Exclusive: The USAF T-1A Jayhawk Poses For Its Final Air-to-Air Photo Shoot Ahead of the type’s planned retirement from Vance AFB, T-1A 93-0654 took to the skies over Oklahoma for one last aerial photography mission with our contributor Greg “Cactus” Davis Story: theaviationist.com/2026/08/04/e...

Exclusive: The USAF T-1A Jayhawk Poses For Its Final Air-to-Air Photo Shoot

Ahead of the type’s planned retirement from Vance AFB, T-1A 93-0654 took to the skies over Oklahoma for one last aerial photography mission with The

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USMC VMFA-115 Sets Stage for Reactivation with First F-35C Flight After being disbanded in November 2023 following the last flight with legacy F/A-18C/D Hornets, VMFA-115 is preparing for the reactivation later this year as an F-35C squadron. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/08/05/u...

USMC VMFA-115 Sets Stage for Reactivation with First F-35C Flight

After being disbanded in November 2023 following the last flight with legacy F/A-18C/D Hornets, VMFA-115 is preparing for the reactivation later this year

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X-62 VISTA Conducts AI-Controlled Intercepts with IRST Pod AI agents, using data from a Legion Infrared Search and Track pod, controlled the X-62 VISTA and executed 27 autonomous intercepts of airborne targets throughout eight flights. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/08/04/x...

X-62 VISTA Conducts AI-Controlled Intercepts with IRST Pod

AI agents, using data from a Legion Infrared Search and Track pod, controlled the X-62 VISTA and executed 27 autonomous intercepts of airborne targets

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A-10 Flies Armed Airborne Escort in Exercise with a Ballistic Missile Submarine The Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) received an airborne escort while surfaced in the Pacific Ocean, exercising with a U.S. Air Force A-10Cs. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/08/04/a...

A-10 Flies Armed Airborne Escort in Exercise with a Ballistic Missile Submarine

The Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) received an airborne escort while surfaced in the Pacific Ocean, exercising with a U.S.

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KC-135 Damaged In Fatal Mid Air Collision Transits Home with Donor Tail The surviving KC-135R from the incident over Iraq which saw another Stratotanker lost (6 fatalities) has been repaired with a replacement vertical stabilizer taken from another KC-135 Story: theaviationist.com/2026/08/02/k...

KC-135 Damaged In Fatal Mid Air Collision Transits Home with Donor Tail

The surviving KC-135R Stratotanker from the incident over Iraq in March which saw another Stratotanker lost with six fatalities has been repaired with a

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France Receives First NH90 Special Operations Helicopter Airbus delivered to the French military the first NH90 Caïman Standard 2, a specifically modified variant of the helicopter for special operations. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/08/01/f...

France Receives First NH90 Special Operations Helicopter

Airbus delivered to the French military the first NH90 Caïman Standard 2, a specifically modified variant of the helicopter for special operations. France

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Second Prototype of Turkey’s Kaan Begins Taxi Trials The Kaan’s second prototype is undergoing taxi testing, with Turkish officials indicating that the aircraft may begin flight testing before the end of 2026. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/08/01/s...

Second Prototype of Turkey’s Kaan Begins Taxi Trials

The Kaan’s second prototype is undergoing taxi testing, with Turkish officials indicating that the aircraft may begin flight testing before the end of

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U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Crashes at MCAS Miramar The U.S. Marine Corps has confirmed an ‘aircraft mishap’ occurred at MCAS Miramar on Jul. 31 after footage appeared on social media showing an F-35B Lightning II off the runway and on fire. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/31/u...

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Crashes at MCAS Miramar

The U.S. Marine Corps has confirmed an 'aircraft mishap' occurred at MCAS Miramar on Jul. 31 after footage appeared on social media showing an F-35B

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Japanese Warship Launches First Ever Tomahawk Missile JS Chōkai, a Kōngo class destroyer, is the first Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship to be equipped with the BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM). Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/31/j...

Japanese Warship Launches First Ever Tomahawk Missile

JS Chōkai, a Kōngo class destroyer, is the first Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship to be equipped with the BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile

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Italy Quietly Deployed Eurofighters, SAMP/T And Counter-Drone Systems To Defend Gulf Allies Eurofighters, an E-550A CAEW, radars and counter-drone systems are officially confirmed, while reports indicate that SAMP/T and Skynex batteries were also deployed. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/31/t...

