The U.S. Air Force and the Slovak Air Force conducted a joint air-to-air training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona from February 12 to 17, 2026.
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated the capabilities of its Lumberjack uncrewed aircraft system during the U.S. Army’s Operation Lethal Eagle exercise.
Royal Air Force personnel have taken over responsibility for NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing mission in Romania following a handover ceremony at the 86th Air Base in Borcea.
RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a contract valued at $6.6 billion to support production of F135 engines for the F-35 Lightning II program.
Embraer has completed a series of cold weather trials of its C-390 Millennium transport aircraft in northern Sweden as part of a broader European demonstration campaign.
Rheinmetall and Boeing have entered into a strategic partnership to offer the MQ-28 Ghost Bat for Germany’s planned acquisition of collaborative combat aircraft.
Production of the F-35 fighter jet is expanding globally, with Canadian companies playing a growing role in the supply chain supporting the program.
L3Harris Technologies has been selected to provide advanced sensor systems for a new uncrewed aircraft program supporting the Royal Canadian Navy.
The Government of Canada has awarded two contracts valued at approximately $1.1 billion to MAS, a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies, to support its strategic tanker fleet.
Ministry of Defence of Ukraine said a pilot programme integrating private sector capabilities into national air defence has entered operational use, with initial interceptions already confirmed.
Finnish Air Force is preparing to receive its first F-35A multirole fighters this autumn, marking a key milestone in the country’s transition to a new combat aircraft capability.
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Airbus has completed the first demonstration flight of its uncrewed ‘Bird of Prey’ interceptor, successfully engaging a kamikaze drone in a test conducted in northern Germany.
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