The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is one step closer to flying the C-130J Super Hercules—one of its workhorse tactical airlift and transport aircraft—with zero human input.

Merlin Labs has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its C-130J autonomy programme in collaboration with the US USSOCOM.

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This is the first time an F-35 has shot down a manned fighter jet. We will probably get more details throughout the day, but on Mar. 4, 2026, the Israeli ...

Israel said one of its F-35 fighter jets, known as an Adir, had downed another crewed plane over Tehran, the Iranian capital. Iran did not immediately comment.

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Before the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Washington assembled its largest force and some of its most powerful weaponry in the Middle East in decades.