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Lieutenant General Joshua Rudd, appointed in December by President Donald Trump to head the National Security Agency (NSA), begins his [...]

French penetration testing specialist Synacktiv has plans to step on [...]

The U.S. Army’s MV-75 tiltrotor is advancing rapidly toward the delivery to operational units, now expected well before the original plans. The U.S. Army’s next-generation tiltrotor assault aircraft, the Bell MV-75, is rapidly transitioning from concept and prototype into an accelerated fielding path. We previously reported here at The Aviationist in October 2025 on the […]

Cracks have yet to appear in Iran's repressive regime, even as it faces threats of US strikes. This is the crux of reports being sent back to France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency about the situation on the ground. These reports remain [...]

Lockheed Martin, parent of Sikorsky, marked the milestone with a ceremony as the aircraft, also known as the ‘Romeo’, was handed over to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 41 (HSM-41). Twenty years after entering initial service with the U.S. Navy, the MH-60R ‘Romeo’ – the latest and current generation of the Seahawk family – has surpassed […]

Six pre-owned B-767s will be converted by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) into aerial refuellers, as the IAF’s older Russian Il-78MKIs experience availability issues. The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has granted an Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for acquiring six Boeing B-767 airliners to be converted into aerial refuellers by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), reports on […]

President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, relaunched with renewed vigour since the start of the year, appears on the surface to be a relentless crusade. The rising number of graft convictions seems to be reaffirming the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) determination [...]

A dispute between French tax authorities and Air Attack Technologies, a specialist in ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) operations based [...]

Angolan businesswoman Sandra Bendler, who is the wife of embattled former Paris CIA Station Chief Dale Bendler, has set up [...]

London/Manila - Hanuman partners still on Sulu case despite major legal defeatLegal dispute funder Therium Capital Management is licking its [...]

 

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 Before we get to the news about this thing let me express my biggest fear.  The US Army, especially its light infantry/airborne/air assault, will compete with Marine Corps units for room aboard Navy amphibious ships.  The USMC has tilted so hard to sea denial that we've left a glaring hole for them to assume the assault mission.  Hell our OWN LEADERSHIP has practically declared assault from the sea to be dead.

via Defense News

The U.S. Army will field the long-anticipated Bell MV-75 tiltrotor aircraft this year ahead of its former schedule, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George announced at the Army’s Senior Leader Sitrep town hall meeting that premiered online today.

The Bell MV-75, previously designated the Bell V-280 Valor, promises greater maneuverability in the air than traditional helicopters. The aircraft was previously slated for delivery between 2031 and 2032, but George announced during the town hall that production has been accelerated.

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This is the second gen tilt rotor.  I expect it to have better performance overall than the V-22 especially in terms of maintenance even though it will be brand new.

The US Army is drinking our kool aide and our leadership in trying to predict a narrow future are quickly making us irrelevant.

We need to course correct now or the Marine Corps will only exist as a ceremonial unit with 8th&I, the band and maybe embassy duty.

The budget cutters will eventually arrive and right now we can't justify our mission.

Germany has announced the acquisition of eight MQ-9B SeaGuardians through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency, with deliveries to start in 2028. The German government has announced that it will acquire eight MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), together with four Certifiable Ground Control Stations. The procurement will be made by the Federal Office of […]

The MK54 MOD 2 is an advancement over the MK54 MOD 0 and MOD 1, with a more advanced and lethal warhead, and enhanced target tracking and classification system. Northrop Grumman announced on Jan. 12, 2026, that it has received a $233 million U.S. Navy contract to manufacture and deliver the new MK54 MOD 2 […]

The U.S. Navy demonstrated the manned-unmanned teaming capabilities of BQM-177s using Shield AI’s Hivemind software in a simulated CCA air combat scenario. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced on Jan. 12, 2026, that the U.S. Navy completed a second successful demonstration of the BQM-177A subsonic aerial target equipped with Shield AI’s Hivemind software in […]

Thanks to official imagery slowly trickling out, and new sightings by UK aviation enthusiasts, we now know some more about the assets involved in the seizure of the Bella 1/Marinera. We immediately became aware, as the operation to seize the Marinera, or Bella 1, oil tanker got underway, that the helicopter of choice for the […]

Bell, M1 and Lockheed Martin have been selected for the next phase of the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next competition. Let’s see what each proposal brings to the competition. Bell Textron announced on Jan. 5, 2026, that it has been selected to advance to the next phase of the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next competition, […]

Three Tu-143 high-speed reconnaissance drones have been photographed during ongoing Lebanese Army operations against Hezbollah. On Sep. 23, 2024, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported the existence of converted Soviet-era jet-powered reconnaissance drones in the arsenal of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group, calling it the DR-3, discovered during strikes across Lebanon. More than a year later, […]

Lockheed Martin said it set a record delivering 191 F-35 Lightning II jets in 2025, clearing backlog deliveries in the process, with a global fleet that now counts 1,300 aircraft. Lockheed Martin announced that it has delivered a total of 191 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets in 2025, setting a new record that surpassed the […]