Flying Wing Arsenal Plane Packed With Air-To-Air Missiles Eyed By USAF: Report
The Air Force is examining the use of a flying wing that totes dozens of air-to-air missiles to support fighter operations.
Story/analysis: twz.com/air/flying-win…
A group of global aviation stakeholders has collaborated to develop an animated series aimed at attracting girls to aviation and MRO careers.
aviationweek.com/mro/workforce-…
🚨🇨🇳 AI footage of China’s “6th Gen” J-50 fighter just dropped — sparking hype that Beijing may already be ahead in the race for next-gen air dominance. The jet has already been testing.
Norther Sixer J-50, which made its Maiden Flight even Earlier than the J-36, is in Fact the WORLD’s FIRST ever Sixth Gen Fighter Jet, Securing its Place as a Pioneer in Next Generation Aviation Tech
This Time, the East Takes the Lead
Here is an AI Animation from the sneak shot
This boom is so short the air refueling envelope would likely be about 1/5 of the envelope on the KC-46. I'm thinking they could probably make the ruddervators at least 1/2 smaller.
Of course, you couldn't use this with any large recievers... WHICH IS THE POINT OF HAVING A…
This may come as a surprise to some, but China's Type 003 Fujian is the first aircraft carrier to have launched stealth fighters using electromagnetic catapults at sea. Recent footage of the Fujian's aircraft launches included the J-35 stealth carrier fighter. In contrast, the US…
It's deeply ironic that the F-35C was doing first ground based EMALS tests before the PLAN had a single carrier in operation... and now J-35 is flying off Sino-EMALS before a single F-35C has taken off of Ford.
Total USN Agony
It's deeply ironic that the F-35C was doing first ground based EMALS tests before the PLAN had a single carrier in operation... and now J-35 is flying off Sino-EMALS before a single F-35C has taken off of Ford.
Total USN Agony
SCENARIO TIME:
It is the late 1980’s.
You are one of several mercenary pilots employed to protect a small middle east nation from a NATO equipped neighbor.
What is your:
- Aircraft of choice (prototypes allowed)
- Aircraft's mods (be realistic)
- Payload (be historical)
- Role
Raytheon Unveils New APG-82(V)X AESA Radar
The latest iteration of the combat-proven APG-82 radar incorporates gallium nitride (GaN) technology to enhance the radar's effectiveness and capabilities.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/09/23/ray…
1st F-47 not expected to flight until 2028
F-35 Block 4 delayed by 6 yrs & $6B over budget
2nd B-21 took 2 yrs to fly after the 1st
Will old F-22s be upgraded to operate until 2040s?
CCA/UCAVs are tiny & un-inspiring
2025 has been a pretty awful yr for US MIC
Reminds me of UAC in…
BREAKING:
China has carried out its first catapult-assisted launch and arrested landing drills aboard on an aircraft carrier.
The Fujian is China’s 3rd aircraft carrier and first carrier with electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) catapults, which enable heavier…
Full credit to TWZ IDing these two UAVs.
Thoughts:
- IMO cranked kite is strike UCAV (GJ-X), while the long span is a ISR UAV (WZ-X)
- Both GJ-X and WZ-X seem sized for 2IC roles with plentiful payload, endurance
- Scaling with B-2 and B-21 would likely prove interesting
1/
Full credit to TWZ IDing these two UAVs.
Thoughts:
- IMO cranked kite is strike UCAV (GJ-X), while the long span is a ISR UAV (WZ-X)
- Both GJ-X and WZ-X seem sized for 2IC roles with plentiful payload, endurance
- Scaling with B-2 and B-21 would likely prove interesting
1/ https://t.co/S0FNtgDKOv
🇺🇸BREAKING: Northrop Grumman’s new navigation tech has completed hypersonic test flights aboard Stratolaunch’s Talon-A.
The system, built to guide Mach 5+ craft without GPS, survived extreme heat & speed — a breakthrough for future hypersonic weapons in a GPS-denied battlefield.
VAW-117 E-2D Hawkeye Spotted with Kill Markings from Last Year's Middle East Deployment
The markings underline the Hawkeye’s critical role in the defense against drones and missiles during the events in the Middle East in late 2024.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/09/18/vaw…
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center: NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe Mission to Study Boundaries of Our Home in Space science.nasa.gov/missions/nasas…
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