Italy Quietly Deployed Eurofighters, SAMP/T And Counter-Drone Systems To Defend Gulf Allies

Eurofighters, an E-550A CAEW, radars and counter-drone systems are officially confirmed, while reports indicate that SAMP/T and Skynex batteries are also

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Kizilelma UCAV Drops Munitions from Internal Bays for the First Time After initially testing weapon release from underwing pylons, the Kizilelma UCAV now progressed to the employment of munitions from the internal weapon bays. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/31/k...

Kizilelma UCAV Drops Munitions from Internal Bays for the First Time

After initially testing weapon release from underwing pylons, the Kizilelma UCAV now progressed to the employment of munitions from the internal weapon

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Singapore in “Exploratory” Talks on Possible GCAP Involvement The Republic of Singapore has expressed its first interest in joining a 6th Generation fighter programme only a week after Canada joined GCAP as an observer. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/30/s...

Singapore in “Exploratory” Talks on Possible GCAP Involvement

The Republic of Singapore has expressed its first interest in joining a 6th Generation fighter programme only a week after Canada joined GCAP as an

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Sikorsky Details Armed Black Hawk and U-Hawk Plans, Including Optional Piloting and Export Interest Sikorsky details plans to bring optional piloting into production, expand the Black Hawk’s payload and range, and offer armed configurations. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/30/a...

Sikorsky Details Armed Black Hawk and U-Hawk Plans, Including Optional Piloting and Export Interest

Sikorsky details plans to bring optional piloting into production, expand the Black Hawk’s payload and range, and offer armed configurations to both

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A-10 Thunderbolt II Takes Final Flight at Davis-Monthan AFB The U.S. Air Force’s 355th Wing conducted the final flight with the A-10C Thunderbolt II at Davis-Monthan AFB, as the service ends A-10 operations at the installation. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/30/a...

A-10 Thunderbolt II Takes Final Flight at Davis-Monthan AFB

The U.S. Air Force’s 355th Wing conducted the final flight with the A-10C Thunderbolt II at Davis-Monthan AFB, as the service ends A-10 operations at the

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U.S. Marine Corps Receives its Last MV-22 Osprey The USMC received the last of its 359 MV-22B tilt-rotor aircraft, which will remain the mainstay of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) aerial logistics until 2055. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/30/u...

U.S. Marine Corps Receives its Last MV-22 Osprey

The USMC received the last of its 359 MV-22B tilt-rotor aircraft, which will remain the mainstay of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) aerial

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The Aviationist’s Highlights from Farnborough International Airshow 2026 As FIA has come to a close, The Aviationist brings you some of the highlights, from the unveiling of Brontanax to the F-35A that interrupted many media briefings throughout the week. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/30/h...

The Aviationist’s Highlights from Farnborough International Airshow 2026

As Farnborough International Airshow has come to a close, The Aviationist brings you some of the highlights, from the unveiling of BAE System’s Brontanax

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Japan Begins Captive-Carry Flight Tests Of Air-Launched Type 25 Anti-Ship Missile Photographs from Gifu AB show F-2B prototype carrying the new Air-Launched Type 25 anti-ship missile during the programme's first publicly observed captive-carry flight tests Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/30/j...

Japan Begins Captive-Carry Flight Tests Of Air-Launched Type 25 Anti-Ship Missile

Photographs from Gifu Air Base show F-2B prototype 63-8101 carrying the new Air-Launched Type 25 anti-ship missile during the programme's first publicly

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FQ-42A and FQ-44A CCAs Are in Serial Production A month after contracts were awarded, GA-ASI and Anduril announced that their CCAs are already in production. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/29/f...

FQ-42A and FQ-44A CCAs Are in Serial Production

A month after contracts were awarded, GA-ASI and Anduril announced that their CCAs are already in production. The U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat

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U.S. Air Force Conducts ACE Exercise with CCAs at Creech AFB The CCA Experimental Operations Unit tested the uncrewed aircraft in Agile Combat Employment scenarios in a realistic operational environment at Creech AFB. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/28/a...

U.S. Air Force Conducts ACE Exercise with CCAs at Creech AFB

The CCA Experimental Operations Unit tested the uncrewed aircraft in Agile Combat Employment scenarios in a realistic operational environment at Creech

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End of an Era: JASDF Dismantles C-1 Prototype 002 The JASDF dismantled the C-1 transport aircraft’s second prototype and last flying airframe, still adorned in a commemorative Phoenix livery, at Iruma Air Base. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/28/j...

End of an Era: JASDF Dismantles C-1 Prototype 002

The JASDF dismantled the C-1 transport aircraft’s second prototype and last flying airframe, still adorned in a commemorative Phoenix livery, at Iruma Air

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Airbus A400M Debuts Firefighting Mission as Wildfires Blaze Through France and Spain France has deployed the newly-developed firefighting kit aboard the A400M to support the assets suppressing the fires in the country’s southwest. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/28/a...

