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August 11, 2026
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…
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”…
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…
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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 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…
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…
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…
Moments ago, the open-source intelligence (OSINT) community offered indications of what could be one of the most significant deployments of assets by the Force…
A major South Carolina military base that serves as a key Air Force logistics hub was renamed after the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on Aug. 10 in a ceremony led by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and…
The companies are positioning the Australian-designed uncrewed combat aircraft as a way for the German Air Force to move rapidly from CCA concept development towards operational capability while…
The Air Force is promoting around 12,500 Senior Airmen to staff sergeant, roughly 20 percent fewer enlisted Airmen compared to last year’s massive total. The post Air Force Promotes Fewer Staff…
The danger to Trump from Iran has increased dramatically since he launched a war against that country. The post Avenger Surface-To-Air Missile System Protected Trump While Golfing appeared first on…
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August 10, 2026
A US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flew a mission of more than 16 hours between the United States and Australia, in a demonstration of the projection capability of…