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Eglin Test Team Rapidly Expands F-16 Readiness

Ukraine’s F-16s edge closer to cruise missile capability as USAF tests Rusty Dagger

Cruise Missile

April 20, 2026

Qatar 747 Air Force One

Qatari Boeing 747-8 Air Force One ‘bridge aircraft’ begins test flights

Air Force One

April 20, 2026

Concept CCA for USAF

Dark Merlin vs Fury: comparing the two CCA vying to join the US Air Force

Anduril Fury

April 18, 2026

Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie drone CCA

Rolls-Royce believes it has the perfect two-engine formula for collaborative combat aircraft

Aviation

April 18, 2026

The first of 60 CH-47F Block II Chinooks for the Luftwaffe is seen during the early stages of production in early April 2026. Image: Boeing

Boeing begins production of first of 60 CH-47F Block II…

Aircraft production

April 17, 2026

F-16V

Lockheed Martin offers Peru 24 F-16s for the price of…

Gripen

April 17, 2026

The USAF's first B-21 Raider prototype (serial AF-0001/'ED', nicknamed 'Cerberus') conducts an air-to-air refuelling trial over California with a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 370th FLTS at Edwards AFB on 10 March 2026. Image: Northrop Grumman

B-21 Raider refuelling trial images provide fresh look at design…

Aerial refuelling

April 16, 2026

Bell Textron MV-75 tiltrotor for the US Army

 US Army names next-generation MV-75 tiltrotor Cheyenne II as Bell…

Bell MV-75

April 16, 2026

China's HH-200 aerial commercial unmanned transportation system

China tests new 1.2-tonne payload HH-200 commercial cargo drone

AVIC

April 16, 2026

Windracers ULTRA drones

Britain to supply Ukraine with 120,000 drones in 2026

Drone

April 16, 2026

Mirage 2000-9 fighter jet

UAE delays Mirage fighter transfer to Morocco amid rising Middle…

Dassault Mirage

April 15, 2026

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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 key support deal signed

Air displays

April 14, 2026

Mahan Air A340-600

Iran claims 60 commercial aircraft lost in US and Israeli strikes

A340

April 14, 2026

LOCUST anti drone laser mounted on a truck

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

AeroVironment

April 13, 2026

B-21 Bomber

$1.5T US defence budget reveals shift to drones, NGAD and future air combat

Boeing E-7 Wedgetail

April 13, 2026

Su-57 fighter jet

Fire at key Sukhoi Su-57 plant raises questions over Russia’s fighter production ramp-up

Russia

April 13, 2026

USAF KC-135

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

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

April 13, 2026

Saab Gripen E over Switzerland

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

Gripen

April 12, 2026

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

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