Military aviation news
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August 11, 2026
The Army's air and missile defense boss offered new context about how the service defended against Iranian threats in the two most recent Middle East conflicts. The post Army Downed More Than 1,400…
The Pentagon’s top research lab is interested in developing a hypersonic cruise missile prototype that provides “a revolutionary leap in operational performance,” as the first wave of U.S…
The 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 post Air Force Wants a Drone Factory…
The US fighter fleet is quietly shrinking in 2026 as aging F-15s, F-16s, Super Hornets, and A-10s enter their final chapters.
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Argentine Air Force Day, when the institution marks its 114th anniversary, is usually an opportunity to learn about current affairs and future projects. While the focus of inquiries…
Boeing plans to offer a cheaper seeker for defensive and offensive military missiles, while Northrop Grumman revealed more about a cannon-based solution to bat down threats like drones and cruise…
A covert aviation switch used a catering truck and a C-32A to mask presidential movements after an Iran threat.
Russia is expanding the roles of the Ka-52 attack helicopter to counter one of the main threats of the modern battlefield. The aircraft has also come to be used as a platform…
US military personnel and Morocco's Royal Armed Forces carried out, between August 3 and 7, the first live-fire demonstration of the Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation…
Colombia's new government is considering reviewing some conditions of the contract signed with Sweden for the acquisition of 17 Gripen fighters for the Colombian Aerospace Force. The move…
A successor to the AN/TPY-2 radar has to be far easier to move in order to survive against the ever-growing threat of missiles and drones. The post Hunt For New Mobile Missile Defense Radar…
In an elaborate ruse straight out of a movie subplot, US President Donald Trump was secretly whisked off… The post How Trump secretly switched Air Force One jets (twice) to evade an Iran threat…
The CH-53K King Stallion, the largest and most powerful military helicopter currently in US service, demonstrated its aircraft recovery capability during an exercise held in…
The final fighter created by the Grumman Aircraft Corporation Few aircraft of the Cold War era have attained such cult status and adoration among those that flew it, wanted to fly it or kept it…
UK Military Flying Training System providers detail current activities with 110-strong fleet. With the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) BAE Systems Hawk replacement need placed firmly in the news…
“We need a more comprehensive missile defeat strategy that focuses on interceptors, [but also] equally so on non-kinetic effects, both electronic warfare and directed energy, and the type of…
The Portuguese Air Force has signed a contract with TEKEVER for the acquisition of the AR5 autonomous air system, strengthening national maritime surveillance, security and defense capability. The…
The incident is the latest in a string of drone incursions into secure facilities around the world. The air base housing some of Australia’s most sensitive military aircraft was overflown by…
The Portuguese Air Force will receive the first systems as early as September, when initial capability is expected...
According to US media, Donald Trump was reportedly smuggled out of his government aircraft in a catering container after the NATO summit in Turkey. The background.
With multibillion-dollar awards for satellite networks, sensing and launch services, SpaceX is leveraging its vertically integrated manufacturing model to win a share of the Pentagon's missile…
A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 was lost during a combat mission in the Odesa region, in the south of the country, on the night of August 10. The pilot managed to eject and survived…
• The autonomous platforms, scheduled for delivery as early as September, will be operated directly
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The Aeronautica Militare's KC-767A fleet, operated by the 14th Stormo at Pratica di Mare, reached 50,000 flight hours on 20 July 2026, confirming the high…
Following a fresh overnight offensive on several Ukrainian cities, Russia used a combination of missiles and air-dropped bombs against Zaporizhzhia, including, as denounced by President Volodymyr…
US President Donald Trump was reportedly secretly transferred from Air Force One to a military Boeing C-32A while leaving a NATO summit in Turkey last month, following intelligence about a possible…
Cambridge Aerospace has raised fresh funding to scale production of its low-cost drone interceptor systems for Allied air defenses Continue reading Cambridge Aerospace raises $300m in Series C…
US President Donald Trump reportedly used an elaborate security deception to leave Turkey on a secret military flight in July 2026 after an Iranian assassination threat emerged during the NATO…
Tekever will provide its AR5 UAS to the Portuguese Air Force, with delivery and initial operational capability scheduled for this September.
*Missile Warning Radar at Cape Cod Space Force Station, Photo by David Grim, U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command Boulder, Colo., August 11, 2026 —– SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY)…
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