Air04:15 UTC
EIAS 2026 – Egypt open to all
There are over 50 military aircraft on display at the EIAS, almost half are platforms operated by the Egyptian Air
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- Air02:59 UTC
Iran Damages US A-10, F-15s with Missile Attack on Air Base in Jordan
An Iranian ballistic missile attack on a key U.S. air base in Jordan damaged multiple U.S. warplanes, people familiar with the matter confirmed to Air & Space Forces Magazine.
- Air00:02 UTC
General Atomics Offers First Glimpse of Wildfire Drone, Eyed as MQ-9 Successor
General Atomics has unveiled the first renderings of its Wildfire drone, which it plans to pitch for the Air Force’s hunt for a new, low-cost Massed Modular Aircraft.
- Air22:02 UTC
‘Truly concerns me’: DAWG director warns funding lapse could kill ‘momentum’
DAWG is Trump administration initiative that essentially absorbed the Biden-era Replicator initiative designed to acquire thousands of low-cost “attritable” drones, particularly for use in the Pacific.
- Air21:32 UTC
Ukraine Carried Out Its Deepest Drone Strike On Russia Ever
The strike hit an energy processing plant 1,700 miles from the Ukrainian border in Russia's gas-rich Arctic region.
- Air20:23 UTC
Hermeus Unveils Air-Launched Ramjet Test Vehicle for High-Speed Experiments
The ramjet-powered vehicle could give researchers and developers a new way to put hardware into sustained high-Mach flight environments.
- Air20:19 UTC
Covenant unveils ‘deep precision strike’ missile it plans to build by the thousands
The head of Army fires acquisition said Wednesday he was impressed with the company’s system and that it's in the mix of capabilities the service is looking at, but that he wouldn’t “limit” himself to Anthem as the military attempts to diversify its munitions stable.
- Air18:49 UTC
Hypersonic Aircraft Startup Adding Anduril’s Autonomy Software for 2027 Flight
Startups Anduril Industries and Heremus have agreed to integrate Anduril’s autonomy software onto Hermeus’ hypersonic demonstrator aircraft “Quarterhorse”—uniting two technologies that have drawn keen interest and investment from the Air Force.
- Air18:43 UTC
Poland’s WB Group unveils Warmate 30, latest in drone recon/strike system
The UAV is “designed to detect and engage high-value, time-sensitive targets at long range,” the company said.
- Air17:26 UTC
First Look At General Atomics’ Wildfire, Its Successor To The MQ-9 Reaper (Updated)
The USAF is hunting for new lower-cost armed drones to perform the same missions as the MQ-9 in the wake of huge Reaper losses.
- Air16:06 UTC
Turkey’s MKE launches first company in Egypt
“We established a company called ‘Zafer’ entirely under Egyptian law, with all of its shares owned by MKE,” MKE General Manager Ilhami Keles told Anadolu press agency today at the Al-Alamein airshow in Egypt.
- Air15:52 UTC
US finalizes $4 billion military financing loan for Poland
Though Warsaw did not disclose how the new money will be spent, it could be put toward an acquisition of 32 additional F-35s in support of an air superiority program requirement.
- Air15:52 UTC
Saab tapped to continue work on Sweden’s next flagship fighter jet
The Swedish government has tapped Saab to continue work on a next-generation fighter jet concept, keeping a wholly domestic iron in the fire.
- Air14:07 UTC
Italy orders 2 new MQ-9As Reapers, as US seeks newer options
Rome previously ordered a handful of Reapers, but lost one of the drones in Libya in 2019, and another one was destroyed in March during an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.
- Air13:38 UTC
Anduril doubles down on Poland with autonomous aircraft pitch for F-35, Apache
U.S. tech company Anduril is pitching two drone types to accompany Poland's envisioned fleets of F-35 fighter jets and Apache attack helicopters.
- Air13:38 UTC
Anduril doubles down on Poland with autonomous aircraft pitch for F-35, Apache
U.S. tech company Anduril is pitching two drone types to accompany Poland's envisioned fleets of F-35 fighter jets and Apache attack helicopters.
- Air13:30 UTC
US Navy’s next-generation fighter decision to be unveiled soon, sources say
The program, currently unnamed but designated F/A-XX, has been buffeted by delays and funding disputes for years.
- Air13:15 UTC
Italy Orders Two More MQ-9A Block 5 Reapers
The Italian Air Force (ItAF) has ordered two new MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics … mehr...
- Air12:00 UTC
US Air Force seeks ‘rapidly deployable’ drone swarms for base security
The U.S. Air Force is looking to use "rapidly deployable" swarms of AI-controlled drones for base security.
- Air10:01 UTC
Globally Deployed, Combat Proven – All Platforms, All Weapons, One Solution
Today’s armament maintainers are tasked with performing flightline (O-Level) maintenance with an assortment of legacy test sets that greatly limit the ability to quickly and efficiently verify armament system readiness, diagnose failures, and ultimately return the aircraft to full mission...
- Air09:52 UTC
Ukrainian industry scrambles to field interceptors against Russian jet drones
Ukrainian companies are pushing to make their interceptor drones faster, aiming to be effective against Russian jet-powered drones.
- Air08:18 UTC
What to know about Europe’s next-gen fighter programs
FCAS? GCAP? Upgraded Eurofighter Typhoons? The Breaking Defense roundtable walks you through the options on the table.
- Air07:47 UTC
Italy orders two more MQ-9A Block 5 REAPERS®
SAN DIEGO – 08 September 2026 – The Italian Air Force (ItAF) has ordered two new MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper®
- Air07:13 UTC
FlyFocus to unveil Polish-made TASACK precision loitering munition at MSPO 2026
WARSAW, Poland (September 8, 2026) — FlyFocus, a Polish defence technology company specialising in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and avionics,
- Air06:56 UTC
MSPO 2026 – Leonardo X-Gun selected for the Polish SAN C-UAS programme
During MSPO 2026, the exhibition which is taking place in Kielce, Poland, Leonardo announced that its 30 mm X-Gun has
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- Air23:08 UTC
US Strikes 5 Iranian Oil Tankers as More Fighter Jets Ordered to Middle East
In a dramatic flare-up in the hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, American forces struck and destroyed five Iranian oil tankers Sept. 8, U.S. Central Command said. Iran retaliated by lobbing ballistic missiles toward a major U.S. base in Jordan.
- Air22:53 UTC
Air Force EO Overhaul Lets Commanders Dismiss Some Complaints
The Department of the Air Force's new equal opportunity and harassment policy, rolled out to comply with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's directives, redefines key terms and empowers commanders to dismiss complaints they deem not actionable. The new rules also bar investigations based on anonymous complaints.
- Air21:29 UTC
Ukraine contracting around 1,000 Patriot missiles from allies, defense chief says
Ukraine is contracting a supply of around 1,000 missiles for U.S.-designed Patriot air-defence systems.
- Air21:15 UTC
USAF speed up Reaper replacement after heavy losses in Iran
The Massed Modular Aircraft program envisions a $10M airframe—plus sensor and system costs.
- Air21:08 UTC
First Overseas-Bound F-15EX Departs Boeing, Heading to Oregon First
After months of delays, the first F-15EX fighter jet the U.S. Air Force will permanently base overseas left Boeing’s facilities in St. Louis on Aug. 28. Eventually, the aircraft will fly to Kadena Air Base in Japan and join the 18th Wing there, but for now it is going to Portland, Ore.