India Greenlights Acquisition of 114 Rafales

India will acquire 114 additional Rafales as part of the Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft program, with 96 possibly produced locally.      India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded on Feb. 12, 2026,…

Saudi Arabia to Acquire C-27J’s Maritime Patrol Aircraft Variant

The Royal Saudi Naval Force will receive four C-27Js in the new Maritime Patrol Variant, with deliveries expected to start in 2029. Leonardo has announced that it will supply four…

Dutch Defence Secretary Boldly Claims F-35 Software Could Be ‘Jailbroken’

Addressing the F-35's operational independence from the U.S. amid tensions between Europe and the Trump administration, Secretary Gijs Tuinman made the claim to Dutch radio station BNR Nieuwsradio.  The bold…

GCAP Excalibur Testbed Breaks Cover with New Fighter-Style Nose

The Boeing 757 Excalibur Flight Test Aircraft began its latest series of test flights last week sporting a brand new radome grafted onto its nose, along with new fuselage fairings. …

U.S. Air Force Integrates Open-Architecture for Mission Autonomy on CCAs

Mission autonomy software by Collins and Shield AI was integrated on the YFQ-42 and YFQ-44 CCAs by using the government-owned A-GRA architecture. The U.S. Air Force has reached a new…

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India Greenlights Acquisition of 114 Rafales

India will acquire 114 additional Rafales as part of the Multi-Role Fighter…

Saudi Arabia to Acquire C-27J’s Maritime Patrol Aircraft Variant

The Royal Saudi Naval Force will receive four C-27Js in the new…

Dutch Defence Secretary Boldly Claims F-35 Software Could Be ‘Jailbroken’

Addressing the F-35's operational independence from the U.S. amid tensions between Europe…

GCAP Excalibur Testbed Breaks Cover with New Fighter-Style Nose

The Boeing 757 Excalibur Flight Test Aircraft began its latest series of…

U.S. Air Force Integrates Open-Architecture for Mission Autonomy on CCAs

Mission autonomy software by Collins and Shield AI was integrated on the…

USS Gerald R. Ford Ordered to the Middle East After Eight Months Already at Sea

The U.S. Navy's newest supercarrier is heading back towards the Middle East…

Italy Evaluating F-35 Highway Operations To Boost Fleet Survivability

Speaking at a geopolitics and aerospace conference in Rome, the Commander of…

U.S. Air Force Moving to Replenish GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Inventory

U.S. Air Force acquisition documents show that Boeing is being contracted to…

Military Aviation

L3Harris Pitches Red Wolf and OA-1K Skyraider II Integration for Standoff Strike Capability

The integration of the Red Wolf missile opens up a host of…

Algeria’s First Su-57E Reportedly Captured in Flight

A grainy video captured in Algeria appears to show an Su-57 flying…

F-35As Depart for Middle East After Lakenheath Stopover

Six F-35A Lightning IIs from the Vermont ANG, previously forward deployed to…

Saudi Arabian Military’s Modernization in the Spotlight at World Defense Show

Saudi Arabia is attracting industry’s interest at the World Defense Show, with…

Drones

U.S. Air Force Integrates Open-Architecture for Mission Autonomy on CCAs

Mission autonomy software by Collins and Shield AI was integrated on the…

YFQ-42 Selected by U.S. Marine Corps for MUX TACAIR Program

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will integrate a U.S. Marine Corps mission kit…

A Rare Look at the Secretive RQ-170 Operations at Creech Air Force Base

A newly released video shows RQ-170 Sentinels at Creech Air Force Base,…

Mockup of China’s GJ-21 Naval UCAV Spotted on Type 076 LHD Sichuan

The Type 076 is moving rapidly towards becoming the first ship with…

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

NASA WB-57F Canberra Lands Gear Up at Houston’s Ellington Field

NASA has confirmed that crew members are safe after one of its…

Taiwanese F-16 Crashes at Sea During Night Operations

The F-16 pilot, Hsin Po-yi, is believed to have ejected from the…

U.S. Navy and GAO Reports Fault Material Issues, Poor Coordination Between Services for V-22 Osprey Troubles

Long-running mechanical, faulty metallic alloys in the Prop-Rotor Gear Box and lack…

Troubled Areas

USS Gerald R. Ford Ordered to the Middle East After Eight Months Already at Sea

The U.S. Navy's newest supercarrier is heading back towards the Middle East…

Italy Evaluating F-35 Highway Operations To Boost Fleet Survivability

Speaking at a geopolitics and aerospace conference in Rome, the Commander of…

Saudi Arabian Military’s Modernization in the Spotlight at World Defense Show

Saudi Arabia is attracting industry’s interest at the World Defense Show, with…

PLA Navy’s J-15 Reportedly Seen Carrying YJ-15 Anti-Ship Missile for the First Time

The YJ-15 was among the new anti-ship missiles that were revealed during…

Weapons

U.S. Air Force Moving to Replenish GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Inventory

U.S. Air Force acquisition documents show that Boeing is being contracted to…

F-15SA Development Aircraft Used to Test AGM-84 Harpoon Block II Update

The U.S. Navy used one of Boeing’s F-15SA instrumented aircraft to conduct…

L3Harris Gets $86 Million Contract to Arm USMC AH-1Zs with Red Wolf Missiles

The Red Wolf Missiles will provide Marine rotary wing platforms with long-range…

U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Conduct New AARGM-ER Live-Fire Test

The new live-fire event demonstrated the ability of the AGM-88G AARGM-ER to…