Antonov’s temporary base at Leipzig Airport, Germany. Work on UR-82073, an Antonov An-124-100 manufactured in 1994, was halted as Russia’s invasion threatened to overrun the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv…

By carrying six LAU-131 A/A rocket pods, the F-16 will be able to carry up to 42 AGR-20 Falco rockets, matching the F-15E’s payload for Counter-UAS missions. The U.S. Air Force’s 20th Fighter Wing (FW) at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, has released images of one of its F-16C/D Fighting Falcons loaded with six seven-round LAU-131…