Military aviation news
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August 4, 2026
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. After nearly two decades of unsuccessful attempts to acquire new aerial refuelling aircraft, the Indian Air Force... The post Exclusive: India Nears…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India is undertaking an ambitious long-term strategy to ensure the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Su-30MKI fleet remains... The post HAL’s AL-31FP…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s decade-long pursuit of an indigenous high-thrust fighter engine has reached its final procedural threshold. According to... The post…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Indian Air Force (IAF) placed its S-400 Triumf long-range air defence system on operational alert even... The post IAF S-400 Was Mobile From Day…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) has made its debut in MWT: Tank Battles, bringing one... The post AMCA Mk.2 Joins…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. In a clear signal of its rapidly expanding strategic reach, India has updated its flight safety notification... The post Eyes on the Bay of Bengal…
The Department of the Air Force and the state of Texas partnered in a landmark collaborative agreement to accelerate the integration of commercial technologies into national security space…
August 3, 2026
Amid the rapid advance of Chinese air power, India has chosen to follow its own path to modernize its combat force. The government decided not to acquire the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter and…
As part of allied military deployments in NATO's eastern region, the Tactical Air Detachment (DAT) "Paznic" of the Spanish Air and Space Force took command of the mission…
The Trump administration has tapped three officers for three-star roles in the Air Force and Space Force, including a new director of operations on the Space Staff and a retired officer to return to…
The Navy will no longer categorize enlarged Virginia Block V and VI types as attack submarines ahead of Ohio class guided missile boats' retirements. The post Stretched Virginia Class Recategorized…
Kadena Air Base’s 18th Wing is conducting a readiness exercise with two rotational fifth-generation fighter squadrons, as the base awaits its delayed stationed F-15EX fighters. The post F-22s Visit…
Northrop Grumman has signed two multi-year framework agreements totalling over $3 billion to increase US missile interceptor production. Working with the US Department of Defense and Lockheed…
Russia has just launched the K-563 "Ulyanovsk" Project 885M Yasen-M nuclear attack submarine at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. After delivery it will patrol the Arctic Ocean with…
Partnership with U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School expands autonomy into live mission system flight tests on the X-62 VISTA. EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In a...
Project aims to reduce dependence on North American platforms and prepare Israel's industry for eventual... The post Israel plans to develop national stealth fighter and combat aircraft…
A closer look at the ergonomics of the world's first fifth-generation bomber.
DAYTON, Ohio—The Air Force plans to select vendors by the end of 2026 to help develop concepts for cheap, attritable drones that could perform the MQ-9 Reaper mission—providing persistent…
Pratt & Whitney received a contract worth close to US$1.3 billion to secure support for the F135 engines that power the F-35 fighters of the US and its allies. The agreement will fund…
The Pentagon has given the green light to low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the F-35 fighter’s new APG-85 active electronically scanned array radar by Northrop Grumman [NOC], according to the […]
Satellite-to-satellite communications via optical laser-light links is at the heart of the Space Force’s future missile warning/ tracking architecture, and in turn the Trump administration’s Golden…
The strange looking testbed helped develop Soviet submarine-launched missile-torpedoes during the Cold War. The post This Soviet Sub’s Bizarre ‘Double-Barrel’ Bow Was Built To Test Exotic Weapons…
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is exploring the use of digital high frequency (DHF) nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) for the LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM by Northrop…
The US Air Force's ambitious program to modernize its fleet of B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers is facing new delays and mounting costs, putting…
With the release of a new video on its state channels, China's Army revealed a column of at least six launchers equipped with DF-17 hypersonic missiles, which analysts…
Iryna Terekh talks Flamingo cruise missiles, weaponizing AI, Ukraine's future interceptors and much more in our wide-ranging interview. The post Ukraine’s Fire Point CEO On How It’s Making Missiles…
Jet engine manufacturing is plagued by production delays, quality control issues and material shortages, the U.S. Air Force said.
The Baykar Kızılelma unmanned fighter reached another milestone in its development programme by carrying out, for the first time, the release of smart bombs from its internal bays. The…
The German GMF 140 is envisioned to integrate US-sourced radar options, hypersonic weapons and ballistic missiles, the AEGIS Combat System, and 64 Strike-Length Vertical Launch System cells.
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Branded Content: A holistic approach to ramping production of missiles aims to meet exploding demand and the Pentagon’s new way of doing business. The post Lockheed Martin’s Master Plan For…
