United Airlines has unveiled a new special livery named “Stars and Stripes” to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States’ independence and announced a significant milestone for its Military Pilot Program, an initiative designed to recruit aviators transitioning from the U.S. Armed Forces.

After years of development, NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) experimental aircraft made its first flight today.

A US Air Force aircraft carrying Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth was forced to make an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom on Wednesday after a crack appeared in the cockpit windshield, according to a statement from the Pentagon.

The U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 30 (VX-30), known as the “Bloodhounds,” is equipping its C-130T Hercules tanker/transport aircraft with Starlink satellite connectivity to enhance its role in long-range missile and weapons testing in the Pacific. The addition of SpaceX’s satellite-based internet service underscores the increasing importance of commercial space technologies—like Starlink and its government-oriented variant, Starshield—to U.S. military operations.