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Chinese Chinese Changying-8 test flight

World’s heaviest cargo drone? China’s Changying-8 makes successful first flight

autonomous

April 1, 2026

DA62 MPP from Diamond Aircraft

Diamond Aircraft enhances DA62 MPP with Starlink and upgrades for real-time mission operations

Diamond Aircraft

April 1, 2026

Russia Antonov An-26

Russian Antonov An-26 transport aircraft crashes in to a cliff in Crimea

antonov

April 1, 2026

F-35

F-35 crashes in Nevada as pilot ejects safely in latest US fighter mishap

crash

April 1, 2026

Bayraktar TB3 drone in operation with NATO

Italian Navy eyes Bayraktar TB3 uncrewed aircraft for carrier operations

Baykar

March 31, 2026

B-1 Lancer

US bombers denied landing at Italian air base mid-flight on…

Iran

March 31, 2026

Indian Air Force Republic Day flying display

India approves $25bn defence deals as S-400, drones and airpower…

Antonov An-32

March 31, 2026

Boeing 747-3B3 Airline Mahan Air

US accused of striking Mahan Air commercial aircraft on an…

Iran

March 31, 2026

China’s Y-9FQ Next Gen ASW Aircraft

Japan intercepts new Chinese Y-9FQ maritime patrol aircraft over Sea…

China

March 31, 2026

Airbus bird of prey interceptor drone releases missile

Airbus tests Bird of Prey interceptor drone designed to defeat…

Airbus

March 30, 2026

Moron Air Base in Spain with US Aircraft

Spain shuts airspace and bases to US forces, exposing cracks…

Air Base

March 30, 2026

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E-11A BACN

What is the E-11A BACN? This Bombardier Global business jet is WiFi in the sky

Aviation

March 28, 2026

309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

These are the largest air force bases in the world

Air Base

March 28, 2026

Finland F-35 and F:A-18

Top 10 combat aircraft in air forces in 2026

F-16

March 28, 2026

Sunray laser anti drone weapon General Staff of the Armed Forces Ukraine

Ukraine tests Sunray laser system as low-cost alternative to missile air defence

C-UAS

March 27, 2026

AV-8B Harrier II Spanish Navy

Spain set to become final operator of AV-8B Harrier II as service life extended to 2032

AV-8B Harrier

March 27, 2026

San Diego, California, USA - April 30, 2013. United Airlines Boeing 737-824 N73275 arriving at San Diego International Airport.

FAA investigates United Airlines near miss with Army Black Hawk in California

FAA

March 27, 2026

M28 Skytruck on the ground

Poland considers converting M28 Skytruck cargo plane into drone hunter gunship

Antonov An-28

March 27, 2026

US F/A-18 shot by Iranian missile

Debate rages over whether Iran hit a US F/A-18 Super Hornet over Chabahar

Boeing F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet

March 26, 2026

KF-21 Boramae rollout in south Korea

KF-21 Boramae enters production as South Korea joins elite fighter-building nations

KAI

March 26, 2026

F-16 firing missile

Peru set to abandon Saab Gripen bid and double F-16 order amid political shifts

Lockheed Martin F-16

March 26, 2026

82nd Airborne Division doing a parachute drop

US builds ground force presence in Middle East with 82nd Airborne and Marine deployments

Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey

March 26, 2026

Saab Gripen at Embraer final assembly line in Brazil

Rollout of first Embraer-built Saab Gripen E puts Brazil in elite club of supersonic fighter producers

Brazil

March 25, 2026

YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Drone in maiden flight

Anduril starts YFQ-44A Fury production in Ohio as CCA programme accelerates

Anduril

March 25, 2026

Eurofighter typhoon Türkiye

UK’s BAE Systems secures Eurofighter Typhoon training and support deal for Türkiye

BAE Systems

March 25, 2026

Ukrainian Yak-52 shoot down drone

Watch: Ukraine blows up Russian Shahed drone with machine gun fire from vintage Yak-52 trainer

Russia

March 25, 2026

Colombia Air Force C-130

Colombian president calls ex-USAF C-130H a ‘crappy’ gift after deadly crash

Colombia

March 25, 2026

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