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20 April

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Rare Overhead Look at B-21 Raider Emerges During Mid-Air Refueling

For the first time, America’s next-generation stealth bomber has been captured in a full overhead view while in flight.

20 April

Christine Casimiro

Pratt & Whitney Engine Powers Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A CCA Drone

Pratt & Whitney has supplied the engine for Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue drone, pitched for the US Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

20 April

Lockheed Martin’s GPS III SV08 will join the US Space Force’s operational GPS constellation in orbit.

Jodesz Gavilan

Lockheed Wins $105M US Space Force GPS Ground Control Upgrade

Lockheed Martin has secured a $105-million US Space Force contract to sustain and upgrade its Global Positioning System (GPS) ground control network.

20 April

US Marines and Philippine contractors load a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement onto a barge in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines in support of Exercise Balikatan 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

US Begins Philippines War Games in Thick of Middle East Conflict

Thousands of American and Philippine troops, joined for the first time by a significant contingent of Japanese forces, began annual military exercises Monday set against the backdrop of the Middle East war.

20 April

Iranian children stand behind an anti-US and anti-Israeli banner depicting portraits of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tehran, Iran

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Not Planning to Attend Talks With US in Pakistan

Iran is not currently planning to attend talks with the US, state media said, after President Donald Trump ordered US negotiators to travel to Pakistan.

20 April

USS Spruance intercepts Iranian-flagged cargo vessel Touska.

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Military Vows to ‘Soon Respond’ After US Destroyer Hits Cargo Ship

Iran's military has vowed to respond after a US destroyer fired on an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman that tried to evade a US naval blockade.

18 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Boeing Sees Jump in Defense Business From Middle East War

The Middle East war has so far boosted Boeing's defense business and hasn't impacted deliveries to airline customers confronting high jet fuel prices, the company's CEO said.

17 April