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August 2, 2026 13:22 UTC —
Whiteman AFB is the sole candidate to host 24 F-15E Strike Eagles, replacing the 442nd Fighter Wing’s A-10s. The jets are not due until fiscal 2031.
August 2, 2026 13:14 UTC —
Air Force CCA drones flew an Agile Combat Employment exercise at Creech AFB and Anduril rolled out its first Ohio-built Fury, days apart.
August 1, 2026 02:58 UTC —
F-35B crash at MCAS Miramar: a Marine Corps jet went down while landing on July 31, the pilot ejected safely, and the Class A mishap is under investigation.
July 30, 2026 02:24 UTC —
The Marine Corps accepted its 359th and final MV-22B Osprey on July 28, 2026, closing a program of record it plans to fly until 2055.
July 22, 2026 02:58 UTC —
Canada joined the UK, Italy and Japan’s GCAP sixth-generation fighter program as its first observer nation on July 21, as the partners weigh wider expansion.
July 21, 2026 09:53 UTC —
Rolls-Royce, Avio Aero and IHI completed key design reviews on the GCAP fighter engine demonstrator, moving the sixth-generation jet closer to ground tests.
July 20, 2026 10:32 UTC —
Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat makes its Farnborough debut in 2026, putting the uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft on public display in Europe for the first time.
July 17, 2026 16:53 UTC —
The RAF’s second E-7 Wedgetail completed its first post-conversion flight on July 15, 2026, as Boeing landed a £127.5m contract to sustain the fleet.
