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Nuclear reactor airlifted by C-17 Globemaster

US military flies nuclear microreactor aboard C-17 in Operation Windlord first

Airlift

February 17, 2026

Ukranian soliders with drones were flying blind during the Starlink outage

SpaceX and xAI join Pentagon contest for voice-controlled drone swarms

AI

February 17, 2026

New Su-34s being delivered

Satellite images show growing Russian fighter jet ‘boneyard’ at Lipetsk Air Base

Boneyard

February 17, 2026

Dornier Do-228 indian coast Guard

HAL secures $254M contract for 8 Dornier 228 aircraft for Indian Coast Guard

Dornier 228

February 16, 2026

F-35s land on Finnish highway

Italy considers highway operations for F-35 fighter jets as drone…

Drone

February 16, 2026

UK GCAP 6th generation fighter jet Tempest over London

GCAP Excalibur Boeing 757 testbed emerges with new nose radome…

Boeing 757

February 16, 2026

100SQN historical aircraft

What is the oldest air force in the world? The…

Air Force

February 15, 2026

F-35A lightning II

Counting military pilots, not fighter jets: The hidden metric behind…

Fighter jet

February 14, 2026

Indonesian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon on a highway runway

Indonesia to turn toll roads into emergency fighter jet runways

Aircraft carrier

February 13, 2026

Two of the US Navy's Nimitz-class warships - comprising the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and USS Nimitz (CVN-68) - sail together during a drill in the South China Sea on 9 February 2021. Image: US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt

What has Trump sent to the Middle East? Inside the…

Aircraft carrier

February 13, 2026

Hawk T2 at low level

Indian Air Force instructors to train RAF Hawk pilots in…

advanced jet trainer

February 13, 2026

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Helsing CA-1 Europa with munitions

HENSOLDT & Helsing collaborate on AI-enabled CA-1 Europa combat drone

AI

February 13, 2026

Rafale fighter jets

India clears 114 Dassault Rafale fighter jets as part of $36bn boost for Indian Air Force

Dassault

February 12, 2026

Second B-21 Raider prototype arriving

Report: The US Air Force needs at least 200 B-21 Raider stealth bombers to counter China

Boeing F-47

February 12, 2026

Two new New Su-57 Felon fighter jets

Russia’s Su-57 Felon stealth fighter receives new avionics and weapons upgrades

Fighter jet

February 12, 2026

US Marines AV-8B Harrier 7

US Marines AV-8B Harrier retirement confirmed: Final flight and ceremony details

AV-8B Harrier

February 11, 2026

US Marine Corps F-35B

US Marines intentionally shrink fixed-wing fleet to consolidate around the mighty F-35

AV-8B Harrier

February 11, 2026

The USAF now intends to retain its fleet of more than 200 C-17A Globemaster III heavy-lift strategic transports in operational service until 2075. Image: Boeing

Boeing flight deck upgrade to help keep USAF’s C-17A fleet flying until 2075

Air Mobility Command

February 11, 2026

Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie drone with F-35s

US Marine Corps 2026 aviation plan puts attritable drones at the centre of future airpower

F-35

February 11, 2026

C-130 Hercules of the US AIr FOrce to be used for training

Lockheed Martin pauses C-130J Super Hercules deliveries due to communications upgrade delay

C-130J Super Hercules

February 11, 2026

A bird's eye view of RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire. Image via Newmark Group

RAF Scampton for sale as future vision revealed for former Red Arrows and Dambusters base

Air Base

February 10, 2026

BAE Systems Common Missile Warning System for Helicopters

BAE Systems wins $137m US Army deal for missile warning systems on Apache, Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters

AH-64E Apache

February 10, 2026

Diamond DA62 MPP

QinetiQ upgrades Diamond DA62 MPP to stream live ISR video to ground forces

Diamond Aircraft

February 10, 2026

B-1B Lancer from the USAF's 7th BW takes off from Nellis AFB, Nevada, for a WSINT mission on November 21, 2019

US Air Force turns to 3D printing to keep legacy aircraft flying longer

3D Manufacturing

February 10, 2026

Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon in Ukrainian service

Ukrainian F-16 downs Russian Shahed drone with Vulcan cannon in new footage

Drone

February 10, 2026

Lockheed Martin C130J Super Hercules

Taiwan to purchase new Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules as C-130H upgrades prove too expensive

Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules

February 9, 2026

Boeing-MQ-28 Ghost Bat

Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat Block 3 upgrades add internal weapons bays and extended range

boeing mq-28 ghost bat

February 9, 2026

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