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Increase APKWS Production
Weapons

Pentagon, BAE Systems Sign Agreement to Increase APKWS Production

The Pentagon signed a framework agreement with BAE Systems to procure up to 25,000 APKWS kits annually for up to seven years, with provisions to increase production capacity to 35,000…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 20, 2026
MQ-25A Controlled from USS Reagan
Drones

MQ-25A Stingray Remotely Controlled from USS Ronald Reagan

The test validated hardware and software in the carrier-based MD-5C Ground Control Station, marking another step toward integrating unmanned aerial refueling into carrier operations. The article was updated with new…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
October 19, 2026
Drones

Romanian F-16s Shoot Down Russian Drones Inside Romanian Airspace

Romanian authorities have released images of F-16s engaging and destroying suspected jet-powered Geran-4 drones inside Romania's territorial airspace over the Black Sea. The incident occurred on Saturday Oct. 17, with…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
October 19, 2026
AASM Hammer 250 XLR
Weapons

France Eyes Jet-Powered AASM Hammer 250 XLR to Restore SEAD Capability

French Air and Space Force Chief of Staff Gen. Jérôme Bellanger told lawmakers the planned Hammer 250 XLR has the potential to help restore the service’s kinetic SEAD/DEAD capability. Reports…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
October 19, 2026
Tu-144 Restored
Russia

A Tu-144 ‘Russian Concorde’ is Being Restored for Display Ahead of Expected MAKS Return

Videos posted by a Russian volunteer show the ongoing repair work on one of the two Tu-144s at Zhukovsky airport in Moscow, and which was often used as a static…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
October 18, 2026
Starfighters Starlaunch
Military Aviation

Starfighters Space Will Test Starlaunch 1 Suborbital Development Vehicle on an F-104 in December

Starfighters Space is preparing to conduct in December a captive-carry test flight of its new Starlaunch 1 suborbital development vehicle on one of the company’s F-104 Starfighter aircraft. Starfighters Space…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 17, 2026
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