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August 16, 2026
Two Transall C-160Ds retired by the German Air Force are being prepared for a return to flight as… The post Retired Luftwaffe Transall airlifters to return as armored firefighting aircraft appeared…
August 15, 2026
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Captured Luftwaffe Fw 190 Introduced as a terrible surprise to the RAF Spitfire Mk. V at the disastrous 1942 Dieppe Raid in France, the German Fw 190 wrested control of the air from the RAF. It was…
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August 14, 2026
German drone specialist Quantum Systems has developed a SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) payload for the Vector reconnaissance drone (designated FALKE in the Bundeswehr), which this…
The First World War was the conflict in which fighter aircraft appeared. In late 1915, the British and French tried to rationalise their fleets…
August 13, 2026
As early as the beginning of June, the Dutch Ministry of Defence had already commissioned German sensor specialist Hensoldt to supply electronic warfare (EloKa) systems, with…
August 12, 2026
Finnish defense group Patria and KNDS Deutschland Maintenance GmbH (KNDS), a subsidiary of KNDS Deutschland based in Freisen, Saarland, signed an agreement on August 11, 2028…
August 11, 2026
Two old Transall C-160D aircraft, which flew for the Luftwaffe until 2021, are set to be revived as firefighting planes. They carry up to 14,000 litres of water in a special tank — and bring from…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. In June 2026, Germany effectively withdrew from the manned fighter component of the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air... The post German and…
The companies are positioning the Australian-designed uncrewed combat aircraft as a way for the German Air Force to move rapidly from CCA concept development towards operational capability while…
August 10, 2026
Leading air forces worldwide are now initiating the practical introduction of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), also called strike-fighter drone in air-to-ground operations. They are thus moving…
New twist in FCAS. Two months after Germany and France, the program's main figures, chose to end the program seeking to develop a sixth-generation European fighter…
A bus driver knocked an explosive-laden drone out of the air, potentially preventing an attack this week at a German airport that serves as a major NATO and cargo logistics hub, a senior lawmaker…
August 9, 2026
The Schwalbe Nicknamed Schwalbe (Swallow), the Messerschmitt Me 262 surpassed the performance of every other World War II fighter. Faster than the North American P-51 Mustang by 190 kilometers (120…
August 8, 2026
India took a major step in its air force modernisation strategy by officially launching efforts to join the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme, one of…
August 7, 2026
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August 4, 2026
Willy Messerschmitt is undoubtedly one of the most famous aircraft designers of the 20th century. Yet before developing legendary fighters such as the Bf 109 and Bf 110, or the Me 163 and…
August 3, 2026
The German GMF 140 is envisioned to integrate US-sourced radar options, hypersonic weapons and ballistic missiles, the AEGIS Combat System, and 64 Strike-Length Vertical Launch System cells.
The warship design appears tailored to sit between the capabilities of a lower-end frigate and a guided-missile destroyer, with an eye on the North American market. The post German Defense Giant…
August 2, 2026
The Luftwaffe needed the F-35 and Berlin complied. With the death of FCAS, where does this leave Germany and its sixth-generation aspirations?
July 31, 2026
The shock of the Franco-German split, echoing what happened decades ago and gave rise to the Eurofighter and the Rafale, dealt a harsh blow to Spain's aspirations of having in a…
HENSOLDT has announced it will supply its new CAIRAS passive missile-warning system for the CA-1 Europa – an AI‑powered uncrewed combat aircraft developed by German start-up Helsing. This first…
July 29, 2026
Lieutenant General Holger Neumann is touring Australia as part of Exercise Pitch Black 26 held in the Northern Territory this month.
July 27, 2026
Australia’s top air force officer and his German counterpart flew together during Exercise Pitch Black 2026. Both leaders… The post Super Hornet, Eurofighter fly together as Australian, German air…
July 24, 2026
By Jim Roberts Imagine you’re a young B-17 radio operator far from your Pennsylvania home, setting off on your first mission over Germany. Just two days before Christmas 1944, the bomber labors into…
July 23, 2026
23 July 2026: After the German-French-Spanish project to build a sixth-generation fighter jet was definitively shelved in early summer following years of disputes, the…
July 18, 2026
By Lt. Col. Mark Hasara USAF (Ret.) As a retired Air Force tanker pilot, I have spent much of my life studying and flying air mobility missions. Every airlift operation I participated in, from…
July 17, 2026
France and Germany have formally shifted their defense relationship away from the wreckage of a failed joint fighter… The post France and Germany seek new defense dynamic after fighter jet project…
July 15, 2026
CAE announced today that it was awarded a contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to update the visual system of the NH90 NTH Sea Lion full-mission simulator suites for the German…
July 9, 2026
Germany will purchase Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States and station them on German soil.
July 7, 2026
NATO Support and Procurement Agency Contract Expands AV’s European Presence and Positions Germany to Field the Full Puma Capability Stack Through a Unified Program Framework ARLINGTON, Va. — July 7…
