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Ukraine strikes Russia’s Aviastar plant producing Il-76 and An-124 aircraft
News Russian Il-76
Ukraine strikes Russia’s Aviastar plant producing Il-76 and An-124 aircraft
Ilyushin Il-76

March 19, 2026

FBI finds suspicious package with possible energetic materials at MacDill AFB
News Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
FBI finds suspicious package with possible energetic materials at MacDill AFB
FBI

March 19, 2026

Tejas fighter incident traced to software glitch as IAF readies return to operations
News HAL Tejas indian fighter jet
Tejas fighter incident traced to software glitch as IAF readies return to operations
HAL

March 19, 2026

FCAS crisis deepens as France and Germany step in to resolve Airbus-Dassault tensions
News FCAS 6th generation fighter jet
FCAS crisis deepens as France and Germany step in to resolve Airbus-Dassault tensions
6th generation fighter …

March 19, 2026

Baykar debuts large K2 Kamikaze drone with claim of ‘AI swarming’
Baykar K2 Kamikaze
Baykar

March 18, 2026

Dramatic fall in daily costs as US shifts munitions in Iran: $16 billion in 12 Days
F-35 taking off from USS Abraham Lincoln
CSIS

March 18, 2026

Greece green-lights F-16 upgrades and €3bn air defence ‘Achilles Shield’ dome
F-16 Hellenic Air Force on the ground
F-16

March 17, 2026

Indian Air Force plans Jaguar retirement and Mirage-2000 life extension to 2039
Indian Air Force SEPECAT Jaguar 3
Dassault Mirage

March 16, 2026

India’s AMCA stealth jet set for export as New Delhi targets global fighter market
AMCA stealth jet for India
China dominates anti-drone patents as demand for counter-UAV grows
Destruction of Russian Tu-95 in Operation Spiderweb
C-UAS

March 16, 2026

Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft feared destroyed in Iran drone strike on UAE air base
Saab GlobalEye flying
AEW&C

March 16, 2026

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US tanker fleet departs Spain after Madrid restricts Iran strike support
News Boeing KC-135 aerial refuelling tanker
Iran

March 3, 2026

ESA and Airbus achieve world-first 2.6 Gbps aircraft-to-GEO laser link
News ESA Airbus UltraAir laser communications testbed
Airbus

March 3, 2026

Why NASA is flying a U-2 Dragon Lady at 70,000 feet to capture moonlight
News NASA ER-2 high altitude aircraft
Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady

March 3, 2026

Qatar Emiri Air Force shoots down two Iranian Su-24 fighter bombers
News Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet in flight
Iran

March 3, 2026

It’s official: Leonardo’s AW149 wins £1bn UK new medium helicopter contract
News Leonardo AW149 new medium helicopter for the UK
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin

March 2, 2026

Smoke seen near RAF Akrotiri after Iranian drone attack on Cyprus
News Turkiye is cleared to buy Eurofighter Typhoon
Cyprus

March 2, 2026

Bolivia C-130 crash leaves at least 20 dead as banknotes spill across highway
News FAB-81-3 C-130 Hercules crashed in La Paz Bolivia
Bolivia

March 2, 2026

Operation Epic Fury: How the US and Israel’s coordinated attack on Iran unfolded
News US Central Command Epic Fury
B-2 Spirit

March 2, 2026

US Air Force loses 3 F-15E Strike Eagles over Kuwait in friendly fire
News AGR-20F Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II laser-guided rockets on the F-15E fighter
A, B, C: What’s the difference between the different Lockheed Martin F-35 variants?
News F-35
Defence

March 1, 2026

Fighter jets don’t have bathrooms, so how do pilots pee?
News South Korea KF-21 Boramae
Aviation

March 1, 2026

The evolution of aerial war in Ukraine: From Russian air superiority bid to drone deadlock
News Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon in Ukrainian service
Drone

March 1, 2026

US & Israel strike Iran: What we know so far
News Lockheed Martin F-22 raptor loyal wingman
Iran

February 28, 2026

Flights disrupted as US and Israel launch “pre-emptive” strikes on Iran
News United Airlines Boeing 787-10 aircraft landing in Hawaii.
airspace

February 28, 2026

Singapore to acquire 3 Gulfstream G550 maritime surveillance aircraft for RSAF
News Singapore Gulfstream G550 MSA
Gulfstream

February 27, 2026

Anduril YFQ-44 flies with Shield AI’s Hivemind in US Air Force collaborative combat aircraft test
News YFQ-44 Anduril flies with ShieldAI and hivemind
Anduril

February 27, 2026

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