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U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Deployed Against India in 1971 War Begins Final Transit for Scrapping

The US maintains the world’s largest fleet of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the cornerstone of its global power projection. Its first such vessel—the USS Enterprise—is...

Just 300 Miles From Russia — U.S. & Canada Fly Combat Jets in Rare Arctic Drills

In a massive show of force with major implications for Arctic defense, U.S. Air Force F-16 jets launched from a remote airfield in Alaska’s...

Colombia Cut Ties With Israel, But Still Banks on Its Fighter Jets to Defend Country: The Curious Case of Kfir

Despite signing a deal to purchase Gripen-E/F fighters, Colombia plans to operate its outdated Israeli Kfir fighter jets for another year. Ironically, the country...

U.S. Firm Unveils X-BAT ‘Fighter Drone’ That Can Fly From Islands, Ships & Dirt Strips. More on XBAT VTOL

Shield AI has unveiled the first prototype of the X-BAT, an aspirational, fighter-sized, AI-piloted aircraft that can take off and land vertically, and plans...

Missing for 82 Years — A U.S. Army Ranger is Finally Coming Home to Massachusetts Thanks to the DPAA

A U.S. Army soldier, Private First Class William A. Gervais Jr., who fought in World War II and went missing in action in Germany,...