Nick ✈︎ retweeted
🇺🇸 Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle received a tour of several sites around NAS Patuxent River during his visit on Oct. 28, 2026, including a briefing of the Navy's Blackbeard air-launched, long-range hypersonic strike missile. An inert variant of the Blackbeard used for captive-carry flight tests is seen here under the starboard wing of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23.
(📸/U.S. Navy)
Nick ✈︎ retweeted
The Air Force has divested its 3 A-29s after determining they didn't meet their intended use at Edwards, and now the Test Pilot School is looking elsewhere for possible spin and mission systems test aircraft
aviationweek.com/defense/bud…
Nick ✈︎ retweeted
BREAKING: New footage captures the aircraft crash in Greenacres, Florida.
Preliminary information suggests the aircraft that crashed is a business jet.
Nick ✈︎ retweeted
U.S. Army’s HADES Prototype Completes First Flight
The U.S. Army announced that the HADES Prototype 1 made its first flight on Sept. 11, marking a major milestone in the transition from the turboprop ISR fleet to the new high-altitude business jet-based aircraft.
Story: theaviationist.com/2026/10/3…
Nick ✈︎ retweeted
NASA has boosted funding to Northrop Grumman to support the agency’s SkyRange program and extend the use of the RQ-4A #GlobalHawk aircraft given strong demand for the activities.
aviationweek.com/aerospace/e…
@NASA @northropgrumman
Nick ✈︎ retweeted
BREAKING: Italian Air Force CH-47 Chinook on EU peacekeeping mission crashes in Bosnia
Nick ✈︎ retweeted
A rare treat landed outside of Edwards AFB. The @NASA X-59 Quesst built by @LockheedMartin. Very different from anything I’ve ever seen.
Nick ✈︎ retweeted
MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopters Get Second Life With U.S. Army
The U.S. Navy has transferred to the Army four MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters it was retiring, in a move expected to save more than $70 million in procurement costs.
Story: theaviationist.com/2026/10/2…
Nick ✈︎ retweeted
Replying to @just__dave__ @thenewarea51
Sorry we're late to the party. How are these?
Nick ✈︎ retweeted
Tacamo Tuesday. U.S. Navy E-6B 164407 assigned to VQ-3 squadron "Ironmen" based at Tinker AFB on the go earlier today as Iron91.
Nick ✈︎ retweeted
Castelion to Begin Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile Integration on USAF F-16s
As part of its work with the Air Force Research Laboratory, Castelion will now expand the Blackbeard integration effort to the F-16, adding a U.S. Air Force fighter to a program already advancing toward Navy service.
Story: theaviationist.com/2026/10/2…
Nick ✈︎ retweeted
Opportunity to see V-22 from VMM-161 at KLWC. couldn't resist contributing to their Gedunk fund





























