Month September 2025

P 61 Black Widow – Unlike Anything America Had Ever Built

The Northrop P-61 Black Widow is a twin-engine United States Army Air Forces fighter aircraft of World War II. It was the first operational U.S. warplane designed specifically as a night fighter. Named for the North American spider Latrodectus mactans, it…

MQ-9B SkyGuardian Flies for First Time in Belgium

Following its arrival in August at Florennes Air Base, the first of four MQ-9B SkyGuardians ordered by Belgian Defence from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) made its maiden flight in Belgium on September 23. “This event ushers in a…