Russia delivers third Su-35S fighter batch of 2026
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said on August 27, 2026, that it had delivered a batch of new…
Five drones crossed Moldovan airspace hours before Independence Day parade
Moldova’s National Army recorded five unauthorized drone flights through national airspace during the early hours of August 27, 2026,…
Italy says reported €3B Ukraine air defense package not approved
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said that a reported 13th package of military assistance for Ukraine had not been adopted…
Dassault goes it alone on Rafale F5, eyes exports from 2035
Dassault Aviation is developing the Rafale F5 standard without a foreign co-development partner and does not expect to…
Spain backs at least seven Airbus A330 MRTTs, with four bound for Poland
Spain has authorized a seven-year framework agreement for the joint acquisition of at least seven Airbus A330 Multi…
US Army special operations Black Hawk comes down near Denver, crew unhurt
A US Army MH-60 Black Hawk assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment came down during a…
Bangladesh drafts agreement for Chinese fighters, Turkish attack helicopters
A Bangladeshi government committee has prepared draft documents for negotiations over two planned acquisitions: Chinese J-10CE multirole fighters…
US Air Force C-17 carried CIA director on secret Moscow trip
A United States Air Force (USAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster III was tracked flying from Riga International Airport (RIX)…
Romania records 25 drone incursions in 2026, nearly triple 2025 total
Romania recorded 25 unauthorized drone incursions into national airspace or territorial waters during 2026, against nine in the…
Montreal airport worker dies after being hit by aircraft
A worker was seriously injured after being struck by an aircraft on the apron at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport…
Saab renews Canadian Gripen production pitch as orders mount
Saab has given Canada a detailed plan for domestic Gripen E production, as Ottawa continues reviewing the size…
ICEYE sets up India arm, plans local radar satellite production
Finnish synthetic aperture radar (SAR) operator ICEYE announced on August 24, 2026, that it has formally established ICEYE…
Bulgaria neutralizes GPS jammer that suppressed Sofia Airport signals
Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (DANS) said it located and neutralized a powerful jammer that was suppressing…
Archer and AEG plan downtown Los Angeles vertiport at L.A. LIVE
Archer Aviation and AEG announced on August 24, 2026, that they will develop a vertiport at L.A. LIVE,…
Indonesian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 runs off runway at Makassar airport
An Indonesian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 fighter left the paved surface of runway 13 at Sultan Hasanuddin International…
US Navy reveals long-range AIM-424 Malice missile that fits inside an F-35C
The US Navy published official specifications for the AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM) on August 22, 2026,…
UK military helicopter fleet sheds 27 aircraft in one year
The UK’s rotary-wing military aircraft inventory fell to 249 platforms as of April 1, 2026, down 27 from one year earlier, according to annual statistics published…
Russian Il-20 suspected of flying nearly 9 km into Finnish airspace
Finland’s Ministry of Defense suspects a Russian aircraft of violating Finnish airspace over the western Gulf of Finland…