Australia’s E-7A Wedgetail completes 45 NATO missions supporting Ukraine effort
Australia has announced that its E-7A Wedgetail military surveillance aircraft conducted 45 missions near Ukraine over the past…
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Netherlands joins USAF CCA program to boost unmanned combat aviation
The Netherlands has joined the United States Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, marking a new step…
Hawker Hunter crashes off California coast, pilot rescued with serious injuries
A vintage Hawker Hunter jet operated by Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Big Sur,…
L3Harris, IAI pitch ‘Blue Sky Warden’ for Israel’s light-attack aircraft bid
L3Harris Technologies and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly pursue Israel’s…
UK delays Watchkeeper drone retirement as Corvus program advances
The United Kingdom will keep its Watchkeeper WK450 drones in service until at least March 2027, two years…
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s flight diverted to UK after cockpit windscreen crack
A US Air Force Boeing C-32 transport aircraft carrying Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made an unscheduled landing…
Germany expands Eurofighter Typhoon fleet with order for 20 jets from Airbus
Germany has signed a contract with Airbus for 20 additional Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft as part of its effort…
Belgium reaffirms full F-16 delivery to Ukraine as F-35 rollout begins
Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken has confirmed that all the F-16 fighter jets pledged by Belgium to Ukraine…
Kratos unveils Ragnarök low-cost cruise missile designed for mass production
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has unveiled the Ragnarök Low-Cost Cruise Missile (LCCM), a new system the company…
Saab expands work on Sweden’s Future Combat Aviation Concept under new FMV order
Saab has received an order worth approximately SEK 2.6 billion ($238 million) from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration…
France considers counter-drone and AI upgrades for Mirage 2000D RMV
The French Air and Space Force (Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace, AAE) is exploring further upgrades for…
Boeing reveals CxR tiltrotor drone concept to team with Apache, Chinook
Boeing is advancing its vision for a new class of unmanned tiltrotor aircraft designed to operate alongside crewed…
Sikorsky turns the Black Hawk into a fully autonomous cargo drone
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has unveiled the S-70UAS U-Hawk, a fully autonomous variant of the UH-60 Black…
Belgium secures F-35 engine industrial deal with Safran and Pratt & Whitney
Alongside the arrival of Belgium’s first F-35A Lightning II fighters at Florennes Air Base, the Belgian government has…
Belgium receives first F-35A fighters at Florennes Air Base
Belgium will officially welcome its first F-35A Lightning II fighters on October 13, 2025, marking what the Belgian…
French Navy frigate intercepts supersonic threat with MBDA’s Aster 30 missile
The French Navy has announced that its air defense frigate Alsace has successfully intercepted a supersonic target launched…
Airbus and Turgis Gaillard join forces on Foudre long-range launcher
Turgis Gaillard has signed a cooperation agreement with Airbus Defence and Space to integrate Airbus’s European Fire Control…
Dassault Aviation completes 300th Rafale jet as backlog swells and output rises
Dassault Aviation has completed the 300th Rafale, marking a new milestone for France’s flagship multirole fighter at a…