US Navy surface drone rescues downed Apache crew off Oman in apparent first
Two US Army crew members were rescued after their AH-64 Apache attack helicopter went down off the coast…
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RAAF C-27J Spartan deploys to Cook Islands for Pacific surveillance mission
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-27J Spartan conducted aerial surveillance missions over waters near the Cook Islands…
German industry readies Team Gen 6 fighter plan after FCAS collapse
Eight German aerospace and defense companies are preparing to launch a new industrial alliance to support the development…
Safran to invest nearly €50M in new German defense equipment facility
Safran Electronics & Defense will invest nearly €50 million ($57 million) in a new defense equipment facility in Ludwigsburg, Germany,…
Germany, France abandon joint FCAS fighter after industry deadlock
Germany has formally ended the joint manned fighter component of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, with…
The logistics of keeping Australia’s eight C-17A Globemasters in the air
Australia’s fleet of eight Boeing C-17A Globemaster III aircraft is the backbone of the country’s strategic airlift capability. …
Thales UK RapidDestroyer radio frequency weapon defeats 80 drones in new trial
Thales UK has carried out a new round of trials of RapidDestroyer, a radio frequency directed energy weapon designed…
French Rafale fighter shoots down drone over Latvia in NATO mission
NATO Baltic Air Policing fighters shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace on June 8, 2026, after…
Safran invests €120M to triple output of GPS-independent navigation sensors
French multinational aerospace, defense, and security corporation Safran has unveiled plans to invest €120 million into the expansion…
France fires MICA NG missile from Rafale at supersonic speed
In a step towards qualifying the MICA NG air-to-air missile, France has carried out the first firing of the next-generation weapon from a Dassault…
Leonardo orders jump 31% as fighters, AW149 lift Q1 2026 results
Italian aerospace and defense group Leonardo has reported a 31% year-over-year jump in first-quarter 2026 new orders to €9 billion (about $10.6 billion),…
US Marines retire AV-8B Harrier as Spain takes five jets for spares
The US Marine Corps flew its final AV-8B Harrier II on June 3, 2026, concluding more than four decades of…
Australian and Japanese aircraft share battlefield data in Pacific ISR exercise
Australian and Japanese military aircraft linked up over the Pacific Ocean in May 2026 during a joint exercise…
Sweden says Brazil could order 20 more Gripen fighters
Brazil could place a follow-on order for around 20 additional Saab Gripen fighters, Sweden indicated on June 4,…
Swiss lawmakers question F-5, F/A-18 retirements amid F-35 delays
Switzerland may be forced to keep its decades-old Swiss Air Force F-5 Tiger and F/A-18 Hornet flying past their planned…
Australia and the US sign agreement to deepen military space cooperation
Australia and the United States have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to strengthen their collaboration in military…
Lockheed fires JAGM from containerized launcher in first drone intercept
Lockheed Martin says it has intercepted a Group 3 one-way attack drone for the first time using a…
Three Royal Navy personnel killed in Devon helicopter crash during training
A Royal Navy helicopter has crashed into a field near Okehampton, Devon, with emergency services responding and an…