Aviation

French President Emmanuel Macron announced the extension of France’s nuclear deterrent to eight European nations, alongside the expansion of France’s nuclear warhead stockpile. In an event held at the ‘Ile Longue’ naval port near Brest,…
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Iranian F-14 fleet attacked at a base in central Iran believed to host all the remaining F-14s in Iranian service.  Early in the morning on Mar. 8, 2026, the IDF announced that all Iranian Air Force F-14 Tomcats at the 8th Tactical…
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The B-1B is the Lancer 86-0115 “Rage” regenerated from the Boneyard to be returned to active service, during a post-depot functional check flight. On Feb. 26, 2026, aviation photographer Ryan Rodriguez (@ryan_big_country_aviation) shot…
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The UK has dispatched four more Typhoon FGR4s, two Wildcat HMA2s, and a Merlin HM2 ASaC towards the Middle East to strengthen defences as U.S. strategic bombers begin to use UK bases for operations against Iran. As Type 45 destroyer HMS…
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Four U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers arrived at RAF Fairford as the U.S. looks to “surge dramatically” the operations over Iran. After the UK allowed the U.S. to use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for the deployment of U.S. Air Force…
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While the authenticity of the footage remains unconfirmed, the video appears to show the engagement at close range during the Mar. 2 incident. We break down how such a blue-on-blue could occur. As already reported, according to…
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An RAF Typhoon was pictured at BAE Systems Warton carrying two seven round LAU-131 rocket pods, which can be used to fire APKWS guided munitions against surface and, importantly, air targets.  The images, taken by Tech Digital…
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F-35s, F-22s and CF-18, supported by tankers and AWACS, were scrambled by NORAD to intercept two Russian Tu-142 operating in the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones. For the second time this year, the North American…
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The Hava SOJ program envisages four aircraft, based on the Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft, with Aselsan developing the payload and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) integrating it. The first of the Turkish Air Force’s (Türk Hava…
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CNN says Qatari and U.S. sources confirmed a F-15QA Ababil intercepted the two Iranian Su-24s “two minutes” away from Al Udeid Air Base and Ras Laffan during a low altitude strike run. On Mar. 2, 2026, the Qatari Ministry of Defense has…
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