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An F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 87, lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Caribbean Sea. U.S. Navy photo.
Rather than prescribing a single aircraft design, the Navy said it is interested in concepts capable of supporting carrier air wing missions as dedicated single-role platforms...
Aug. 7, 2026
NASA image
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) refers to a technique for producing fine-resolution images from a resolution-limited radar system. It requires that the radar be moving in a straight line, either on an airplane or, as in the case of NISAR, orbiting in space. NASA image.
Aug. 7, 2026
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tyler Harstad.
U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, assigned to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 115, takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tyler Harstad.
July 30, 2026
Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) sits in a partially flooded Dry Dock 2 as it prepares to undock at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF). U.S. Navy photo by Mike Wilson.
July 27, 2026
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July 22, 2026
CoAspire
CoAspire's RAACM Missile is undergoing test flights for multiple programs, including FAMM.
July 16, 2026
U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Lewis
A quantum computer at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Information Directorate in Rome, N.Y., is used to conduct experiments aimed at improving quantum computing and networking. AFRL aims to unify electronic warfare and kinetic assets into an optimized framework. U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Lewis.
July 6, 2026
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July 2, 2026
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Post
A defender in the 90th Security Forces Group poses as a protester during a 90th Missile Wing readiness exercise at Kilo-01 Missile Alert Facility near Dix, Neb. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Post
June 30, 2026

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