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Thai F-16 confirmed shot down by credible SEA sources. The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has refuted Cambodian media reports claiming that an F-16 aircraft had been shot down on Thursday. It confirmed that the aircraft returned safely after conducting a bombing mission on a Cambodian brigade...

Apparently Sig messed up real bad. Hoping here that some sensible figure leverage on this to push back the whole M7 pony. View: https://x.com/tangopapadelta/status/1947760579202236679 View: https://x.com/HardPass4/status/1948153303772119374

https://www.tamiya.com/english/pressrelease/20250722/index.html

Hasn’t it previously been rumoured that it’s this aircraft they keep losing money on during development. https://breakingdefense.com/2025/07/lockheed-records-1-6b-in-losses-mostly-linked-to-continued-strife-on-classified-aero-program/

well i have just come back from Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 at RAF Fairford (501st Combat Support Wing ) and one gem highlight of this years show is appearance of Egyptian Air Force Antonov AN74T-200A so here are my photos of it on arrival, and on static cheers

https://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/news/defence-re-visits-jp9102 Some more background: https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2023-04-03/lockheed-martin-deliver-defence-satellite-communication-system...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cql0n9dp7xwo https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/britains-lindsey-oil-refinery-close-after-no-buyer-found-2025-07-21/ https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2025/07/lindsey-oil-refinery-joins-grangemouth-on-scrapheap/

A BAF F-7BGI (Chengdu J-7 export variant) on a training mission crashed into a school campus in Bangladesh's capital just over four hours ago. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75rprqwr67o :(

https://patents.google.com/patent/US11072423B1/en

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15904336

Funny that the Germans flew the YFQ-42 / XQ-58 configuration already 20y ago: EADS Barracuda

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/07/french-navys-first-new-offshore-patrol-vessel-breaks-cover/ View: https://youtu.be/d9a_-9JN1HY

Parade training base outside of Beijing

UK’S PIONEERING COMBAT AIR FLYING DEMONSTRATOR REVEALED Industry partners, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and MBDA UK, together with the Ministry of Defence, have revealed the design of the UK’s flagship Combat Air Flying Demonstrator, as the aircraft reaches a major milestone, with two thirds of its...

https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/exclusive-russia-develops-new-assault-tank-armed-with-152mm-howitzer-to-maximize-firepower-against-fortified-targets With tanks being used as assault guns, it’s no surprise that we’re seeing a return of the WWII concept, albeit with a 60 degree...

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/07/france-unveils-its-defense-strategy-for-the-arctic/

Live Update From the Liveblog of Saturday, July 12, 2025 Israeli jet malfunctioned above Iran, narrowly averted emergency landing amid war — report Today, 11:04 pm An Israeli fighter jet approaching Tehran amid the 12-day war with Iran last month suffered a fuel tank malfunction that almost...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsYaNM8GAhw

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT6qT9ig9Ws View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb8XdQWkMHQ View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEwkztDzYgc https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/10/israel-hamas-war-gaza-hostages-houthi-rebels-latest-news/...

We’ll start with this story. Big step up. https://www.newsweek.com/japan-military-shootdown-authorization-china-drone-airspace-intrusion-2095346