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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.
1+ 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
2+ 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
3+ 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
3+ day, 41+ 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
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (192+ words) By Adam Jones • September 10, 2026 Germany’s first F-35A Lightning ii fighter jet flew for the first time in Texas near its manufacturing site on Tuesday. This gives Germany technological insight into and operational control over the top mainline U.S. fighter…...
Saab Gripen F Two-Seater Fighter Jet Takes Flight for the First Time
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (485+ words) The F is the two-seat variant of the significantly older Gripen E, and it has been developed by Saab together with Brazilian company Embraer. Work on it has been ongoing for several years, but now that this first flight is…...
Three of five tankers hit by U.S. forces tied to Russiaâs shadow fleet â Ukraine
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (314+ words) This was reported by Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Commissioner for Sanctions Policy of the President of Ukraine, in a comment to Ukrinform. “Of the five tankers struck by U.S. forces on September 8, three have direct links to Russia’s shadow fleet – Kaviz,…...
USAF, RAAF enhance interoperability during BTF 26-3
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (82+ words) U.S. Air Force inert munitions sit on trailers as a B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, takes off during a Bomber Task Force 26-3 weapons loading exercise at RAAF Base Tindal, Australia, Sept. 3, 2026. Harmonizing logistics builds operational trust and interoperability between U.S. and…...
Iran pays the price for attacks on US: Rubio says Trump administration will continue to attack Iranian oil tankers, 'economically strangle' regime
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (201+ words) voz.us Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Wednesday that the U.S military will continue to attack Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for attacks on U.S Rubio also emphasized that President Donald Trump's administration will continue to apply economic…...