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Thomas Newdick retweeted
Jun 12
Germany And Spain Launch ‘Team Gen 6’ After Europe’s Next-Gen Fighter Effort Collapses
The emerging coalition could reshape Europe’s future fighter landscape, but it still needs political backing, lots of funding, and likely more partners.
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Jun 11
Kongsberg Bets On High-Low Cruise Missile Mix With JSM And Rusty Dagger
Now integrated on four fighter types, Rusty Dagger combines with the Joint Strike Missile to create a tiered long-range strike arsenal.
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Jun 10
Boeing’s New Larger Ghost Bat Can Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs Internally
The stealthy Ghost Bat is heading into its third iteration, with larger wings, more power, and internal weapons bays.
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Jun 10
Germany’s Cobra 600 Is A Jet Powered Interceptor Drone That Slings An IRIS-T Missile
The Cobra 600 carries the missile hundreds of miles from its runway launch point, extending the reach of surface-to-air missile batteries.
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Jun 9
Ravenstorm At The Center Of Airbus’s New Combat Drone Portfolio
As Europe’s flagship next-generation fighter effort unravels, Airbus is betting heavily on uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft.
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Jun 9
Exclusive 👀:
Inside Ukraine’s AI-Enabled Drone Campaign Targeting Russian Logistics Deep Behind The Lines
An officer assigned to the "mid-range" drone campaign gives unprecedented insights into its strikes at the heart of Russian logistics.
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Thomas Newdick retweeted
Jun 8
Airbus Unveils U145 Uncrewed Cargo Helicopter
The U145 transforms one of Europe’s most successful helicopters into an uncrewed aircraft optimized for risky cargo missions.
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Jun 8
Video Captures Rafale Fighter’s Drone Kill Over Baltic
What appears to be the first footage of an engagement of this kind in Europe underscores the growing challenge drones pose to NATO air policing.
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Jun 8
A-10 Cockpit And Walk-Around Tour With A Warthog Weapons Instructor
We get up-close and personal with the Warthog on the flightline at Nellis AFB.
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Thomas Newdick retweeted
Jun 7
F-47’s Exotic Shape Was Hiding In Plain Sight On A Unit Patch
Boeing's NGAD demonstrator's unique planform was hinted at on a patch, just like its progenitor, the Bird of Prey.
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Jun 5
Man this was a fun post:
Area 51 Mystery Aircraft Prompts Interest In “Christmas Tree” Stealth Fighter Concept
The exotic jet spotted near Area 51 that appears to be tied to the F-47 has prompted a look at an obscure fighter design from the 1980s.
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Jun 4
Impressive load out on a Harrier during a mission from Boscombe Down to assess the viability of the load out at low level
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Jun 3
The Hidden History of America’s Harrier Jump Jets
The Harrier story is a transatlantic saga of improvisation, ambition, and unlikely partnership, which helped shape the F-35B.
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Thomas Newdick retweeted
Jun 3
The USMC’s AV-8B Harrier Has Flown Off Into The Sunset
The Harrier Sundown ceremony marks the end of more than 50 years of Marine Corps jump-jet operations.
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Jun 2
The first @Dassault_OnAir F8X Archange in French air force colors spotted at Bordeaux-Mérignac airport.
The Falcon 8X Archange is France’s future airborne #SIGINT platform. Equipped with @thalesgroup CUGE electronic warfare system, it will collect and analyze radar and communications emissions, enhancing the French Air Force’s strategic intelligence capabilities.
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Thomas Newdick retweeted
May 28
Ukrainian Gripen Fighters To Arrive In 2027, Long-Range Meteor Missiles Claimed To Be Included
Sweden’s transfer of Gripens will give Ukraine more than a new fighter, pairing its trademark dispersed operations with Meteor missiles and radar planes.
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Thomas Newdick retweeted
May 27
Airbus Looks To Sweden’s Saab As Europe’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Plans Unravel
As FCAS tensions deepen, Airbus is exploring alternatives with Saab, raising the prospect of a shakeup in Europe’s future air combat plans.
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May 27
Airbus Looks To Sweden’s Saab As Europe’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Plans Unravel
As FCAS tensions deepen, Airbus is exploring alternatives with Saab, raising the prospect of a shakeup in Europe’s future air combat plans.
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May 27
F/A-18 Super Hornets Eyed To Replace Navy’s Remaining F-5 Adversaries
Swapping dated F-5s for F/A-18E/Fs would give the Navy a more threat representative adversary fleet to emulate advanced enemies, like China.
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Thomas Newdick retweeted
May 26
South Korea Getting Nuclear Submarines Is A Huge Deal
Nuclear propulsion will give South Korea more capable subs, but it will also lay the groundwork for a future sea-based nuclear deterrent option.
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