Belgium orders five Cessna SkyCourier aircraft for special operations
Belgium has ordered five Cessna SkyCourier turboprops for its Special Operations Forces, becoming the first military customer for the twin-engine…
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US Army launches Anduril Altius 700 drone from Apache for the first time
The US Army has for the first time launched a drone from an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter, firing…
Australia’s JORN radar set to power Canada’s Arctic defense ambitions
Australia’s Jindalee Operational Radar Network is set to help Canada build the biggest and most advanced over-the-horizon radar…
France plans to boost drone production by 400%: reports
France plans to significantly expand its stockpiles of bombs, missiles and drones, according to digital news outlet POLITICO,…
US special forces rescue second F-15E airman, two C-130s destroyed on ground
US special forces managed to rescue a second airman which had been stranded in Iran since April 3,…
US rescues one airman after F-15E shot down over Iran, search continues for second
Unverified images circulating on social media on April 3, 2026, appear to show the wreckage of a US…
US sends EA-37B Compass Call into Iran fight in first known combat deployment
The US military has introduced a potent new weapon into the Iran fight with the deployment of the…
UK and France launch study for Meteor air-to-air missile successor
The United Kingdom and France have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct a joint study into a…
France to finance Rafale F5 alone after UAE co-funding talks collapsed
France will shoulder the full development cost of the Rafale F5 after a co-financing partnership with the United…
Pentagon signs seven-year deal with Boeing to triple PAC-3 seeker output
The Pentagon has signed a seven-year framework agreement with Boeing to triple the production of seekers for the…
Russian An-26 military transport crashes in Crimea, killing all 29 on board
A Russian military transport aircraft crashed in occupied Crimea on March 31, killing all 29 people on board, according to…
Pilot ejects safely as US Air Force F-35 crashes in Nevada
A pilot ejected safely from a US Air Force F-35 after reporting trouble maneuvering before the jet crashed…
Poland rules out Patriot redeployment after US request reported
The United States has informally asked Poland to consider redeploying one of its two Patriot air defense batteries…
Embraer KC-390 Millennium showcases cold weather operations in Sweden
Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium demonstrator has completed short takeoff and landing operations at Sweden’s Vidsel Test Range as part of the…
Rheinmetall and Boeing Australia formalize MQ-28 Ghost Bat bid
Germany’s interest in acquiring the MQ-28 Ghost Bat has moved from diplomatic signals to a formal industrial partnership in a…
Ukraine’s private air defense scores first drone kills over Kharkiv
Ukraine’s experimental effort to bring private industry into air defense appears to have reached operational use, with one…
Pilatus to provide 12 PC-24s to Indonesian Ministry of Defense contractor
Switzerland’s Pilatus has formed an agreement with Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) to provide 12 PC-24 aircraft to…
Spain risks Trump’s wrath as it shuts airspace to US warplanes used in Iran
Spain has closed its airspace to United States (US) military aircraft involved in the war in Iran, according…