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Sep 10, 2026
AI-enabled systems routinely fly mock dogfights between fighters within visual range of each other. The next step is to unlock air combat beyond visual range.
Sep 10, 2026
The drone bomb incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany must trigger much broader security measures.
Sep 09, 2026
The Australian Defense Department has announced AU$2.4 billion ($1.75 billion) in investment for integrated air and missile defense capabilities.
Sep 09, 2026
The French Navy has taken delivery of an initial pair of Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000LXS Albatros maritime surveillance aircraft.
Sep 09, 2026
India has put in motion plans to expand and overhaul its naval aviation capabilities, although budgetary, and sometimes technical, issues have complicated these efforts over the years.
Sep 09, 2026
After losing dozens of Reapers in Iran, the Air Force aims for its next medium-altitude surveillance aircraft to be simpler and cheaper.
Sep 08, 2026
Sweden and Finland are to cooperate on rocket artillery systems as Sweden acquires Lockheed Martin’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars).
Sep 08, 2026
NATO has been exploring how low-cost munitions, high-altitude balloons and autonomous air systems could deny the use of an airfield to an adversary.