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Ukraine’s Lava Regiment Expands Deep-Reach Drone Ops Behind Front Lines
The Kyiv Post profiles Ukraine’s Lava Unmanned Systems Regiment near Kharkiv, showing how Leleka reconnaissance drones work in tandem with Bulava loitering munitions and relay M2R drones for deep-rear reconnaissance, artillery correction, and strikes behind Russian lines from an underground command post with autonomous evasive tech and 24/7 monitoring against countermeasures.
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Idaho air show midair crash prompts safety review after four eject
Two U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers collided midair during the Gunfighter Skies show at Mountain Home AFB in Idaho; all four crew members ejected and parachuted to safety, with one non-life-threatening injury. The crash is under investigation, with early analysis suggesting pilot error in a formation maneuver.
Growler Demo Teams Eject Safely After Idaho Midair Collision
Four aircrew members safely ejected after two EA-18G Growlers from the VAQ-129 Demo Team collided during a Gunfighter Skies demonstration near Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; emergency responders arrived, and the incident is under investigation with the aviators being evaluated by medical personnel.
Four Navy Crewmembers Eject Safely After Midair Growler Collision at Idaho Air Show
Four crewmembers aboard EA-18G Growlers from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island survived a midair collision during the Mountain Home air show in Idaho as both jets crashed and exploded; all crew ejected safely, with one sustaining non-life-threatening injuries and others unharmed. The air show was canceled and the incident is under investigation, with wind gusts reported at the site.
Mid-air collision at Idaho air show: Navy jets eject, crews in stable condition
Two US Navy EA-18G jets collided during a Gunfighter Skies demonstration near Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho; the four aircrew ejected safely and are in stable condition, a fire erupted, the base briefly locked down, and the remainder of the air show was canceled as investigators begin probing the incident.
Idaho air show collision leaves four crew ejecting safely from Navy jets
Two U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers collided during a Mountain Home AFB air show in Idaho; all four crew members ejected safely and are being evaluated by medical staff. The base was secured as investigators assess what happened; no injuries on the ground were reported.
Two Navy jets collide at Idaho air show; crew eject safely and base lockdown begins
Two US Navy EA-18G Growlers collided during a Mountain Home air show in western Idaho; all four crew members safely ejected and are being evaluated, the base was locked down, the air show was canceled, and investigators are looking into the incident.
Midair collision at Idaho air show prompts lockdown and investigation
Two US Navy EA-18G jets collided during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home AFB in Idaho, crashing to the ground as four aircrew ejected safely and are being evaluated. The base enacted a lockdown and an investigation is underway, with the air show subsequently canceled.
Space Force taps Northrop Grumman for anti-jam satellite prototype
The Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $398 million contract to build an Enhanced PTS-P prototype satellite to validate anti-jam and cyber-resilient Protected Military Satellite Communications, using the ESPAStar-HP bus; launch is scheduled no earlier than 2030 and the demonstrations will inform future protected-satcom procurements.
When a MiG-25 Fired on the SR-71—and the Missile May Have Locked Back on Its Firing Jet
A Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat reportedly fired an AA-6 air-to-air missile at a U.S. SR-71 Blackbird near Vladivostok, but the Blackbird’s Defensive Electronic Gear allegedly interrupted the lock. Some accounts suggest the missile may have locked back onto the MiG-25 that fired it, illustrating the dangerous and fast-paced cat-and-mouse dynamic of Cold War high-speed interception. The piece also recalls Viktor Belenko’s 1976 defection and the Soviet goal of shooting down the SR-71 as the “holy grail,” while noting the MiG-25’s limitations at high speed and altitude.
Israel to mass-produce FPV suicide drones to bolster frontline arsenals
Israel says it is building a factory to produce thousands of first-person-view (FPV) suicide drones for use across theaters of war, aiming to start at about 1,000 drones per month this July and scale to tens of thousands, with indigenous components to avoid Chinese parts. The move follows Hezbollah’s growing FPV attacks in southern Lebanon and comes amid broader global adoption of FPV drones and development of countermeasures like nets and active-protection systems; critics say Israel has been slow to defend against the threat.