Aviation

U.S. Air Force tests YFQ-44A ‘fighter drone’ with minimal crew using laptop

The U.S. Air Force and Anduril Industries completed the first experimental testing of the YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat...

U.S. Air Force launches B-52J upgrade kits for long-term bomber overhaul

The U.S. Air Force has issued a draft solicitation for the B-52J Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP)...

Russian Shahed drones begin falling apart in the air as quality worsens

Ukrainian air defense personnel engaged in intercepting Russian Shahed series of long-range one-way attack drones have published...

French Rafales intercept Russian Su-30SM fighter jet

French Rafale fighter jets deployed to Lithuania under NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission were scrambled four times...

Finnish pilot takes first flight in F-35A Lightning II

Finland’s transition to the F-35 reached a key milestone this week as a Finnish Air Force pilot...

Raytheon launches AMRAAM-ER missile full-rate production

Raytheon is moving its AMRAAM Extended Range missile into full-rate production under a new $234.8 million contract...

Sikorsky develops Black Hawk upgrade kits for rapid combat role changes

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced on April 15, 2026, a new line of Armed Black Hawk...

Underground bunker network preserves majority of Iran air force

Despite repeated U.S. and Israeli claims that Iran's air force had been destroyed or rendered combat-ineffective, confirmed...

UK awards Boeing Apache and Chinook support contract worth $1.1 billion

The United Kingdom's National Armaments Director Group has awarded a £879 million (approximately $1.1 billion) three-year contract...

UK announces largest-ever drone package for Ukraine

Britain's Ministry of Defence announced on April 15, 2026, that it will deliver at least 120,000 drones...

B-21 stealth bomber completes aerial refueling test with KC-135

The U.S. Air Force's B-21 Raider stealth bomber has successfully conducted aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker...

Japanese startup develops Shiraha drone for under $450 per unit

A Japanese defense technology startup has begun offering a domestically produced fixed-wing drone, with a unit cost...

Ukraine strikes Russian petrochemical plant with long-range drones

Ukrainian long-range strike drones hit the JSC Sintez-Kauchuk plant in Sterlitamak early Wednesday, April 15, in one...

Satellite images confirm damage at Russia’s Su-57 plant

Satellite images published Tuesday provide the first visual confirmation that the April 11 fire at Russia's Komsomolsk-on-Amur...

Textron wins $150M deal to sustain T-6 Texan II fleet

Textron Aviation Defense LLC has been awarded a five-year U.S. government contract valued at over $150 million...

Northrop Grumman and U.S. Air Force push Sentinel toward 2027 first flight

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are accelerating development of the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile,...

DFA Systems to test ‘flying grenade’ during Nevada range demo

DFA Systems, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based startup, said Monday it will bring its Precision Flying Grenade to...

Rheinmetall launches joint venture with Destinus for cruise missile output

German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall and European aerospace and defense company Destinus have agreed to establish a joint...
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