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Ukrainian air force pilot

Ukraine denies claims that foreign F-16 pilots are working in its air force

F-16

February 18, 2026

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

More than 120 US military aircraft head towards the Middle East as airpower surge intensifies

Boeing KC-135 Stratotan…

February 18, 2026

Pair of SM-39 Razor renders

Stavatti unveils fanciful SM-39 Razor fighter jet concept resembling Sci-Fi Cylon Raider

6th generation fighter …

February 18, 2026

New air force one livery on Boeing 757 C-32

Trump’s Air Force One presidential livery rollout begins with C-32A repaint

Air Force One

February 18, 2026

Leonardo C-27J MPA for Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia selects armed C-27J for anti-submarine and naval patrol…

C-27J Spartan

February 17, 2026

Nuclear reactor airlifted by C-17 Globemaster

US military flies nuclear microreactor aboard C-17 in Operation Windlord…

Airlift

February 17, 2026

Ukranian soliders with drones were flying blind during the Starlink outage

SpaceX and xAI join Pentagon contest for voice-controlled drone swarms

AI

February 17, 2026

New Su-34s being delivered

Satellite images show growing Russian fighter jet ‘boneyard’ at Lipetsk…

Boneyard

February 17, 2026

Dornier Do-228 indian coast Guard

HAL secures $254M contract for 8 Dornier 228 aircraft for…

Dornier 228

February 16, 2026

F-35s land on Finnish highway

Italy considers highway operations for F-35 fighter jets as drone…

Drone

February 16, 2026

UK GCAP 6th generation fighter jet Tempest over London

GCAP Excalibur Boeing 757 testbed emerges with new nose radome…

Boeing 757

February 16, 2026

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February 15, 2026

F-35A lightning II

Counting military pilots, not fighter jets: The hidden metric behind US air power dominance

Fighter jet

February 14, 2026

Indonesian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon on a highway runway

Indonesia to turn toll roads into emergency fighter jet runways

Aircraft carrier

February 13, 2026

Two of the US Navy's Nimitz-class warships - comprising the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and USS Nimitz (CVN-68) - sail together during a drill in the South China Sea on 9 February 2021. Image: US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt

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Aircraft carrier

February 13, 2026

Hawk T2 at low level

Indian Air Force instructors to train RAF Hawk pilots in first-ever deployment to UK

advanced jet trainer

February 13, 2026

Helsing CA-1 Europa with munitions

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

AI

February 13, 2026

Rafale fighter jets

India clears 114 Dassault Rafale fighter jets as part of $36bn boost for Indian Air Force

Dassault

February 12, 2026

Second B-21 Raider prototype arriving

Report: The US Air Force needs at least 200 B-21 Raider stealth bombers to counter China

Boeing F-47

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

US Marines AV-8B Harrier 7

US Marines AV-8B Harrier retirement confirmed: Final flight and ceremony details

AV-8B Harrier

February 11, 2026

US Marine Corps F-35B

US Marines intentionally shrink fixed-wing fleet to consolidate around the mighty F-35

AV-8B Harrier

February 11, 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

C-130 Hercules of the US AIr FOrce to be used for training

Lockheed Martin pauses C-130J Super Hercules deliveries due to communications upgrade delay

C-130J Super Hercules

February 11, 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

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