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India AMCA fighter jet

HAL excluded from India’s AMCA stealth fighter jet as private consortia take the lead

AMCA

February 5, 2026

Airbus A330 MRTT automatic refuelling (1)

Airbus A330 MRTT enables world-first automatic refuelling capability for RSAF

Aerial refuelling

February 4, 2026

Image: US Army/Specialist John Farmer

US approves $3.95bn sale of AH-64E Apache Gunships & AW119Kx Koala training helicopters to Israel

Acquisitions

February 4, 2026

A new-build Su-30SM2 Flanker-H rolls out after landing at Baranovichi Air Base, completing its delivery flight from Russia to Belarus, on 29 January 2026. Image: Belarusian MOD

Belarus grows Su-30SM2 Flanker-H fighter fleet to eight jets

Air defence

February 4, 2026

Chinas YH-1000S

Maiden flight for China’s hybrid-powered YH-1000S cargo UAV

cargo drone

February 4, 2026

US Marine Corps F-35 during exercise Steel Knight 25

US Marine Corps F-35C shoots down Iranian drone near USS…

Aircraft carrier

February 4, 2026

The Belgian Air Force is set to become the first global military customer for Cessna's 408 SkyCourier, with an order for five aircraft planned. Image: Textron Aviation

Belgium set to become first military Cessna SkyCourier operator outside…

Belgian Air Force

February 3, 2026

Boeing F-15EX and Indonesia memorandum of understanding

Indonesia drops Boeing F-15EX deal amid Rafale deliveries and Kaan…

Boeing F-15EX Eagle II

February 3, 2026

USAF B-2 Spirit seen at Whiteman

Operation Midnight Hammer exposes B-2 Spirit command-and-control limitations

B-2 Spirit

February 3, 2026

Uzbekistan Embraer C-390 Millennium

Singapore Airshow: Uzbekistan confirmed as new Embraer C-390 Millennium customer

C-390 Millennium

February 3, 2026

Singapore Airshow flying display over the straits

Singapore Airshow at 10: Asia-Pacific’s rising aerospace and defence influencer

Exclusive

February 3, 2026

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Singapore Air Force C-130 flying

Singapore acquires 40+ year old C-130Hs to ‘modernise’ airlift fleet

C-130 Hercules

February 3, 2026

Indian Army selects V-BAT for UAS

Indian Army selects Shield AI’s V-BAT drones to advance artificial intelligence battlefield operations

Artificial Intelligence

February 2, 2026

First K-15K Slam Eagle rolled out

South Korea’s Slam Eagles set for $2.8 billion F-15EX standard upgrade from Boeing

Boeing

February 2, 2026

Bombardier Global 6500 for US Army HADES ISR programme

US Army seeks contractors to deliver 11 Bombardier Global 6500-based spy planes

Athena

January 30, 2026

Singapore Airshow

Singapore Airshow 2026: All the aircraft on static display

Air show

January 30, 2026

President of Ukraine with downed Russian Shahed

SpaceX steps in to stop Russian drones and horses using Starlink in Ukraine

Horses

January 30, 2026

New Su-34s being delivered

Conflicting reports surround Russia’s first reported fighter jet loss of 2026

Fighter jet

January 30, 2026

Military personnel from Ramstein AB, Germany, are given a tour of an EA-37B Compass Call during the new EW jet's first visit to Europe on 27 January 2026. Image: USAF/Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo

USAF showcases EA-37B Compass Call to NATO allies during European tour

BAE Systems

January 29, 2026

F-35 taking off from USS Abraham Lincoln

US Navy spotted flying Air Force F-35A fighter jet in test role

F-35A

January 29, 2026

Russian Su-24M Fencer being attacked by Ukrainian drone

How Ukraine did $1bn damage to Russian aircraft with drones

Drones

January 29, 2026

AI-CO-pilot-on-pilots-knee-board

US Air Force and Stanford test AI copilot in real flight emergencies

Artificial Intelligence

January 28, 2026

Boeing 747 doomsday plane SAOC E-4C

US Air Force eyes E-4C ‘doomsday plane’ for return to ‘Looking Glass’ nuclear mission

Airborne Command Post (ABNCP)

January 28, 2026

Sarang Helicopter display team at Wings INdia 2026

Wings India 2026 opens as HAL puts civil aircraft manufacturing back on the agenda

DHRUV-NG

January 28, 2026

US fighter jets on USS Abraham Lincoln

US Air Force prepares Middle East exercises amid rising Iran tensions and force buildup

Centcom

January 28, 2026

Ukranian soliders with drones were flying blind during the Starlink outage

Exclusive: How Ukraine’s Sine.Engineering keeps drones flying in jammed airspace

Artificial Intelligence

January 28, 2026

Boeing 777X

Boeing boosts deliveries and backlog in Q4 but core aircraft unit remains loss-making

Boeing

January 27, 2026

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