Baykar presents its K2 KAMIKAZE drone 10/04/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The famous Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar recently presented a new, AI-powered loitering ammunition called K2 KAMIKAZE Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The company stated that the… [read more]

Korean Air rolls out first production Medium Altitude UAV 09/04/2026 | Mike Rajkumar Korean Air has rolled out its Medium Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (MUAV) at its Tech Centre in Busan. The new medium-altitude unmanned platform will enhance… [read more]

Ukraine’s long-range stand-off capabilities 31/03/2026 | Igor Markic The developments observed in 2025, and the opening months of 2026, have confirmed how far Ukraine has come in the domestic production of long-range strike… [read more]

KAI rolls out first series production KF-21 30/03/2026 | Mike Rajkumar Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has rolled-out the first series-production KF-21 BORAMAE 4.5-generation fighter at its headquarters in Sacheon, Gyeongnam. South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung… [read more]

F-22 RAPTOR and MQ-20 drone complete manned-unmanned teaming exercise 18/03/2026 | Fabio Di Felice According to a press release by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI), the company and the US Air Force (USAF) have recently completed a successful… [read more]

DARPA names new X plane the X-76, to be build by Bell 17/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On March 9th, DARPA announced the conclusion of the Critical Design Review for the SPeed and Runway INdependent Technologies (SPRINT) project. The successful clearing of… [read more]

GCAP: the 757 EXCALIBUR testbed flies with new modifications 23/02/2026 | Andrea Mottola The Boeing 757-200 EXCALIBUR—the specially modified aerial demonstrator and flight laboratory developed to advance communications, radar, and sensor suites for the GCAP (Global Combat Air… [read more]

The USMC will use GA-ASI's YFQ-42A as a surrogate for its own Collaborative Combat Aircraft 18/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Contract awarded to integrate USMC mission payloads on the CCA already selected by the USAF. The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded a contract to General… [read more]

UK-Germany startup HYPERSONICA successfully flies a first hypersonic test 18/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The test vehicle touched speeds exceeding Mach 6 flew for more than 300 kilometers Hypersonica describes itself as “the Anglo-German defence and aerospace company building… [read more]

A new ELSA initiative targets cheap One Way Effectors for strikes on ranges of over 500 km 17/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On February 12, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden signed a new LoI The Defence Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden and the… [read more]

MQ-9B SEAGUARDIAN drones for the German Navy 22/01/2026 | Michele Cosentino On 12 January, the German Navy placed an order with US company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for 4 MQ-9B SEAGUARDIAN systems, each consisting of… [read more]

JF-17 THUNDER fighter jets to Saudi Arabia? 21/01/2026 | Fabio Di Felice According to different media releases, Saudi Arabia may become the second Arab country - after Eastern Libya (LNA) - to buy Pakistan’s JF-17 THUNDER multirole… [read more]

Upgraded X-62 VISTA (uncrewed F-16) ready for complex evaluation 19/01/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is preparing to move forward with the testing of the uncrewed F-16 Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft (X-62 VISTA)… [read more]

GERAN-5 drones deployed in Ukraine for the first time 16/01/2026 | Francesca Genovese Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Military Intelligence (GUR) reported on 11 January that Russian forces employed the GERAN-5 kamikaze drone during combined aerial attacks against Ukraine… [read more]

Restored CN235-100M boosts Indonesian Air Force transport capability 12/01/2026 | Mike Rajkumar Indonesia’s state-owned airframer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has delivered a CN235-100M aircraft (tail number A-2305) to the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) following the completion of… [read more]

First T-7A RED HAWK assigned to the Air Education and Training Command 02/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli In December, the USAF’s new advanced trainer finally landed at Joint Base San Antonio–Randolph, Texas, where it is set to begin its first operational activities. Specifically, this… [read more]

First B-52 with new AESA radar arrives at Edwards AFB 30/12/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli A mixed crew drawn from the 49th Test Evaluation Squadron at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, and the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB, California, has… [read more]

New NATO E-3 SENTRY Replacement Option 15/12/2025 | Fabio Di Felice Following NATO’s decision to abandon the acquisition of 6 Boeing E-7A WEDGETAIL Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft as a replacement for the ageing… [read more]

Air-to-Air Missiles on Russian GERAN-2 Drones 04/12/2025 | Francesca Genovese A video released on X on 1 December shows the in-flight interception of a SHAHED-136 (GERAN-2) armed with an R-60 missile. The Russian drone was… [read more]

General Atomics and Saab to test the AEW solution for the MQ-9B already in the summer 26/11/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli After announcing their teaming up earlier this year, GA-ASI and Saab have now announced an ambitious target to conduct flight operations with their AEW (Airborne… [read more]