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STM’s New Kamikaze UAV “KUZGUN” flying

Turkey unveils ‘Kuzgun’, a long-range Shahed-style attack drone

drone

May 6, 2026

China flying wing stealth drone

China’s B-2-sized stealth drones spotted at Malan test base in satellite imagery

B-2 Spirit

May 5, 2026

kc-390-millennium-demonstrator

UAE selects Embraer C-390 to modernise airlift fleet in first Middle East deal

C-390 Millennium

May 5, 2026

Israel F-35 Adir

Israel to buy 50 more F-35s and F-15EXs in major fleet expansion

Boeing F-15EX Eagle II

May 5, 2026

First Israeli KC-46 flying

Israel’s 1st Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker is now flying ahead…

Boeing 767

May 5, 2026

General Dynamics F-16XL

F-16XL: The ambitious Falcon upgrade that lost out to the…

Boeing F-15E Strike Eag…

May 4, 2026

AH-64 Apaches perform a flyover at the Boeing Mesa site in Arizona

The top 10 most widely used combat helicopters in the…

Airbus

May 4, 2026

BBMF Spitfire AB910

The most feared aircraft of WWII, and how each side…

Avro Lancaster

May 3, 2026

USN F-35

Why some F-35 canopies look gold while others appear transparent

Aviation

May 3, 2026

F-22 Raptor fires missile

Fighter jet generations explained: What 4th, 5th and 6th gen…

6th generation fighter …

May 2, 2026

Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot of Russian Air Force

Mounting Russian aviation losses in Mali amid fresh insurgent offensive

Mali Air Force

May 2, 2026

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Full scale vs Small scale Dronomics Black Swan

‘Made in Europe’: Dronamics positions Black Swan drone as sovereign alternative to China

Black Swan

May 2, 2026

EA-37B Compass Call 2

US Air Force plans E-11A BACN retirement in shift to EA-37B electronic warfare fleet

E-11A BACN

May 1, 2026

Anduril YFQ-44A

US Air Force earmarks $1bn to procure collaborative combat aircraft in FY27

CCA

May 1, 2026

Ukraine president with downed Shahed drone

Ukraine improves Shahed drone tracking to boost air defence effectiveness

drone

May 1, 2026

One of the USMC's RATO-configured XQ-58A Valkyrie prototypes is seen in formation with a pair of USAF-operated F-35A Lightning IIs during a test mission from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 23 February 2024. Image: USAF/Master Sgt John McRell

USMC targets 2029 delivery of MQ-58 Valkyrie CCA prototypes for F-35 teaming

Collaborative Combat Aircraft

April 30, 2026

Farnborough International Airshow 2026 V1

UK Government confirms largest-ever presence at Farnborough International Airshow 2026

Farnborough International Airshow

April 30, 2026

The HuAF's 101st Tactical Aviation Squadron rolled out its latest puma-inspired special scheme on JAS 39C Gripen (serial 36) at Kecskemét Air Base on 23 April 2026. Image: HuAF/101st Tactical Aviation Squadron via Facebook

Hungary’s Saab Gripen gets a puma-inspired special livery for NATO Tiger Meet

Europe

April 30, 2026

Malaysia Su-30MKM

The Su-30 has a FOD problem: Here’s how Malaysia plans to solve it

fighter jets

April 30, 2026

Lockheed Martin F-35

US orders three more F-35 test-bed aircraft to avoid testing capability gap

F-35

April 30, 2026

AIrbus Saeta II Hurjet modifications by Airbus

Airbus to transform Hurjet into SAETA II under Spain’s ITS-C training overhaul

Airbus

April 29, 2026

Rossiya Airlines 747-400 with Tiger livery

Russian soldiers take commercial flights to the front line in Ukraine

Russia

April 29, 2026

Boeing KC-46 USAF elephant walk

Air Force increases KC-46A Pegasus tanker procurement target to 319 aircraft

Air Force

April 29, 2026

HESA Saeqeh IRIAF F-5

Vintage Iranian Northrop F-5 light fighter reportedly strikes US base in Kuwait

Iran

April 28, 2026

MQ-25A Stingray conducts first flight

MQ-25 Stingray takes first operational flight but US Navy delays carrier deployment to 2029

Boeing

April 28, 2026

Shenyang J-35 carrier launch

Blue Shark becomes official name of China’s new carrier-based J-35 fighter

China

April 27, 2026

RAF Hawk T2 flying over RAF Valley

UK RAF upgrades Hawk T2 training with mixed reality mission rehearsal systems

BAE Systems Hawk T.Mk 2

April 27, 2026

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