Aviation

The U.S. has approved a possible $2.3B Foreign Military Sale to Singapore for up to four P-8A Poseidon aircraft and MK 54 torpedoes to boost maritime security. The U.S. State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale…
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South Korea’s DAPA held a meeting with LIG Nex1, which was awarded the contract in December 2025, to start planning the activities towards a planned fielding in 2034. Reports from South Korea on Jan. 20, 2026, said its Defense…
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The Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 is set to fly as “VC-25 bridge aircraft” by summer 2026, as delays continue to plague Boeing’s VC-25B presidential aircraft program. The U.S. Air Force expects the Boeing 747 gifted by the government of…
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BAE Systems, Leonardo UK and Parker Meggitt have been awarded a £453 million contract for the supply of ECRS Mk2 AESA radars for RAF Typhoons, though at present only 40 jets will be upgraded.  The long awaited ECRS Mk2 contract…
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Czech Republic President Petr Pavel proposed sending four L-159 to Ukraine, but Prime Minister Andrej Babiš later announced that the plan had been rejected. Opposing camps within Czech politics have blocked the transfer of light combat…
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Major Cole “Laser” Kingsbery, USAF, flew airframe JF-501 to Ebbing ANGB, Arkansas where it will be used to train Finnish personnel ahead of F-35s arriving in Finland later in 2026.  Just over a month after the first F-35A Lightning II…
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Türkiye appears now closer to the delivery of its first Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, marking a significant milestone in Ankara’s long-running effort to acquire the European aircraft. According to multiple Turkish media outlets, the…
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12 F-15E Strike Eagles from the 494th Fighter Squadron, based at RAF Lakenheath under the 48th Fighter Wing, have been dispatched to the Middle East. After U.S. President Donald Trump pledged that “help is on its way” to protesters in…
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Poland formalized the integration of the AIM-9X Sidewinder on the FA-50PL, enhancing air policing capabilities as deliveries of the light fighter shift to 2027-2029. Poland has taken another step toward enhancing the combat capabilities…
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The Italian Air Force has officially activated its New Helicopter School at Viterbo airport, relocating the 72° Stormo and creating a joint national rotary-wing training hub. The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) has officially…
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