News from military and defense aviation, covering combat aircraft, transport and support fleets, procurement, and the programs behind them. Follow the aircraft and decisions shaping air power worldwide.
September 1, 2026 20:16 UTC —
The State Department approved a possible $800 million sale of Bell 412EPX and armed Bell 407M helicopters to Iraq, now in a 30-day congressional review.
September 1, 2026 20:10 UTC —
MH-139 Grey Wolf reached initial operational capability on August 10, 2026, clearing Boeing’s helicopter to guard US nuclear missile fields and retire the UH-1N.
September 1, 2026 06:39 UTC —
The first Hürjet built for the Turkish Air Force flew an 18-minute maiden sortie on August 30, 2026, as Turkey’s new jet trainer nears delivery.
August 25, 2026 07:10 UTC —
Storm Shadow production technology is cleared for Ukraine as Britain lets MBDA release classified data, taking access to Kyiv’s battlefield AI in return.
August 24, 2026 09:13 UTC —
The Navy’s new AIM-424 Malice missile can hit targets from over 250 miles away, built for the F-35C, Super Hornet and future F/A-XX.
August 22, 2026 07:07 UTC —
A Romanian F-16 fired its cannon at an explosive drone near the Neptun Deep gas platform, the first time Romania has engaged a sea drone.
August 21, 2026 19:05 UTC —
The US State Department cleared a possible $4.5 billion sale of Boeing KC-46 tankers to Qatar, extending its fighter jets’ reach amid Iran tensions.
August 21, 2026 06:31 UTC —
Germany’s first F-35A, tail MG-01, has finished final assembly at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth plant ahead of a planned September rollout.
August 19, 2026 12:42 UTC —
Northrop Grumman and the Navy cleared the critical design review for the E-2D Hawkeye’s Block II upgrade, its biggest overhaul since 2007.
August 18, 2026 12:19 UTC —
India signed a $203 million lease for two more MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones, doubling the Navy’s fleet while a larger 31-aircraft order is still years away.
August 18, 2026 07:30 UTC —
Boeing has signed seven-year framework agreements with the Department of War and Raytheon to ramp up production of SM-3 missile interceptor hardware.
August 14, 2026 06:58 UTC —
NATO fighters shot down a drone over eastern Latvia early Friday, the second such intercept in the region since June. Here’s why it keeps happening.
August 12, 2026 08:09 UTC —
Unidentified drones flew over Australia’s main F-35 base for three nights. Here’s why the RAAF couldn’t stop them, and what happens next.
August 11, 2026 19:58 UTC —
Air Force One flew from Ankara as a decoy while a C-32A carried the president to England. Here is what the aircraft swap reveals about the fleet.
August 10, 2026 20:19 UTC —
Canada has conditionally sold 10 retired RCAF CC-130H Hercules to Coulson Aviation, doubling its airtanker fleet for wildfire season.
August 10, 2026 19:59 UTC —
A robot formed the C-17 nose panel no vendor would tool up for, letting a storm-damaged Globemaster fly again after 17 months.
August 7, 2026 15:08 UTC —
France submitted its formal offer for 114 more Rafale jets to India on August 6, a roughly $39 billion deal built mostly in India.
August 7, 2026 08:20 UTC —
The US Air Force awarded Boeing $75 million to begin production of the JDAM LR, a jet-powered glide bomb with over 300 nautical miles of range.
August 4, 2026 13:55 UTC —
The Air Force wants alternatives to the F100 and F110 for its F-15EX and F-16 fleets, with responses due August 28 and demand nearing 180 engines a year.
August 2, 2026 13:32 UTC —
Iran’s Su-35 fighters are reportedly built and stored in Russia, with delivery waiting on rebuilding work at Hamadan air base. What is known so far.