Airbus A400M Debuts Firefighting Mission as Wildfires Blaze Through France and Spain

France has deployed the newly-developed firefighting kit aboard the A400M to support the assets suppressing the fires in the country’s southwest. The

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IAI Unveils Ellyon Electronic Warfare and ISTAR Aircraft The new Ellyon multi-mission platform integrates multiple payloads for Electronic Warfare, SIGINT and ISTAR roles. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/27/i...

IAI Unveils Ellyon Electronic Warfare and ISTAR Aircraft

The new Ellyon multi-mission platform integrates multiple payloads for Electronic Warfare, SIGINT and ISTAR roles. Israel’s state-owned Israel Aerospace

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Leonardo’s Future Plans and Prospects for Merlin and Wildcat Just weeks after the shock news that the Wildcat AH1 would be withdrawn from service, Leonardo spoke at Farnborough Airshow about its belief in the future of both the Wildcat and Merlin platforms Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/27/l...

Leonardo's Future Plans and Prospects for Merlin and Wildcat

Just weeks after the shock news that the Wildcat AH1 would be withdrawn from service, Leonardo spoke at Farnborough International Airshow about its belief

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Russia Shows Su-34s Carrying Four Jet-Capable UMPK Glide Bombs The new UMPK kit, strapped on to a FAB-500T bomb, has an elongated body with improved aerodynamics and space for a small turbojet motor. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/25/r...

Russia Shows Su-34s Carrying Four Jet-Capable UMPK Glide Bombs

The new UMPK kit, strapped on to a FAB-500T bomb, has an elongated body with improved aerodynamics and space for a small turbojet motor. Russia’s Su-34

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Lockheed Martin’s Ethos for Seamless, Cross-Platform Autonomy in Future Battlespaces The Aviationist sat down with LM’s Skunk Works and Sikorsky to discuss and understand the firm’s ambitions for the future of autonomous military capabilities. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/26/l...

Lockheed Martin's Ethos for Seamless, Cross-Platform Autonomy in Future Battlespaces

The Aviationist sat down with representatives from Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works and Sikorsky divisions to discuss and understand the firm's ambitions for

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14 Year Old Boy Linked to Hoax Phone Call Causing QRA Intercept of Qatari Airliner Greater Manchester Police are investigating a hoax bomb threat made against a Qatar Airways Boeing 777, which led to an emergency response by RAF Typhoon FGR4s. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/25/1...

14 Year Old Boy Linked to Hoax Phone Call Causing QRA Intercept of Qatari Airliner

Greater Manchester Police are investigating a hoax bomb threat made against a Qatar Airways Boeing 777, which led to an emergency response by Royal Air

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Leonardo Proteus Development Contract Extended Leonardo confirmed at Farnborough International Airshow that funding for the Proteus uncrewed helicopter demonstrator had been renewed to carry over through to mid 2027. theaviationist.com/2026/07/24/l...

Leonardo Proteus Development Contract Extended

Leonardo confirmed at Farnborough International Airshow that funding for the Proteus uncrewed helicopter demonstrator had been renewed to carry over

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Sikorsky Completes Initial Flight Testing of Nomad 100 UAS Sikorsky has completed the initial ground and flight testing of the Nomad 100 rotor blown wing VTOL drone as part of DARPA’s EVADE program. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/23/s...

Sikorsky Completes Initial Flight Testing of Nomad 100 UAS

Sikorsky has completed the initial ground and flight testing of the Nomad 100 rotor blown wing VTOL drone as part of DARPA’s EVADE program. Sikorsky has

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Bipartisan ‘BRRRRT Act’ Introduced in U.S. Congress to Keep the A-10 Warthog in Service A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced legislation aimed at halting the retirement of the A-10 until a fully certified replacement is operational. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/23/b...

‘BRRRRT Act’ Introduced in U.S. Congress to Keep the A-10 Warthog in Service

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced legislation aimed at halting the retirement of the A-10 Thunderbolt II until a fully certified

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Italian Air Force Backs Jet Ab Initio Training as Essential for Next-Generation Fighter Pilots The service says its M-345 offers capabilities turboprops cannot match and has already used it in aggressor/cruise-missile surrogate role in exercises. Full story here: theaviationist.com/2026/07/23/m...

Italian Air Force Backs Jet Ab Initio Training as Essential for Next-Generation Fighter Pilots

The service says its M-345 offers capabilities turboprops cannot match and has already employed the trainer to emulate cruise missiles in an aggressor

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