Military aviation news
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August 19, 2026
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is moving to bring Indian private-sector companies into the manufacturing... The post DRDO…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) could emerge as an Indian contender for the Indian Air Force’s Medium Transport... The post HAL’s likely to…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. A fighter pilot has to process an enormous amount of information while flying at high speed. Aircraft... The post The Pilot’s Eye: Building India’s…
Iran accused Qatar of holding three Iranian Air Force pilots prisoner who went missing after two Sukhoi Su-24 bombers went down during a combat mission carried out in March. The…
Defense company Rheinmetall and sensor specialist Hensoldt say they have achieved a milestone for future networked air defense. As part of exercise Timber Express…
Last July we took part in London in the Global Air and Space Chiefs Conference organized by The Air and Space Power Association, where…
Rarely does a U.S. high-ranking officer respond so bluntly. Asked at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium (SMD) in Huntsville, Alabama, whether the country could repel a…
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Garuda Maintenance Facility Aero Asia (GMF) has completed the modernisation of an Indonesian Air Force C-130H Hercules. The aircraft, A-1319, was formally handed over by GMF CEO Andi Fahrurrozi to…
The Chinese-developed J-35 naval stealth fighter has drawn attention again after images released in August showed an aircraft with a highly reflective, mirror-like surface…
In Fort Worth, Texas, the first F-35A fighter-bomber (MG-01) built for the Luftwaffe completed finishing work and was sent to paint for the application…
Conscript soldiers in the Leopard 2A4 ammunition handler course of the 7th Guías Tank Group, 2nd Cazadores Armored Brigade, Chilean Army, carried out machine gun fire…
August 19, 2026: The Federal Council wants to rapidly strengthen Switzerland's air defense, as it confirmed at today's meeting. But the worldwide escalating threat situation has massive…
The aeronautical and flight-control technology comes from Mexican development, while Firestar handles manufacturing and marketing of the platform. The company's stand…
A Chinese national has been sentenced to six months in federal custody for photographing Whiteman Air Force Base,… The post Chinese national jailed for filming B-2 base under 1950 Truman order…
Rheinmetall and Hensoldt have integrated a passive radar into an air defense system that can be used in both military and civilian fields. Rheinmetall and Hensoldt have announced the success of…
Some Wednesday photos are harder to find than others; today's turned out to be entirely logical from the moment it was found. It features three McDonnell-Douglas fighters…
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Legacy C-130s form the backbone of Indonesia’s transport capabilities. Indonesian MRO firm GMF AeroAsia has completed upgrade work on a second Lockheed Martin C-130H tactical transport for the the…
The Expeditionary Air Group (AA-EXP) of the Spanish Air and Space Force completed its successful participation in the Multinational Exercise “Pitch Black 26” in Australia, after competing…
The U.S. Air Force is planning to buy Chinese-made DJI drones for training purposes at a Wyoming air base that houses Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles. The 90th Missile Security…
Japan appears to be enhancing its maritime strike capabilities, with the recent sighting of a new, long-range, stealthy, air-launched, anti-ship missile undergoing flight testing. A Mitsubishi F-2B…
These sessions take place on cabin mock-ups that realistically simulate the passenger and cargo cabin of large aircraft, such as the Airbus 310-304. Systems courses for the…
A QF-16 can provide a target of similar size and performance to a fourth-generation fighter, but it is not designed to replicate the low-observability characteristics of…
The Israeli Air Force carried out new strikes on an air base in Syria and destroyed aircraft from the new Damascus government's early efforts to rebuild its air force…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s next-generation Tejas Mk2 fighter programme is expected to follow a significantly different production roadmap from its... The post Tejas…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. For more than a decade, the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) shrinking fighter strength has remained one of... The post IAF Could Rebuild to 42 Squadrons by…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The figures you cite illustrate a central lesson of modern air defence: interceptor stocks can become the... The post If India Faced a Gulf-Scale…
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has underway the acquisition of CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters in a long-range version resembling the…
A French Air and Space Force Rafale fighter detected a fuel leak on a Bombardier Global 6000 flying at about 40,000 feet. The problem was detected…
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August 18, 2026
The Italian contingent, together with allied units of the NATO Battle Group deployed in Latvia, has concluded the Mission Rehearsal Activity "Oak Shield", held from 3 to 14 August…
The United States Air Force (USAF) has been using the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jets for quite a few decades and had planned their full retirement before 2030…
