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French Mirage 2000D Crash
Aviation Safety

French Mirage 2000D Crashes During Night Training Mission

A French Mirage 2000D assigned to the Escadron de Chasse 2/3 “Champagne” crashed during a night training mission, with two fatalities confirmed. A French Air and Space Force Mirage 2000D…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 21, 2026
RAF Typhoons to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia

Royal Air Force Deploys Typhoon Fighters to Saudi Arabia to Defend Against Houthi Attacks

The United Kingdom is sending an undisclosed number of Typhoon FGR4 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to assist them in shooting down Houthi missiles and drones. The RAF will deploy…

James Gray James Gray
October 20, 2026
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
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