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…
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 having already been recalled across the Atlantic to station off Venezuela. Already in its eighth month at sea,…
