Why this NATO fighter wing says its American-made Hornets work well for front-line air patrols

Business Insider spoke with Spanish pilots who are deployed to Lithuania to contribute to NATO air policing missions.
The Aviationist

U.S. Navy CNO Warns F/A-XX Must Launch Now to Face Future Air Defense Threats

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle warns F/A-XX must launch now as Iran and other adversaries field advanced air defenses, ending the era of ...
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Lawmakers steer $839B defense bill toward fighters, sensors, and shipyards

Defense budgets are seldom page-turners, but this one has a clear engineering message: ‘Programs that link sensors, shooters, and sustainers have a way of surviving. The compromise fiscal 2026 defense ...
The Hill

Fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian warplanes near Alaska

U.S. fighter jets scrambled Wednesday to intercept four Russian warplanes off the coast of Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said Thursday. NORAD said in a statement it ...
Stars and Stripes

South Korean fighters scramble to meet Russian, Chinese aircraft on patrol in air defense zone

South Korea lodged a “stern protest” Wednesday with representatives of Russia and China over flights by nine of their military aircraft into the South Korean Air Defense Identification Zone the ...