This year marks the 20th anniversary of the F-22 Raptor’s Initial Operational Capability. Since 2005, the aircraft has set the global benchmark for air superiority, combining advanced capability, readiness, and mission success to maintain US Air Force dominance. Continued modernization ensures the F-22 evolves to meet future battlespace challenges and drives the development of integrated airpower.
What Is This Mysterious Black Aircraft at Long Beach Airport?
A mysterious, sleek aircraft was spotted at Long Beach Airport by aviation photographers, initially resembling an F-117 Nighthawk but with no cockpit. It turned...
How SKY RAIDER II Fills the Gap Between UAVs and Fighters
L3Harris’ SKY RAIDER II INTERNATIONAL is designed to give fourth- and fifth-generation fighter fleets a lower-cost platform for persistent armed ISR and light-strike missions....
From F-16 Agility to AI Combat: GE’s 1990s Thrust Tech Makes...
GE Aerospace’s Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN) has been given a second life as a key propulsion technology for Shield AI’s X-BAT autonomous VTOL...
L3Harris VAMPIRE Integrates Shield AI Technology to Defeat Drone Threats
Shield AI announced that L3Harris Technologies has licensed its Tracker Counter-UAS software to integrate with the VAMPIRE counter-drone system, creating an AI-powered solution for...
Navy Bets $90M on Castelion’s Mass-Produced Hypersonic Weapon
A Look at Blackbeard, the Nation’s First Low-Cost, Mass-Produced Hypersonic Weapon
The Blackbeard is a low-cost, Mach 5+ hypersonic missile developed by Castelion for deployment...
China and U.S. Develop New Smoke Screens for the Drone Battlefield
Aerosol smoke screens create dense clouds of particles that block, scatter, or weaken visible and infrared signals. This can make it harder for optical...
