Poland has taken delivery of its first three Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets at Łask Air Base. It’s a milestone moment—NATO’s first fifth-generation...
Russia has successfully conducted the maiden flight of the Su-57D, a twin-seat variant of its fifth-generation stealth fighter, marking a significant expansion of the country’s...
Italy has formally abandoned its 2022 plan to acquire Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tankers. Instead, the country signed a €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) contract with Airbus...
A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II crew pulled 11 people from the Atlantic Ocean on May 12, 2026 — completing nine water hoists...
Pakistan quietly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park at PAF Base Nur Khan outside Rawalpindi in the days following the April 8 ceasefire — including...
Austrian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons scrambled on two consecutive days — May 10 and 11, 2026 — to intercept U.S. Air Force PC-12-type aircraft, almost...
DARPA’s XRQ-73 SHEPARD hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft made its first flight on April 14, 2026, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The agency said nothing about...
Anduril Industries landed a $100.3 million contract modification from the Pentagon on May 8, 2026 — the latest cash infusion tied directly to the Trump...
The 2026 Fort Lauderdale Air Show ran May 9–10, with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds headlining over Fort Lauderdale Beach. But the weekend’s most-talked-about moment...
U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk and U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters sank six Iranian small attack boats in the Strait of Hormuz on the morning...
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