Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider Compound Helicopter Has Been Cloned By China China's new helicopter with its coaxial main rotors and pusher propeller looks nearly identical to the U.S.-made Sikorsky S-97 Raider. Story: twz.com/air/sikorskys-…

Ukraine Aims To Build Thousands Of Flamingo Long-Range Cruise Missiles A Year The new Flamingo cruise missile could put targets deep in Russia in Ukraine's crosshairs like never before. Story: twz.com/news-features/…

What Were Those Jersey Drones? Former High-Ranking FAA Official Gives His Take A former UAP Task Force Member and high-ranking National Security Council official tells us what he knows about the New Jersey drone scare. Story: twz.com/news-features/…

SNC’s Freedom Jet Enters Race To Replace Navy’s T-45 Goshawk Trainer SNC is pitching a trainer that is capable of doing carrier touch-and-goes, a requirement the Navy had controversially axed. Story: twz.com/air/sncs-freed…

New Details On Status Of USS New Orleans After Fire The amphibious warship USS New Orleans is now in port after suffering a 12-hour-long blaze off the coast of Japan. Story: twz.com/sea/new-detail…

Our Best Look Yet At An ADM-160 Miniature Air Launched Decoy On A Ukrainian Fighter The rarely seen but highly valuable MALD helps Ukrainian-operated standoff weapons like Storm Shadow make it to their targets. Story: twz.com/air/our-best-l…

Everything We Just Learned About SNC’s Freedom Jet Trainer Aiming To Replace Navy T-45s The Freedom uses a pair of commercially available FJ44 engines and was designed to balance extreme efficiency against raw performance. Story: twz.com/air/everything…

Colombian Black Hawk Downed By Drone Is A Glimpse Of What’s To Come Easy to access and employ, weaponized drones pose a rapidly increasing threat to combat helicopters around the globe. Story: twz.com/air/colombian-…

Navy Fighter Pilots Need To Gain Trust In Pilotless Wingmen By Actually Flying With Them A Navy strike fighter instructor says naval aviators will need a lot more than virtual training to have faith in their new drone companions. Story: twz.com/air/navy-fight…

Israel Wants More KC-46 Pegasus Tankers To Boost Overworked Aerial Refueling Fleet Israel is stepping up its procurement of new tankers after a campaign of long-range strikes on Iran that relied heavily on aerial refueling. Story: twz.com/air/israel-wan…

Navy Fighter Pilots Need To Gain Trust In Pilotless Wingmen By Actually Flying With Them A Navy strike fighter instructor says naval aviators will need a lot more than virtual training to have faith in their new drone companions. Story: twz.com/air/navy-fight…

Sig M18 Pistol Returned To Service By Air Force Global Strike Command Use of the Sig Sauer M18 pistol was paused after the death of an Airman at F.E. Warren Air Force Base. Story: twz.com/land/sig-m18-p…

F/A-XX Next Generation Naval Fighter Selection Could Still Happen The Navy's Air Boss says he is still "eagerly awaiting" a decision about moving ahead with F/A-XX. Latest: twz.com/air/f-a-xx-nex…

Ukraine Will Receive First Of Thousands Of New U.S. Made Standoff Missiles In The Coming Weeks Intended to be cheap & quick to produce, the DoD's Extended Range Attack Munition will give Ukraine a major standoff strike boost. What we know & don't: twz.com/air/ukraine-wi…

KC-46’s Refueling Boom “Nozzle Binding” Issues Are Costing The USAF Tens Of Millions In Damage The KC-46 continues to expand its role, but its many unresolved issues vex the fleet, with stiff boom and other maladies causing problems. Story: twz.com/air/kc-46s-ref…