Date of discovery: July 26, 2026Location of sighting: Mars Source: https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/03393/mcam/3393ML1015160341305084C00_DXXX.jpgGuys, this is a unexploded missile laying on the surface of Mars just meter from the…
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Date of discovery: July 27, 2026Location of discovery: In orbit between Jupiter and MarsSource: https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA07881/PIA07881~orig.jpgI found a comet in the NASA index and I wanted to…
Read MoreAirbus’s latest backlog figures show the total number of delivered A220s has exceeded 500, a decade after the type entered service as the Bombardier CSeries. Bombardier delivered 37 of the CSeries aircraft — comprising 29 CS300s and eight CS100s — before Airbus acquired the programme in mid-2018 and respectively rebranded the models as the A220-300…
The Department of the Air Force is inviting artificial intelligence companies to submit proposals to build potentially a dozen data centers on 4,700 acres located across Air Force and Space Force installations in Alaska, according to an April 10 announcement. The move is part of a larger White House push to beef up the nation’s…
The Space Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $105 million contract to continue supporting its interim GPS ground system as the Pentagon considers the future of a broader, long-delayed modernization effort. The contract, awarded April 8, is for the Architecture Evolution Plan, which Lockheed has been sustaining and upgrading since 2016. Today, AEP provides command and…
The Pentagon’s proposed budget for the Air Force in fiscal 2027 would include billions of dollars in additional spending on advanced next-generation fighters, trainer aircraft, hypersonic missiles and more. But an expert close to Air Force issues—who asked not to be identified to speak more frankly about the budget request—said the service’s asks are paltry…
Some Air Force aviators may be able to earn up to $600,000 if they extend their service through the fiscal 2026 Aviation Bonus program. But they have just a few weeks to apply before the May 31 deadline, according to an April 8 announcement. Eligible lieutenant colonels and below, serving on Active duty, can lock…
U.S. Air Forces Central has awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract worth up to $270 million to a California-based company to provide an ultra-long range, solar-powered drone capable of 75 hours of flight. Kraus Hamdani Aerospace won the single-source, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with the for its KH1000ULE drone. The contract type gives the…
On the occasion of the MCAS Yuma airshow 2026, we had the opportunity to interview the Chief Operational Test Director and Chief Test Pilot of Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1. After speaking last year with the Commanding Officer of VMX-1, Colonel John “Ike” Dirk, we realized that understanding the squadron’s mission goes…
The imagery offers a closer look at the damage to the giant phased-array AN/FPS-132 radar struck during Iran’s attack on Qatar last month. Newly published photos by Al Jazeera circulated online offer the clearest view yet t0 the damage sustained by the U.S.-made AN/FPS-132 Block 5 (SSPARS) ballistic missile early-warning radar in Qatar which was…
The Russian submarine shadowed by the Swedish Gripens was transiting the Kattegat, a strategic waterway linking the Baltic approaches with the North Sea system. Although the spotlight is currently on Iran, the Russian military activity in the Baltic region continues to draw scrutiny. The Swedish Armed Forces have just released some interesting images showing JAS…
Cambridge Aerospace, an emerging UK manufacturer, will deliver a ‘significant number’ of its low-cost Skyhammer air defence systems, designed to counter attack drones like the Shahed 136 at ranges of over 30km. The announcement was made by the UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey MP on the opening day of the London Defence…
