Military aviation news
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August 11, 2026
President Trump was reportedly smuggled off his aircraft in a catering container and flown out of a NATO summit amid an alleged Iranian threat.
The long-endurance platform can remain airborne for up to 20h with a 50kg sensor payload. The Portuguese air force will begin operations with Tekever AR5 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE)…
The US military did not say how many fighter jets were involved or provide further details about the aircraft that violated the restrictions.
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. As Pakistan moves toward inducting Chinese-built J-35 stealth fighters, India faces a genuine strategic dilemma: a potential... The post F-35…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s successful Agni-IV test has renewed discussions about the strategic flexibility offered by road-mobile ballistic missile systems.... The…
In the wake of the regime change, the Syrian air force was destroyed, according to Israeli sources. Two fighter-bombers are now operational again.
Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bombers of the US Air Force began a Bomber Task Force mission bound for South America on Monday, August 10, but the operation…
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Operation involved three presidential aircraft, including Qatar's donated VC-25B and a Boeing 757 used to conceal the president's departure
By Ignacio Montes de Oca. Five months after starting a war, the United States no longer argues over enriched uranium or Iranian ballistic missiles. Now it negotiates freedom of navigation for…
Former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said Monday that he was suing the Trump administration, after the Department of Defense revoked his access to classified information for allegedly……
After President Trump boarded the legacy VC-25A – instead of the VC-25B Bridge – for his flight home from Ankara he was secretly transferred inside a catering truck to a waiting C-32A, according to…
Russia has so far deployed its most modern fighter jet, the Su-57, only to a very limited extent in the war against Ukraine. After …
11-08-2026 Coulson Aviation has announced the direct acquisition from the Government of Canada of ten CC-130H Hercules aircraft from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). With this step…
The Guyana Defence Force and the United States Air Force (USAF) carried out the second security cooperation activity of 2026 between the two countries. On this occasion, a…
LOS ANGELES, August 11th, 2026. Proteus Space, an AI-native aerospace company delivering rapid, end-to-end access to space, today announced that retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kimberly “Kim”…
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The new unmanned aviation center aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt for the US Navy's first carrier-based refueling drone is ready, though Boeing's aircraft…
The Chilean Air Force (FACh) has put its new DeltaQuad Evo vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones into operation, reinforcing border control in the regions of Arica and…
Aircraft from the 5th Bomb Wing took off from Minot, North Dakota, on a mission...
Raytheon, an RTX business, has announced it has received a contract worth 745 million dollars from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for the production and support of the…
Ukraine has lost a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 in a combat mission over the Black Sea. According to the Ukrainian air force, the MiG fired an air-to-air missile — and then itself began to…
A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 was destroyed on the evening of August 10, 2026, after the fighter caught… The post Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter destroyed after catching fire during missile launch appeared…
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…
Russian state agency JSC Rosoboronexport has begun promoting the new RVV-SDM air-to-air missile in international markets. The system is developed by JSC Tactical Missiles…
In two years, Gusto will make its big comeback. Put into hibernation in June 2022, Fighter Squadron 2/5 Île-de-France will be reactivated in summer 2028 and return to its base, Air Base 115…
The Spanish contingent is rounded out by other mechanized and support assets, such as M-113 vehicles, heavy mortars, combat engineer vehicles and Spike anti-tank missile systems. The…
The US Air Force has taken one of the most symbolic steps toward the definitive retirement of the A-10 Thunderbolt II, the legendary Warthog, by graduating the last class of officers…
WASHINGTON — In an extraordinary security operation triggered by a credible assassination threat from Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump was secretly shuttled via an airport catering truck to board a…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. According to sources close to idrw.org, India and France, already engaged in formal talks over co-developing a... The post 6th-Generation Fighter…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. After becoming the first international customer for India’s BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system, the Philippines is now... The post Philippine…
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…
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