Aviation

U.S. Air Force signs $94.7M deal for multi-domain analysis systems

The United States Air Force has awarded DCS, based in Alexandria, Virginia, a nearly $100 million research...

BAE Systems signs framework deal for logistics drone expansion

BAE Systems FalconWorks and SURVICE Engineering have signed a framework agreement to collaborate on the development of...

Swarm Aero opens large drone production hub in Arkansas

Swarm Aero announced the opening of its Advanced Manufacturing Center on Feb. 17, 2026, at Drake Field...

U.S. Air Guard runs VR training for base defense personnel

Airmen from the 102nd Security Forces Squadron conducted use-of-force training using a virtual reality system at Otis...

U.S. Air Force orders C-17 defense system upgrades for allies

The United States Air Force has awarded Boeing a $13 million contract to upgrade infrared countermeasure systems...

U.S. firms test Venom autonomous strike aircraft

Divergent Technologies and Mach Industries announced on Feb. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles that they have jointly...

Chinese AVIC reveals U.S.-made V-BAT copy drone

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned...

Pentagon designates LongShot air-launched drone X-68A

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Pentagon's research and technology arm, has designated its air-launched missile-carrying...

Raytheon launches U.S.-based TFLN wafer manufacturing program

Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to establish a domestic...

Ukraine denies reports of secret multinational F-16 squadron

Ukraine’s Air Force on Tuesday rejected media reports claiming that a secret multinational F-16 fighter squadron composed...

Denmark establishes MQ-9B drone squadron for Arctic surveillance

Denmark’s Air Force on Monday formally established Squadron 729 to operate newly acquired MQ-9B long-range remotely piloted...

SNC buys Global 6500 jet to support HADES surveillance fleet

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has purchased a Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft at its own expense to support...

Dutch official raises F-35 software ‘jailbreak’ scenario

Dutch State Secretary for Defence Gijs Tuinman said the Netherlands could theoretically “jailbreak” the software of its...

U.S. Air Force releases details of APKWS air-to-air conversion

The United States Air Force has released details of a $145 million contract action to develop and...

U.S. Air Force T-7A program raises cost concerns

The United States Air Force is confronting growing scrutiny over the cost structure of the T-7A Red...

U.S. military advances compact nuclear reactor program

The United States Department of War and the Department of Energy transported a next-generation nuclear reactor aboard...

Russian military aircraft maker reports heavy financial losses

Russia’s Taganrog Aviation Scientific-Technical Complex named after Beriev (TANTK Beriev) reported a net loss of more than...

Russia destroys Ukraine’s cruise missile production

A Russian missile strike destroyed a production line for Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
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