Boeing Awarded $2.47 Billion Contract for 15 More KC-46A Pegasus Tankers

The U.S. Air Force currently operates 96 KC-46A refuelers, which Boeing is also upgrading with new hardware and software. Boeing announced on Nov. 26, 2025, the award of a new…

Meteor BVR Missile Tested for the First Time by Brazilian Gripen E

Two Meteor live-fire tests were conducted as part of the BVR-X Technical Exercise in the Natal region. The Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira – FAB) announced a major milestone…

Turkey’s Kizilelma UCAV Shoots Down Target Drone with Gökdoğan Air-to-Air Missile

With the live AAM test, the Kizilelma is now the first UCAV to launch a radar-guided air-to-air missile. Turkey’s Kizilelma UCAV ha conducted a live-fire test of the Gökdoğan BVR…

Mission Complete: HMS Prince of Wales Returns Home from Indo-Pacific Deployment

After a mammoth voyage travelling as far as Australia and Japan, HMS Prince of Wales and its carrier strike group have safely returned home to the UK. Their arrival home…

Portland ANGB’s 142nd Wing Receives Eighth F-15EX Eagle II As Boeing Strike Ends

The Air Force's 15th F-15EX could be the first delivered to after the three-month strike at the St. Louis plant impacted production of the Eagle II and the F/A-18 Super…

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Boeing Awarded $2.47 Billion Contract for 15 More KC-46A Pegasus Tankers

The U.S. Air Force currently operates 96 KC-46A refuelers, which Boeing is…

Meteor BVR Missile Tested for the First Time by Brazilian Gripen E

Two Meteor live-fire tests were conducted as part of the BVR-X Technical…

Turkey’s Kizilelma UCAV Shoots Down Target Drone with Gökdoğan Air-to-Air Missile

With the live AAM test, the Kizilelma is now the first UCAV…

Mission Complete: HMS Prince of Wales Returns Home from Indo-Pacific Deployment

After a mammoth voyage travelling as far as Australia and Japan, HMS…

Portland ANGB’s 142nd Wing Receives Eighth F-15EX Eagle II As Boeing Strike Ends

The Air Force's 15th F-15EX could be the first delivered to after…

U.S. Air Force’s T-38 Inducted at Navy’s FRCSE for Overhaul and Repair Program

As part of the Talon Repair, Inspection and Maintenance program, T-38s will…

Swedish Gripens Shadow Missile-Carrying Tu-22M3 Backfire Bombers over Baltic Sea

The Swedish Air Force identified multiple Tu-22M3 bombers operating with Sukhoi fighter…

Poland Signs $500 Million Contract for AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM Missiles

Following a Foreign Military Sale approval for 400 AIM-120D-3 missiles in April,…

Military Aviation

Moody AFB’s 23rd Wing Completes Exercise Mosaic Tiger 26-1

Mosaic Tiger was used as a distributed operations stress test to simulate…

Egypt Receives More Rafales from Dassault

Photos show that deliveries of Rafales to the Egyptian Air Force resumed,…

UK MoD Confirms F-35B Rolling Landings Still in Future Plans

Following reports about the cancellation of a landing aid for the SRVL…

Misawa BTF’s B-1Bs Continue Exercises While B-52s Conclude BTF Europe 26-1

B-1B Lancer bombers deployed to Japan’s Misawa AB continue exercises with regional…

Drones

Turkey’s Kizilelma UCAV Shoots Down Target Drone with Gökdoğan Air-to-Air Missile

With the live AAM test, the Kizilelma is now the first UCAV…

Japan Tests Subaru’s Drones in MUM-T and Autonomous Flight Trials

The Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics Agency said it tested remote operation of…

U.S. Army AH-64E V6 Apaches Validated in Massive Counter-Drone Drill

Operation Flyswatter tested the AH-64E Version 6 Apache for its networked, data…

Kizilelma UCAV Flies with Gökdoğan Air-to-Air Missiles

The Kizilema has been testing an AESA radar for a while, while…

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

Automatic Terrain Awareness and Warning System Certified on USMC F/A-18s

The U.S. Marine Corps will field the ATAWS on its F/A-18 Legacy…

IAF LCA Tejas Crashes at Dubai Air Show, Pilot Killed

This is the second crash of the LCA Tejas, with the first…

Russian Spy Ship Yantar Points Laser at RAF P-8 Poseidon on the Edge of UK Waters

The UK Defense Secretary said the Russian ship pointed lasers at a…

Troubled Areas

Ukrainian Pilot Touts Mirage 2000’s Effectiveness in Combat

Operating out of forward bases and armed only with Magic 2 missiles,…

Ukrainian Strike on Beriev Plant Destroys Russian Laser and AEW Testbeds

Two ultra-rare Russian aircraft have been destroyed in an attack on aircraft…

F-35s Paved the Way for Strike Package During Operation Midnight Hammer

The U.S. Air Force disclosed for the first time that the F-35s…

Russia’s Unique Tu-134A-4 “Black Pearl” Intercepted Over the Baltic

For the first time in five years, Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons…

Weapons

Poland Signs $500 Million Contract for AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM Missiles

Following a Foreign Military Sale approval for 400 AIM-120D-3 missiles in April,…

DragonFire Laser Weapon Engages High Speed Drones in Latest Test

The DragonFire system successfully shot down drones travelling at up to 650km/h…

First Look At France’s New Nuclear Missile: ASMPA-R Enters French Naval Service

The newest generation of France's home grown ASMP nuclear cruise missile has…

F-35 Conducts B61-12 Stockpile Flight Tests

The F-35 Lightning II was used in August 2025 to successfully evaluate…