Canada has entered negotiations to acquire Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, selecting the Swedish system built on Bombardier’s Global 6500 platform over US alternatives for a future Royal... Read more »
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsiya, suspended arrivals and departures at Kaliningrad Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) on the evening of May 25, 2026, after regional authorities issued what local and Russian media describe... Read more »
Russia fired an RS-26 Rubizh “Oreshnik” intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Bila Tserkva area in Kyiv Oblast during a large overnight combined strike on Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force confirmed on May... Read more »
The US Missile Defense Agency conducted a hypersonic flight test from Mojave Air and Space Port using Stratolaunch’s Talon-A3 vehicle and a modified Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft. Stratolaunch disclosed the March 6,... Read more »
One of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing fighter jets shot down an intruding drone over Lake Võrtsjärv in southern Estonia on May 19, 2026, after the Estonian Defense Forces issued an air threat... Read more »
A delegation from the Royal Thai Air Force visited Sweden during the week of May 11-15, 2026, to review progress on Thailand’s Gripen E/F fighter acquisition program, including the start of assembly... Read more »
US military intelligence-gathering flights have increased off Cuba’s coast recently as a broader pressure campaign against Havana now includes a rare CIA visit, a deepening fuel crisis and a possible US indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl... Read more »
Turkey’s Baykar has signed an export agreement with Indonesian defense company PT Republik Aero Dirgantara (Republikorp) for the supply of 12 Bayraktar Kizilelma unmanned combat aircraft, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2028. The framework agreement was signed on... Read more »