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Oman Weighs JF-17 Purchase: Sino-Pakistani Fighter Could Join Its F-16s and Typhoons
Muscat is evaluating the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder for the Royal Air Force of Oman after a joint commission in Islamabad listed defense…
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UK-Built TRV-150 Drone Intercepts Multiple One-Way Attack Drones With APKWS Rockets
An armed TRV-150 drone, derived from BAE Systems’ Malloy T-150, intercepted multiple one-way attack drones at Eglin Air Force Base with laser-guided…
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Turkish Drone Maker Baykar’s Sixth Fergani Satellite Reaches Orbit in Bid to Break Free of GPS
Fergani Space has placed its sixth spacecraft, the 160 kg FRG-100D4 test satellite, into a 590 km orbit. It validates in-house avionics…
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US Navy Super Hornet Spotted With AIM-174B and AIM-260A JATM Together for First Time
A VX-31 F/A-18F Super Hornet has been photographed over Ridgecrest, California, carrying the AIM-174B Gunslinger and AIM-260A JATM together, pairing a long-range…
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France Orders Four More SAMP/T NG Air Defense Systems Built to Intercept Hypersonic Threats
The DGA has ordered four more SAMP/T NG sections from Eurosam through OCCAR, lifting France’s planned fleet to 12. Ten are now…
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US Air Force Bets $3.5M on Natilus KONA, a Blended-Wing Freighter Burning 30% Less Fuel
The US Air Force has awarded Natilus $3.5 million to move its optionally piloted KONA blended-wing freighter, rated for 3.8 tons over…
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F-16 Block 70 Becomes the Middle East’s Fighter of Choice as F-35 Access Stays Rationed
Morocco’s first F-16 Block 72 flew on October 6, 2026, as Bahrain flies the Block 70 in combat and Jordan, Egypt and…
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US Air Force Fighter Fleet Plan: 1,509 Jets by 2035, 60% Stealth With F-35A and F-47
The Air Force now plans for 1,509 combat-coded fighters by 2035, with stealth jets rising from about 40 to 60 percent of…
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France’s Hellfire Successor AKERON LP Succeeds in New Launch From Tiger Helicopter
An AKERON LP missile fired from a hovering Tiger helicopter at Cazaux on September 25 held its infrared lock through separation. The…
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Spanish A330 MRTT Fleet Complete: Ex-Iberia Airliners Now Refuel Spain’s Eurofighters
Airbus has delivered the third and final A330 MRTT to Spain, completing a 2021 order for three converted ex-Iberia airliners now with…