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Chengdu J-20 chinese stealth fighter jet

China’s J-20 enters its next phase with air superiority and MUM-T upgrades

Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dra…

January 13, 2026

Rafale fighter jet flying with future UCAS loyal wingman drone

Rafale F5 set for AI-powered combat leap as Dassault makes $200m investment

AI

January 13, 2026

Ilyushin Il-76 Russian Air Force

Russia ramps up Ilyushin Il-76 production as UAC hands over 7 aircraft in 2025

Ilyushin Il-76

January 12, 2026

Pakistan JF-17 Thunder

Pakistan wants to repay $2bn Saudi Arabia debt with JF-17 fighter jets

JF-17C Thunder Block II…

January 9, 2026

Northrop Grumman to Rapidly Develop Marine Corps CCA with Kratos Valkyrie UAS

Northrop Grumman takes prime role on US Marine’s urgent Kratos…

CCA

January 9, 2026

Sri Lanka Air FOrce Bell TH-57 Sea ranger delivery

US Navy TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters to reinforce Sri Lanka…

Bell 206 JetRanger

January 8, 2026

India AEW&C based on Airbus A321 from Air India

Indian Air Force launches 2nd AEW&C programme using ex-Air India…

AEW&C

January 8, 2026

Lockheed Martin F-35

Lockheed Martin delivers 191 F-35s in 2025, setting new programme…

Lockheed Martin

January 8, 2026

Taiwanese Air Force F-16

Taiwan grounds F-16s and presses US to fast-track aircraft anti-collision…

Lockheed Martin F-16

January 8, 2026

USAF B-52H lands at RAF Fairford on July 17, 2024 [Khalem Chapman]

B-52J takes shape as USAF awards $2bn engine integration contract…

B-52J upgrade

January 7, 2026

US Navy E-6B Mercury flying

US upgrades E-6B Mercury TACAMO nuclear aircraft despite looming replacement

Boeing E-6A Mercury

January 7, 2026

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Chengdu J-20 chinese stealth fighter jet

China’s J-20 enters its next phase with air superiority and MUM-T upgrades

Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon

January 13, 2026

Rafale fighter jet flying with future UCAS loyal wingman drone

Rafale F5 set for AI-powered combat leap as Dassault makes $200m investment

AI

January 13, 2026

Ilyushin Il-76 Russian Air Force

Russia ramps up Ilyushin Il-76 production as UAC hands over 7 aircraft in 2025

Ilyushin Il-76

January 12, 2026

Pakistan JF-17 Thunder

Pakistan wants to repay $2bn Saudi Arabia debt with JF-17 fighter jets

JF-17C Thunder Block III

January 9, 2026

Northrop Grumman to Rapidly Develop Marine Corps CCA with Kratos Valkyrie UAS

Northrop Grumman takes prime role on US Marine’s urgent Kratos XQ-58 Valkerie CCA

CCA

January 9, 2026

Sri Lanka Air FOrce Bell TH-57 Sea ranger delivery

US Navy TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters to reinforce Sri Lanka Air Force

Bell 206 JetRanger

January 8, 2026

India AEW&C based on Airbus A321 from Air India

Indian Air Force launches 2nd AEW&C programme using ex-Air India Airbus A321s

AEW&C

January 8, 2026

Lockheed Martin F-35

Lockheed Martin delivers 191 F-35s in 2025, setting new programme record

Lockheed Martin

January 8, 2026

Taiwanese Air Force F-16

Taiwan grounds F-16s and presses US to fast-track aircraft anti-collision software

Lockheed Martin F-16

January 8, 2026

USAF B-52H lands at RAF Fairford on July 17, 2024 [Khalem Chapman]

B-52J takes shape as USAF awards $2bn engine integration contract to Boeing

B-52J upgrade

January 7, 2026

US Navy E-6B Mercury flying

US upgrades E-6B Mercury TACAMO nuclear aircraft despite looming replacement

Boeing E-6A Mercury

January 7, 2026

AC-130J Ghostrider gunship in flight

US and UK aircraft assist in the seizure of Russian oil tanker

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

January 7, 2026

Nigerian JF-17 Thunder

Bangladesh weighs JF-17 fighter jets as Pakistan steps up defence outreach

Bangladesh

January 7, 2026

Image of Russian Shahed drone with MANPADS on it

Russian Shahed drones get air defence with strapped on MANPADS

Drone

January 7, 2026

Ukranian soliders with drones were flying blind during the Starlink outage

Gamechanger for defence: World’s first solid-state battery to be integrated into military drones

CES 2026

January 6, 2026

Pilatus PC-7-MKX light attack aircraft built in Europe

If Embraer’s Super Tucano works, why is Europe studying its own light combat aircraft?

Embraer A-29 Super Tucano

January 6, 2026

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