The War Zone
• Tyler Rogoway
An F-35 crashed in the Nevada Test and Training Range north of Las Vegas earlier today; the pilot safely ejected and was reported alive. The aircraft went down inside the military test area, and officials have not yet released details on cause or damage.
Bloomberg
• Anthony Capaccio
By Bloomberg: The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrived at a port in Crete on Monday after it had to leave the Middle East — and the war against Iran — when a fire broke out in its laundry area.
AINonline
• Charlotte Bailey
By AINonline: Two U.S. ‘Compass Call’ aircraft make first landing at UK’s RAF Mildenhall.
Vertical Mag
By Vertical Mag: The companies aim to deliver a persistent airborne defense solution designed to protect critical infrastructure and strategic assets from rapidly evolving drone threats.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Canada is expected to join the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) as an observer, a move that will grant Ottawa access to one of the most advanced.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman
By The War Zone: Retired Air Force Col. Troy Pananon offers candid insights into the strain a fight with China would put on the tanker fleet.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Shanghai-based MizarVision has been publicly posting satellite imagery of American military movements throughout Operation Epic Fury, including locations of F-22 fighters, command and control aircraft, and aircraft carrier strike groups – with some sites subsequently targeted by Iranian retaliation.
Vertical Mag
By Vertical Mag: In late 2025, the German Armed Forces completed customer acceptance and qualification of CAE Prodigy as part of upgrades to their CH-53GS full-motion helicopter simulators.
Washington Post
• Alex Horton, Andrew Ba Tran
