Reports and analysis on military aircraft: fighters, bombers, drones and air campaigns, plus aviation incidents, with contracts and official data sourced.
The Air Force’s FQ-42 and FQ-44 drone wingmen are on contract for production, but a stopgap budget keeps procurement money from flowing until Congress acts.
Taiwan logged 13 PLA sorties, 11 across the median line, in its third joint combat readiness patrol in nine days, as patrols turn smaller but more frequent.
Boeing beat Northrop Grumman for the Navy’s F/A-XX carrier fighter, a $20B-plus development deal. What is known, what is classified and the risks ahead.
Flightradar24 data puts flydubai FZ1073 84 km from Muwaffaq Salti Air Base at its closest. Officials name no target. Here is what is and is not established.
Air Force awarded Boeing $2.38B for 22 F-15EX jets at the fiscal-year deadline; totals now 120 sold, with plans near 267–269 as F-15C/D replacements.
China’s unmanned air fleet: the GJ-11 flying wing, parade wingmen, the Jiutian swarm mothership and WZ-7 flights near Taiwan, with unverified claims flagged.
Russia now launches thousands of jet Geran drones a month. What Ukrainian, Western and Russian sources say on output, Rubikon and Ukraine’s response.
Two B-21 Raiders are flying, a new Utah plant is open and Ellsworth gets the first jet in 2027, while the Pentagon weighs a fleet far bigger than 100.
Theodore Roosevelt and Makin Island MEU leave San Diego; officials say three carriers and two amphibious groups may mass near Iran by late November.
Rutte says NATO will stop using high-end jets against low-cost drones as Russia’s barrage on Ukraine again scrambles aircraft in Poland and Romania.
Taiwan says 15 of 21 Chinese aircraft detected after 9:12 a.m. crossed the median line in a ‘joint combat readiness patrol’; overnight count was nine.
Two Israeli reservists died when an IDF drone crashed inside their northern Gaza outpost and exploded; the military suspended use of the model.
Suspected Russian drones strayed into Romania and Moldova during a strike on Ukraine; one crashed near Solca and Gerbera wreckage was found in Florești.
Poland scrambled fighter jets after a Russian Mi-8 helicopter from Kaliningrad crossed about 300 meters into Polish airspace near Braniewo for 42 seconds.
Russia hit Kyiv with 161 drones and three missiles, striking gas stations, warehouses and rail lines hours after Zelenskyy met Trump in New York.
Ukraine struck the Kuibyshev refinery in Samara and the Ufa refinery in Bashkortostan, more than 1,300 km from its border, in a new deep-strike wave.
Moscow’s mayor said about 450 Ukrainian drones targeted the capital in an “unprecedented” attack that set the Moscow Refinery on fire during Duma voting.
Ukraine Opens Russia’s Duma Vote With Mass Drone Barrage
Romania Scrambles F-16s as Drone Alerts Hit Tulcea on Ukraine Border
Denmark Summons Russian Envoy After Frigate Fires Flares at Helicopter
Taiwan Begins MQ-9B SkyGuardian Flight Tests
Russia Launches 80 Drones on Ukraine, Targets Kyiv–Mykolaiv Train
Taiwan Reports PLA Median-Line Crossings as U.S. Praises Hsiao’s TripWe use cookies to improve your experience on our site. By using our site, you consent to cookies.
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