GE wins US Air Force contract tied to medium-thrust autonomous aircraft engine
GE Aerospace has received a US Air Force contract to complete the preliminary design review of the GE426…
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NATO fighter downs drone over Estonia in second Baltic incursion in 48 hours
One of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing fighter jets shot down an intruding drone over Lake Võrtsjärv in southern…
Indonesia formally receives A400M airlifter, Rafale and Falcon jets in Jakarta
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has presided over a defense handover ceremony at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in Jakarta on May 18, 2026,…
RAF Typhoons fitted with APKWS rockets to counter drones in Middle East
British Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons have been equipped with new Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) to…
ADSTAR Summit to showcase AI-enabled air battle management training
Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group will host the Australian Defence Science, Technology and Research Summit (ADSTAR) in…
France orders 17 Saab Giraffe 1X radars to bolster air defense and counter-drone capability
France’s defense procurement agency, the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), has signed a joint contract with Saab and…
Destinus, Rheinmetall accelerate RUTA Block 3 long-range cruise missile
Swiss-Dutch defense company Destinus announced on May 18, 2026, the accelerated development of RUTA Block 3, a 2,000-kilometer…
UK jet trainer startup Aeralis enters administration as Qatari backer withdraws
Aeralis, a British startup developing a modular advanced jet trainer, entered administration on May 14, 2026, as its main…
BAE and Anduril among four defense firms on UK shortlist to build Apache wingman
BAE Systems and Anduril Industries are among four defense companies on a shortlist to develop drone designs capable…
US surveillance flights increase near Cuba as fuel runs out and tensions rise
US military intelligence-gathering flights have increased off Cuba’s coast recently as a broader pressure campaign against Havana now includes a…
Thai Air Force reviews Gripen E production in Sweden as Saab begins assembly
A delegation from the Royal Thai Air Force visited Sweden during the week of May 11-15, 2026, to…
Finland scrambles F/A-18s as drone warning closes Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Finland’s Helsinki-Vantaa Airport suspended all air traffic for three hours on Friday, May 15, 2026, after authorities issued…
South Korea to retire F-5 jets by end of 2027 as KF-21 deployment nears
South Korea is preparing to retire its aging fleet of F-5 fighter jets by the end of 2027…
Australian Defence Force supports Philippine air surveillance during Balikatan
The Australian Defence Force supported Philippine air surveillance efforts during the 41st iteration of Exercise Balikatan (April 20-May…
Malaysia condemns Norway’s revocation of NSM missile export license
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has formally protested Oslo’s decision to revoke the export license for the Naval…
Switzerland weighs scrapping Patriot order as costs could double
Switzerland is bracing for substantial cost overruns on its order of five Raytheon Patriot air defense systems, with…
Pilots eject safety as US Air Force T-38 trainer crashes in Alabama
Two US Air Force pilots ejected safely before a T-38 training jet crashed in rural Alabama on May…
UK court dismisses AMI Industries’ patent lawsuit against Martin-Baker Aircraft
A UK High Court judge has dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit brought by ejection seat manufacturer AMI Industries…