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The F-35A Lightning II offically arrives at the 104th Fighter Wing, brings new era to Barnes Air National Guard Base
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (214+ words) An F-35A Lightning II is towed into the 104th Fighter Wing main hangar to officially welcome the fifth-generation stealth fighter jet to Barnes Air National Guard Base, June 11, 2026. After delivering one of the first four F-35's to the 104th Fighter Wing, Col. Michael…...
France and Germany Launched FCAS in 2017 to Field a €100,000,000,000 Sixth-Generation Fighter Like the F-47 NGAD by 2040. They Killed the Aircraft in June 2026 Because Dassault and Airbus Could Never Agree on Who Was in Charge.
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (497+ words) France needed a carrier-capable jet that could carry its nuclear deterrent. Germany has neither a carrier nor an independent deterrent. The companies were arguing about two different aircraft. That was the end of FCAS...
France Accelerates Rafale F5 Upgrade After Collapse Of FCAS Next-Gen Fighter Project
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (941+ words) Published Sep 11, 2026 1:13 PM EDT The most extensive modernization of the Rafale yet, the F5 standard was originally part of a longer transition toward France’s next-generation combat-air capability. But with the Franco-German New Generation Fighter (NGF) effort now effectively dead in its…...
UKMTO reports projectiles hit two vessels near Oman's Khasab
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (79+ words) Middle East Eye UKMTO reports projectiles hit two vessels near Oman's Khasab Four unknown projectiles hit two vessels four nautical miles west of Oman's Khasab, setting one vessel on fire and leaving the status of the second unknown, the United…...
Two vessels hit by projectiles off Oman coast: UKMTO
4+ day, 50+ min ago (594+ words) UK Maritime Trade Operations said on Thursday that two vessels were struck by four unknown projectiles off the coast of Oman near Khasab, with a fire breaking out aboard one ship while the status of the second remained unclear. The…...
With America’s Trust, First German F-35 Takes Flight
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