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Ground breaking innovations and technological developments have turned the aerospace industry upside down in the past and will continue to do so. Prepare yourself for the future by reading the news here.

Bombardier Challenger 300

How AI is changing the way we book private jets

AI

February 25, 2026

London Heathrow Airport with Virgin Atlantic aircraft parked

How London Heathrow Airport’s new ‘digital backbone’ will improve the passenger experience

Airhart

February 25, 2026

Digital rendering of Airbus' next generation rotorcraft concepts

Airbus unveils twin rotorcraft concepts for NATO NGRC medium-lift helicopter replacement

Airbus Helicopters

February 24, 2026

YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft takes off

US Air Force CCA contenders YFQ-42A Dark Merlin and YFQ-48A Talon Blue formally unveiled

Anduril YFQ-44A

February 24, 2026

F-22 Raptor fires missile

F-22 Raptor controls MQ-20 Avenger in autonomy milestone for US…

CCA

February 24, 2026

Digital twin military aircraft

US Air Force prepares for digital twins with new predictive…

digital twin

February 23, 2026

FP-5 Flamingo missile launching

Ukraine’s FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile strikes key plant 800 miles…

Cruise Missile

February 23, 2026

F-35B with flap open in hover

Why does the F-35 have a flap on top?

Aviation

February 21, 2026

AXIS pilot training flight simulation

Pilot training in 2026: How AI, VR and data are…

AI

February 20, 2026

F-35 taking off from USS Abraham Lincoln

US Navy seeks new anti-radiation missile to target enemy radar…

AWACS

February 20, 2026

Merlin Mk2 Helicopter takes off from the flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth

Royal Navy expands AI predictive maintenance to fixed-wing aircraft to…

AI

February 19, 2026

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ERC System eVTOL

Europe’s heaviest eVTOL: ERC Systems flies 2.7-tonne Romeo demonstrator

ERC Systems

February 16, 2026

UK GCAP 6th generation fighter jet Tempest over London

GCAP Excalibur Boeing 757 testbed emerges with new nose radome and fairings

Boeing 757

February 16, 2026

Airbus A350-900

Suck, squeeze, bang, blow? Why jet engines don’t actually ‘suck’ at all

Airbus

February 15, 2026

aircraft maintenance MRO

How long are aircraft jet engines built to last?

Aviation

February 14, 2026

Helsing CA-1 Europa with munitions

HENSOLDT & Helsing collaborate on AI-enabled CA-1 Europa combat drone

AI

February 13, 2026

ESA wants to meet a falling satellite with a Dassault Falcon 900 business jet

Exclusive: Inside ESA’s Falcon 900 mission to witness the final descent of the Cluster satellites

Dassault Falcon

February 12, 2026

COMAC C929 rendering

COMAC C929: China’s answer to Boeing’s Dreamliner inches closer to 2030 maiden flight

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

February 12, 2026

Amazon Beta technologies electric aircraft investment

Amazon backs BETA Technologies’ CTOL electric aircraft over eVTOL air taxi hype

ALIA

February 12, 2026

Two new New Su-57 Felon fighter jets

Russia’s Su-57 Felon stealth fighter receives new avionics and weapons upgrades

Fighter jet

February 12, 2026

The USAF now intends to retain its fleet of more than 200 C-17A Globemaster III heavy-lift strategic transports in operational service until 2075. Image: Boeing

Boeing flight deck upgrade to help keep USAF’s C-17A fleet flying until 2075

Air Mobility Command

February 11, 2026

Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie drone with F-35s

US Marine Corps 2026 aviation plan puts attritable drones at the centre of future airpower

F-35

February 11, 2026

woman passenger or traveler tourist looking at next flight schedule on mobile, in worry of the flight schedule in late or delay, sitting upset in the transit hall of the airport waiting for aircraft

SITA launches early-warning API to help airports and airlines manage flight delays sooner

Flight disruption

February 11, 2026

SpaceX Starship

SpaceX puts Mars on the back burner as the Moon offers a faster route to settlement

Mars

February 10, 2026

A bird's eye view of RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire. Image via Newmark Group

RAF Scampton for sale as future vision revealed for former Red Arrows and Dambusters base

Air Base

February 10, 2026

BAE Systems Common Missile Warning System for Helicopters

BAE Systems wins $137m US Army deal for missile warning systems on Apache, Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters

AH-64E Apache

February 10, 2026

Diamond DA62 MPP

QinetiQ upgrades Diamond DA62 MPP to stream live ISR video to ground forces

Diamond Aircraft

February 10, 2026

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