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Mirage 2000-9 fighter jet

UAE delays Mirage fighter transfer to Morocco amid rising Middle East tensions

Dassault Mirage

April 15, 2026

Hungarian Air Force tail 606

Unusual Hungarian government aircraft movements after Orbán defeat raise questions

Airbus A319

April 15, 2026

Bell MV-75 future long range assault aircraft (FLRAA)

Bell taps Collins for key MV-75 systems as US Army FLRAA moves towards delivery

Bell

April 14, 2026

HAL Tejas engines smoke as it fires

India and GE Aerospace to build Tejas F404 engine depot to cut delays and boost Mk1A readiness

GE Aerospace

April 14, 2026

BBMF Fighter collection

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight fighter collection’s future secured after…

Air displays

April 14, 2026

Mahan Air A340-600

Iran claims 60 commercial aircraft lost in US and Israeli…

A340

April 14, 2026

LOCUST anti drone laser mounted on a truck

FAA approves anti-drone laser for US-Mexico border despite recent airspace…

AeroVironment

April 13, 2026

B-21 Bomber

$1.5T US defence budget reveals shift to drones, NGAD and…

Boeing E-7 Wedgetail

April 13, 2026

Su-57 fighter jet

Fire at key Sukhoi Su-57 plant raises questions over Russia’s…

Russia

April 13, 2026

USAF KC-135

Watch: USAF KC-135 Stratotanker arrives at RAF Mildenhall covered in…

Boeing KC-135 Stratotan…

April 13, 2026

Saab Gripen E over Switzerland

100 years of the Swedish Air Force: How it’s changed…

Gripen

April 12, 2026

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UK GCAP 6th generation fighter jet Tempest over London

What we know about the GCAP 6th gen fighter jet Tempest so far

6th generation fighter jet

April 11, 2026

USS Abraham Lincoln

How do aircraft carriers flight decks work?

Aircraft carrier

April 11, 2026

Bahrain F-16 Block 70 fighter jets

Bahrain F-16 Block 70 scores first air-to-air kill against Iranian drones

Bahrain

April 10, 2026

Antonov An-22 Russian MoD turboprop transporter

Russia is running out of parts to keep ageing Antonov transport aircraft flying

antonov

April 10, 2026

A-10 Warthog gets aerial refuelling via probe-and-drogue

USAF clears aerial refuelling upgrade for A-10 Warthog after rapid test campaign

Aerial refuelling

April 9, 2026

Hermeus F-16 sized uncrewed aircraft Quarterhorse

Hermeus fast-tracks F-16-sized unmanned jets as Quarterhorse scales towards Mach 3

Drone

April 9, 2026

Belgium Cessna Skycourier military special mission

Belgium orders 5 Cessna SkyCourier aircraft for special missions to become 1st military customer

Belgian Air Force

April 9, 2026

Israeli air force F-35I

Air campaign over Iran continues despite ceasefire amid conflicting claims

fighter jets

April 9, 2026

New mobile maintenance complex for Ukraine F-16s

Norway’s promised F-16s for Ukraine remain grounded in Belgium workshop

F-16

April 9, 2026

Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the rollout of the first KF-21 Boramae

South Korea to deliver KF-21 prototype to Indonesia after final payment

Indonesia

April 9, 2026

T-40 Newen trainer aircraft for Chile

Chile unveils T-40 Newen trainer aircraft as air force shifts to digital pilot training

Chile

April 8, 2026

Eurofighter Typhoon flies with APKWS for the first time

Eurofighter Typhoon trials APKWS rocket as low-cost answer to drone swarms

APKWS II

April 8, 2026

Odys Aviation

Honeywell integrates SAMURAI on Odys Laila VTOL for C-UAS role

Drone

April 7, 2026

C-130 wreckage in Iran

Inside the US 170-aircraft mission to rescue a downed F-15 crew deep inside Iran

Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle

April 7, 2026

Luxair Embraer E195-E2

Embraer enjoys a strong start to 2026 with 44 new aircraft deliveries in the first quarter

deliveries

April 7, 2026

Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon in Ukrainian service

Ukraine slashes fighter jet upgrade timelines to one month to counter Shahed drone threat

F-16

April 7, 2026

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