MQ-9B SEAGUARDIAN drones for the German Navy 22/01/2026 | Michele Cosentino On 12 January, the German Navy placed an order with US company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for 4 MQ-9B SEAGUARDIAN systems, each consisting of… [read more]

JF-17 THUNDER fighter jets to Saudi Arabia? 21/01/2026 | Fabio Di Felice According to different media releases, Saudi Arabia may become the second Arab country - after Eastern Libya (LNA) - to buy Pakistan’s JF-17 THUNDER multirole… [read more]

Upgraded X-62 VISTA (uncrewed F-16) ready for complex evaluation 19/01/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is preparing to move forward with the testing of the uncrewed F-16 Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft (X-62 VISTA)… [read more]

GERAN-5 drones deployed in Ukraine for the first time 16/01/2026 | Francesca Genovese Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Military Intelligence (GUR) reported on 11 January that Russian forces employed the GERAN-5 kamikaze drone during combined aerial attacks against Ukraine… [read more]

Restored CN235-100M boosts Indonesian Air Force transport capability 12/01/2026 | Mike Rajkumar Indonesia’s state-owned airframer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has delivered a CN235-100M aircraft (tail number A-2305) to the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) following the completion of… [read more]

First T-7A RED HAWK assigned to the Air Education and Training Command 02/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli In December, the USAF’s new advanced trainer finally landed at Joint Base San Antonio–Randolph, Texas, where it is set to begin its first operational activities. Specifically, this… [read more]

First B-52 with new AESA radar arrives at Edwards AFB 30/12/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli A mixed crew drawn from the 49th Test Evaluation Squadron at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, and the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB, California, has… [read more]

New NATO E-3 SENTRY Replacement Option 15/12/2025 | Fabio Di Felice Following NATO’s decision to abandon the acquisition of 6 Boeing E-7A WEDGETAIL Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft as a replacement for the ageing… [read more]

Air-to-Air Missiles on Russian GERAN-2 Drones 04/12/2025 | Francesca Genovese A video released on X on 1 December shows the in-flight interception of a SHAHED-136 (GERAN-2) armed with an R-60 missile. The Russian drone was… [read more]

General Atomics and Saab to test the AEW solution for the MQ-9B already in the summer 26/11/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli After announcing their teaming up earlier this year, GA-ASI and Saab have now announced an ambitious target to conduct flight operations with their AEW (Airborne… [read more]

General Atomics presents GAMBIT 6 CCA for air-to-ground operations 21/11/2025 | Fabio Di Felice General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has recently announced a new platform of its GAMBIT unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) series, built and enhanced for… [read more]

Avio signs 2 agreements with Lockheed and Raytheon to build a new Solid Rocket Motor facility in the US 13/11/2025 | Francesca Genovese A double breakthrough in the United States for Avio, the Italian company headquartered in Colleferro and a leading player in solid, liquid, and cryogenic propulsion… [read more]

The US pushes CCA in Europe, raising concerns over the Continent’s strategic autonomy 06/11/2025 | Editorial Team After the first 2 days of the International Fighter Conference, organized in Rome by Defence IQ and closing today, a strong impression arose: the United… [read more]

Indonesia moves toward acquiring 42 Chinese J-10 Fighters 29/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On October 15, Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadhewa announced to the press that the acquisition of 42 Chinese Chengdu J-10 fighters is planned. The… [read more]

Turkey signs for 20 Eurofighter TYPHOON 28/10/2025 | Editorial Team Turkey has signed an agreement with the United Kingdom worth £8 billion for the purchase of 20 new Eurofighter TYPHOON. The deal was formalized during… [read more]

Taiwan is ready to build its own T-DOME air defense system 21/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice In one of his last speeches to the nation, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te announced, for the first time, plans to build a “T-DOME” air defense… [read more]

L3Harris’ WOLF PACK hits maturity after 45 flights and multi-platform tests 17/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli L3 Harris has announced that the number of successful test flights for its WOLF PACK family of small modular aerial vehicles have now passed the… [read more]

Germany signs contract for 20 Eurofighter TYPHOON 16/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Eurofighter and NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) have signed yesterday the contract for the acquisition of 20 Eurofighter TYPHOONs and 52 EJ-200 engines… [read more]

The evolution of US Army Aviation: modernisation plans for 2026 14/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The U.S. Army Aviation branch is one of the components most affected by the Army’s ongoing Transformation Initiative, which aims to modernize structures and equipment… [read more]

First live ammunition launch test for Baykar’s KIZILELMA UCAV 10/10/2025 | Editorial Team On 9 October, Turkey’s Baykar KIZILELMA unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)/loyal wingman conducted its first live ammunition release test, successfully launching Roketsan’s TEBER-82 and Aselsan’s… [read more]