U.S. Air Force introduces mixed-reality F-35A engine simulator at Misawa to train maintainers for emergencies without sidelining jets
The U.S. Air Force has brought a mixed-reality F-35A engine run simulator to Misawa Air Base, giving maintainers a way to practise without taking a fighter off the flight line.
Embraer delivers first C-390 Millennium to Uzbekistan Air Force, making the country the aircraft’s first operator in Central Asia
Embraer has handed over Uzbekistan’s first C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft at its facility in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil.
Russian aircraft maker delivers Su-57 fighters with equipment shaped by war in Ukraine, leaving batch size and changes undisclosed
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation has handed another batch of Su-57 combat aircraft to the Defence Ministry, saying the jets have a revised equipment configuration informed by the war in Ukraine.
Italy proposes European F-35 training center at Trapani to ease pressure on U.S. capacity amid allied fleet expansion through the 2030s
Italy has proposed turning Trapani into a European F-35 training center, seeking a larger role in a combat-aircraft program expanding rapidly across the continent.
Türkiye’s first Typhoon pilots begin RAF training under deal worth over £8 billion for 20 fighters, with BAE Systems deliveries due from 2030
Two Turkish Air Force pilots have started training on RAF Typhoons in Britain, years before Türkiye is due to receive its first new aircraft from BAE Systems.
Dassault pitches Rafale to Portugal to replace F-16 fighters, pairing formal bid with industrial cooperation agreement signed in Lisbon
Dassault Aviation has signed an industrial cooperation agreement in Portugal to support its bid to sell Rafale fighters to the Portuguese Air Force.
U.S. Army awards Boeing $636.1 million for Apache helicopter support, lifting sustainment contract value above $1.1 billion through 2029
Boeing has received a $636.1 million U.S. Army contract modification to maintain and support the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter through at least 2029.
F-35 production rebounds to record 191 deliveries in 2025 after Lockheed Martin clears TR-3 backlog, but software and supplier risks remain
Lockheed Martin delivered a record 191 F-35 Lightning II fighters in 2025, clearing much of the backlog created by delays involving the aircraft’s Technology Refresh 3 configuration.
B-21 Raider sixth-generation stealth bomber captured in Mojave video as Northrop Grumman accelerates testing and production
New footage appears to show a B-21 Raider test aircraft reportedly known as “Cerberus” departing Edwards Air Force Base and flying over California’s Mojave Desert.
Canada moves closer to acquiring six Saab GlobalEye aircraft for Arctic surveillance and NORAD continental defence missions
Canada has moved closer to acquiring six Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft after signing a non-binding term sheet with the Swedish defence group.
Finnish F/A-18 and Swedish Gripen fighters intercept Russian MiG-31 and Su-30 jets in first joint operational mission over Gulf of Finland
Finland and Sweden conducted their first joint operational air-identification mission on 24 September 2026, deploying F/A-18 Hornet and JAS 39 Gripen Quick Reaction Alert fighters over the Gulf of Finland.
U.S. Air Force F-35A fighters and E-3 Sentry demonstrate Bering Sea maritime strike integration with Canada for Arctic homeland defense
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters and an E-3 Sentry operated together in a binational maritime strike scenario over the Bering Sea from Sept. 18 to 22, 2026.