Russia warns European hosts of French nuclear-capable Rafale will become targets
Russia will add European countries hosting French nuclear-capable Rafale to its list of priority targets in a major conflict,…
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Lockheed Martin confirms Peru’s F-16 Block 70 selection after contested signing
Lockheed Martin confirmed the Government of Peru’s decision to purchase 12 new F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft, closing…
Lockheed Martin Q1 2026 profit falls as F-16 delays weigh
Lockheed Martin reported flat first-quarter 2026 sales, with stronger missile-defense and space activity offsetting softer results in aeronautics and rotary-wing…
Saab Q1 sales jump 24% organically as Gripen output heads toward 30 a year
Saab reported first-quarter 2026 results on April 23, 2026, showing organic sales growth of 23.6% and an operating…
NATO awards AWACS replacement contract to Saab and Bombardier: La Lettre
NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded the contract to replace the alliance’s aging fleet of Boeing E-3A…
Rheinmetall secures Bundeswehr order for FV-014 loitering munition
Rheinmetall has signed a framework contract with the Bundeswehr for the supply of its FV-014 loitering munition, the…
ROKAF report finds personal photo maneuver caused 2021 F-15K collision
South Korea’s Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) has held a former Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF)…
Swedish Air Force intercepts Russian Tu-22M3 bombers over Baltic Sea
The Swedish Air Force scrambled two JAS 39 Gripen fighters on April 20, 2026, to identify a formation…
Denmark signs first SAMP/T NG export contract, becomes third operator
Denmark has signed the first export contract for the SAMP/T NG long-range air and missile defense system, Thales…
US Air Force reverses course, extends A-10 Warthog to service life to 2030
United States Secretary of the Air Force Troy E. Meink announced on April 20, 2026, that the US…
US Navy demonstrates JDAM Long Range variant in 200 nautical mile test flights
The US Navy has conducted two demonstration flights of the Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM LR)…
75% fewer maintenance hours: Bell reports first results of CV-22 nacelle rework
Bell Textron said its Nacelle Improvement (NI) Program has cut maintenance hours on US Air Force Special Operations…
NH90 Block 2 study sets sights on 2040 battlefield with drone teaming
The NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA) has signed a contract with NHIndustries to conduct a two-year architecture study for the…
Bell creates Ukraine subsidiary for helicopter assembly and support
Bell Textron said on April 17, 2026, that it has formed a subsidiary in Ukraine and plans to…
US warns European allies of weapons delivery delays as Iran war strains stocks
The United States has informed several European countries that previously contracted weapons deliveries are likely to be delayed…
Australia to retire C-27J Spartan fleet, eyes commercial replacement
Australia has chosen to retire its fleet of 10 Leonardo C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft and replace them with commercial airframes, the country’s…
First image: Rafale carries laser-guided rockets to hunt Shahed drones
A French Rafale fighter has been photographed at Istres carrying a Thales-supplied laser-guided rocket pod, according to images circulating on…
Thales unveils TopStar Smart Receiver for jam-resistant navigation
Thales has launched a new compact receiver that combines positioning, navigation and timing with anti-jamming protection in a single unit, aiming the…