Military aviation news
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August 14, 2026
US President Donald Trump discreetly left Air Force One at Ankara airport on 8 July 2026 to board a C-32A. Sources from the Secret Service and…
After warning about the deterioration of its air defense capabilities, Ukraine again pressured the US to obtain more Patriot interceptor missiles, while President Volodymyr…
Parsons secured a task order to provide support for air base defence systems across the US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa region.
14/08/2026 canal26.com – Article Argentina moved up the second batch of F-16s acquired from Denmark. The new schedule will allow progress toward Initial Operational Capability, while the country also…
Northrop Grumman’s “Project Talon” is a cutting‑edge uncrewed combat drone prototype designed as an autonomous “wingman” to crewed fighters. The program was unveiled in early December 2025 at…
US President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy to abandon the EMALS electromagnetic launch system on future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers…
The Chinese citizen photographed B-2 bombers and military facilities in the US, was sentenced to six months in prison and will be deported
The Belgian Air Force reached full operational capability for its detachment deployed in Iceland, after its pilots successfully completed the first operational test flights…
A Chinese citizen was sentenced in the United States to six months in federal custody after being caught photographing Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, the main installation of the…
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The last warbirds of an era headed to the boneyard.
A Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules combat support aircraft of the Chilean Air Force (FACh) took off on Thursday 13 August from Pudahuel Air Base with a cargo of humanitarian aid…
India has launched the procurement of 60 new medium transport aircraft for its air force. The Ministry of Defence published the tender for the Medium…
In the United States, President Trump has ordered the Navy to replace EMALS systems with steam catapults on the new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller. This change…
The U.S. Air Force wants to step up its ability to field unmanned systems with deployable manufacturing equipment for turning out small drones in austere terrain. The service’s Rapid Sustainment…
The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was one of the most unusual fighters ever built—a tiny jet designed to live inside the bomb bay of America’s massive Convair B-36 and launch only when enemy fighters…
STS Aviation Group has been selected as a prime contractor awardee for the US Air Force’s KC-46 Commercial Common Repairable Support (CASPER) programme. The CASPER contract covers repair and…
Most recently, US Air Force Lieutenant General David Shoemaker took over as new commander of Seventh Air Force in a change-of-command ceremony…
Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz explained on 6 July that the decision was taken at the request of the NATO Secretary General and US commanders…
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Northrop Grumman is strengthening its campaign for the U.S. Navy’s next-generation carrier fighter as the long-awaited F/A-XX decision moves closer. The post Northrop Grumman Expands…
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August 13, 2026
Retired US Air Force General Glen VanHerck issued a stark warning about the defensive capability of American bases after new details were confirmed…
Attacks suffered at facilities in various Persian Gulf countries from which the United States Air Force operates have driven advances in the fight…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 14, 2026 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has signed new seven-year framework agreements with the U.S. Department of War (DoW) and Raytheon, an RTX business, to increase production of...
The head of U.S. Space Command said Aug. 12 that operations in Iran have shown just how vulnerable ground-based space assets—particularly missile defense systems—are to attack and called for a more…
As part of Ukraine's ongoing work to identify foreign components used in Russian weaponry, with the aim of establishing sanctions that hinder their…
Gen. Glen VanHerck says three Iranian fighters flew at very low altitude and dropped bombs... The post General warns of failures that let Iranian F-5s breach U.S. defenses and…
Peru has not abandoned its ambitious combat aviation modernization project and is holding to its goal of acquiring 24 F-16 Block 70 fighters for the Peruvian Air Force (FAP). Defense Minister Rafael…
The 1986 classic became famous for its real footage of U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats,... The post When Top Gun used model aircraft to put F-14 fighters into combat on screen first appeared on Poder…
STS Aviation Group has been selected as a prime contractor for the US Air Force’s KC-46 Commercial Common Repairable Support (CASPER) programme. The multi-award…
Belaúnde noted that this lack of liquidity also affects the payment of pensions for retired military personnel and the resources needed to address the effects of the El Niño phenomenon.The…
