First flight test for the AHM-4 Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) 15/10/2026 | Francesco Bossi Between late September and early October, the US Air Force (USAF) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) conducted the first flight test of the… [read more]

KAI Completes First FA-50 Formation Flight with Unmanned Aircraft 13/10/2026 | Atul Chandra Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has completed the first formation flight between an FA-50 light combat aircraft and its AAP (Multi-Purpose Aircraft) unmanned platform. According to… [read more]

GCAP: Edgewing’s Italian site inaugurated in Turin. 3 production lines expected 09/10/2026 | Pietro Batacchi and Carolina Paizs On October 9, the Italian operational headquarters of Edgewing was inaugurated in Turin, at Leonardo’s facility. Edgewing is the equal-share Joint Venture between BAE Systems,… [read more]

Unmanned Cessna SKYCOURIER for US Pacific resupply 06/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Textron Aviation and autonomy software company Merlin (commonly known as Merlin Labs) have unveiled an uncrewed cargo aircraft concept aimed at sustaining forces spread across… [read more]

DAN-T: Russia expands its low-cost strike options in Ukraine 05/10/2026 | Pietro Batacchi In recent weeks, Russian forces have fielded a new low-cost weapon to strike targets in Ukraine: the DAN-T mini cruise missile. The weapon was also… [read more]

Boeing wins the F/A-XX competition for the US Navy's next fighter 30/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi In a somewhat surprising outcome — most observers expected Northrop Grumman and a "TOMCAT-like" design — the US Navy has selected Boeing to develop its… [read more]

Saudi Arabia, green light for the acquisition of 48 F-35A 22/09/2026 | Carolina Paizs On September 17, the US Department of State approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) for the sale to Saudi Arabia of up to 48 F-35A… [read more]

Embraer and Anduril to weaponize the C-390 MILLENNIUM 20/08/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US defense firm Anduril to jointly pursue the integration of a palletized version of… [read more]

Israel eyes P-8 POSEIDON MPA acquisition 19/08/2026 | Andrea Mottola Israel is evaluating the potential acquisition of Boeing P-8A POSEIDON maritime patrol aircraft to establish its first dedicated anti-submarine warfare (ASW) unit and strengthen its… [read more]

A Drone for merchant ships? 17/08/2026 | Massimo Annati Israel's Elbit Systems has proposed converting merchant vessels into UAV carriers, capitalizing on the specific capabilities of its HERMES 650 SPARK unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)… [read more]

IAI presents its HYPNOSIS counter-UAV system 05/08/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has announced HYPNOSIS, a new air defence system designed to jam and spoof the satellite navigation signals that guide aerial drones,… [read more]

Farnborough, Indonesia signs for 12 Leonardo M-346F light attack fighters 21/07/2026 | Editorial Team During the Farnborough International Airshow 2026, Leonardo and the Indonesian Ministry of Defense announced the signing of the contract for the supply of 12 M-346F… [read more]

Interview with Pascal Grenier, President of CAE Defence & Security, on training as the bottleneck of Western defence readiness 21/07/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA Farnborough International Airshow 2026 opened yesterday with a Western defence industry that has never been under more pressure to deliver, and never been more exposed… [read more]

LBA Systems Unveils ASTORE LEVANTE Drone at Farnborough 20/07/2026 | Pietro Batacchi LBA Systems, the joint venture between Leonardo and Baykar, has officially unveiled the ASTORE LEVANTE drone. The aircraft, displayed in the static show, represents the… [read more]

Czech Air Force receives first C-390 MILLENNIUM 17/07/2026 | Editorial Team On July 16, 2026, the Czech Air Force took delivery of the first of 2 C-390 MILLENNIUM multi-mission transport aircraft from Embraer, 20 months after… [read more]

Rohde & Schwarz NEMACS, the AESA directional datalink enabling the Multi-Domain Combat Cloud 16/07/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA During the ILA Berlin Air Show 2026, German technology group Rohde & Schwarz unveiled NEMACS (Networked Multipoint Array Communications System), a new directional datalink designed… [read more]

Boeing "ejects" from the UJTS competition 24/06/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Boeing has decided not to continue its participation in the U.S. Navy's Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) competition to replace the T-45 GOSHAWK jet trainers.… [read more]

Leonardo's M-346 aircraft controls Baykar's KIZILELMA UCAV in flight 22/06/2026 | Giulio Menegotto Under the K-SWARM program, Leonardo and Baykar have completed a series of tests to assess the integration between the Italian group's M-346 light fighter/trainer and… [read more]

Diehl Defence considers German production of the Ukrainian FP-5 FLAMINGO missile 19/06/2026 | Francesco Bossi Germany's Diehl Defence, a manufacturer specialized in guided missiles - including the IRIS-T family - air defense systems, and naval and land munitions, is reportedly… [read more]

ILA 2026: Germany's airshow in a post-FCAS era 11/06/2026 | Tommaso Massa (reporting from Berlin) ILA Berlin 2026, the German aerospace exhibition organized by BDLI (the German Aerospace Industries Association, Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie) and Messe Berlin, opened… [read more]