NORAD has deployed U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters from Alaska to eastern Canada before planned operations in Greenland, testing its ability to shift combat airpower rapidly across the Arctic.
The Royal Air Force has begun its largest test of UK homeland defence, bringing together combat aircraft and personnel from five NATO countries.
The U.S. Air Force has deployed a B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber to northern Australia, extending its long-range operations across the Pacific.
Operations Midnight Hammer and Epic Fury demonstrated the reach of the U.S. bomber force while exposing the demands of sustained long-range combat missions.
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a direct data link between Legion infrared sensor pods carried by two F-16 fighters, allowing the aircraft to combine targeting information during flight.
Indra has unveiled Squall, a new low-cost cruise missile designed to strike strategic targets at ranges exceeding 300 kilometers from land or naval launch platforms
The UK Ministry of Defence and British start-up Alloyed have developed a new family of turbojet engines, including one that progressed from initial concept to flight-ready status in less than seven months
GKN Aerospace has broken ground on a $16 million expansion of its North Charlestown facility in New Hampshire as demand for aero-engine components increases
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has restored F-117A Aircraft 818, known as “The Overachiever,” for the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Lockheed Martin have begun integrating the SPICE 1000 air-to-surface weapon on the F-35 Adir.
The U.S. Air Force plans to field at least 500 Collaborative Combat Aircraft by 2032 and, with budget support, another 500 Mass Modular Aircraft.
The first deliveries are scheduled for April 2027 to support aircraft modification and flight testing.
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