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August 13, 2026

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…

The DARPA Lift Challenge has set a new benchmark in vertical lift aviation. Taking place at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, the national competition concluded on Aug. 9 after teams…

The company currently has an Australian workforce of more than 470 specialists in integrated maritime combat systems and air and missile defense.The creation of this workforce…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. As the United States Air Force aggressively accelerates its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, defense giant Northrop... The post Northrop…

The Pentagon’s watchdog has identified serious concerns over corrosion, mold, and the structural decline of “critical infrastructure” at Air Force bases and other military installations in the…

A contingent from Mexico's Armed Forces flies to Colombia with food and medical supplies, distributed across three relief flights.

A contingent of the Mexican Armed Forces flies to Colombia with food and medical supplies, distributed across three assistance flights.
August 12, 2026

Startups are bringing software, robotics and manufacturing methods developed around commercial space into a defense industry under pressure to produce weapons faster The post Pentagon missile…

A computer component developed in the United States was found inside the new S-71M Monokhrom, a sophisticated Russian weapon launched from combat aircraft and designed to…

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland…

At a historic moment, in which numerous anti-air missiles of the ESSM (Envolved Sea Sparrow Missile) and SM (Standard Missile) families have been launched in recent months from various…

Aviación Digital, Sp.- The most ambitious strategic bomber program of recent decades stays the course. On August 10, 2026, the U.S. Air Force reiterated that the B-21…

Since 2020, two Mi-24D Hind helicopter gunships have provided invaluable threat replication to the U.S. Marine Corps, Army and Air Force. The participation of a Russian-made Mi-24D Hind attack…

Retired NORAD commander gives new credence to the reported Iranian bombing mission and says it shows an urgent need for new thinking about air defenses. The post Iranian F-5s Bombing U.S. Forces In…

A new account suggests Iran used drones to track the U.S. fighter and relay its position, speed, and direction to a missile team. The post Did Sensors On Iranian Drones Help Shoot Down F-15E?…

Investigation opened after the fighter crashed near Istanbul during a routine mission
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The defence contractor is vying to build the US Navy’s sixth-generation F/A-XX carrier-based fighter. Northrop Grumman has opened a new factory in Florida aimed at supporting the design and…

A Turkish F-16 crashed this Wednesday, August 12, during a training flight in Yalova province, in the northwest of the country. The pilot managed to eject before the crash and…

The Pentagon’s secretive research agency says new advances are needed to counter adversary air defenses, along with innovative manufacturing techniques that can produce hypersonic weapons affordably…

SPACECOM is working to dissolve traditional silos of operations and thinking in order to speed-up swatting-down increasingly complex missile threats. The post U.S. Must Fuse Missile Warning And…
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On August 11, 2026, as part of an international media briefing, Northrop Grumman presented a new gun-based air defense system under the name Raid … more...

The Air Force Academy operates the largest glider program in the U.S., with more than 15,000 flights every year—almost entirely led and managed by the youngest instructor pilots in the Air Force…

According to contractual records, the first operating base for the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) future Boeing F-47 sixth-generation fighters has reportedly already been designated. The…

And is studying the acquisition of KC-135 tanker aircraft 12/08/2026 infodefensa.com – Note The institution highlighted during its 114th anniversary ceremony the progress of the Peace Condor program…

Lockheed Martin has committed millions of dollars to develop a Modular Payload Delivery System (MPDS) intended to enhance the adaptability and speed of integrating hypersonic weapon technologies.

The F-16 fighters delivered to Ukraine are playing an increasingly important role in the country's airspace defense. In one of the recent waves of Russian attacks, the aircraft…

Northrop Grumman has introduced Raid Hunter™, a 50mm gun-based air defence system designed to counter cruise missiles, drone swarms and other high-volume aerial threats, the The post Northrop…

After open sources detected the movement of U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-52 strategic bombers, the possibility of a long-range mission toward South America resurfaced…

The United States has decided where its future stealth fighter F-47 will be stationed. At least that is what contracts for an environmental impact assessment suggest.

One of the greatest strengths of the Argentine Air Force is the quality of its human capital”.The Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force, Brigadier General Gustavo Javier…