Air08:19 UTC
Navantia Unveils F-110 Flight II / IAMD Frigate
Navantia reveals the F-110 Flight II IAMD frigate at DALO 2026. Features a 64-cell VLS and more powerful AN/SPY-7 radar for high-intensity air defense.
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- Air01:53 UTC
Airmen and Guardians Must Undergo Gas Mask Seal Tests as Part of Shaving Crackdown
The Department of the Air Force is giving Airman and Guardians until the end of the year to meet new requirements for ensuring they achieve a proper protective mask seal, part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s crackdown on unauthorized facial hair.
- Air01:39 UTC
USAF Gives Raytheon, Boeing $766M in Contracts for B-52 Radar Upgrades
The Pentagon on Aug. 25 announced a pair of Air Force contracts to Raytheon and Boeing, totaling more than $766 million, for advance work on adding new radars to the B-52H Stratofortress.
- Air22:42 UTC
Blackbeard Low-Cost Hypersonic Missile Testing On The F/A-18 Super Hornet Has Begun
The Navy is aiming to have at least a limited operational arsenal of Blackbeard hypersonic missiles within the next two years.
- Air21:01 UTC
How Marine Rifle Squads Plan To Fight Future Wars Dominated By Drones
The newly released Ground Combat Element 2040 is the Marine Corps' vision for fighting increasingly complex land battles.
- Air20:17 UTC
F-35s from Misawa Deploy for First Red Flag in Alaska
The 13th Fighter Squadron from Misawa Air Base, Japan, deployed its new F-35A fighters to a major exercise for the first time, sending them to Pacific Air Forces’ premier air combat training event: Red Flag-Alaska.
- Air19:51 UTC
Air Force Football to Sport B-21 Themed Uniforms vs. Navy
For its latest special uniform celebrating the heritage of airpower, the U.S. Air Force Academy football team is looking to the future: the B-21 Raider.
- Air18:51 UTC
US Army seeks 8,000 new short-range missiles per year
The U.S. Army wants to purchase up to 8,000 new short-range missiles per year.
- Air18:30 UTC
Boeing nabs whopping $131 billion F-15 deal
The contract covers over a decade of potential work for US and international F-15 fighter jets.
- Air17:06 UTC
Air Force awards $766 million for B-52 radar modernization
One contract worth up to $603 million was issued to RTX subsidiary Raytheon, while a second valued at roughly $163 million was issued to B-52 prime contractor Boeing.
- Air16:15 UTC
J-10 Deal With Bangladesh Takes Shape As China’s Fighter Export Push Grows
Bangladesh could be in line to order the export version of the J-10, while mounting evidence points to another potential customer.
- Air14:13 UTC
Spain signs off on $6.3 billion budget for joint MRTT buy with Poland
Poland’s minister of national defense said today that “at least” seven aircraft will be purchased, with his country receiving four by 2030.
- Air13:14 UTC
With UK military secrets, Ukraine could now build SCALP missiles at home - but it will take time
Ukraine is now in possession of the intellectual property and permissions needed to build the high-tech European weapon domestically — in theory, that is.
- Air08:58 UTC
US Air Force awards Boeing $131 billion F-15 contract to sustain Eagle fleet through 2037
The agreement supports F-15 production, modernisation and sustainment for the US and seven international operators.
- Air07:00 UTC
NATO Seeks a Next-Generation Multi-Role Helicopter
The development of the Next Generation Rotorcraft (NGRC) Multi-role helicopter for six NATO nations is moving into its next phase. … mehr...
- Air21:19 UTC
The Mystery Of J-20 Fighter-Like Shapes Spotted In China Has Been Solved
The peculiar fighter shapes started appearing on ramps in China years ago, but now we finally know at least one of their uses.
- Air21:06 UTC
SOUTHCOM Conducts First Drug Boat Strike Under New Counter-Cartel Task Force
U.S. Southern Command recently announced its first lethal strike on a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in two months, and the first under a newly formed permanent counter-cartel task force. The U.S. is also reportedly planning to transfer MQ-9 drones to Colombia to bolster its counter-cartel efforts.
- Air20:34 UTC
Air Force Plans Support Contract That Could Keep RQ-4s Flying Into 2030s
The Air Force is planning to award Northrop Grumman a contract that could allow the RQ-4 Global Hawk to keep flying into 2033. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center posted a presolicitation notice Aug. 17 saying it plans to award Northrop a sole-source contract for development, modernization, retrofit, and sustainment of the surveillance drone.
- Air20:13 UTC
Air Force awards $100M production deal for AI-enabled readiness platform
The Air Force is moving its fragmented scheduling, training and readiness systems into a single enterprise platform known as the Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System.
- Air19:42 UTC
Ukraine Situation Report: Russia To Seize Commercial Infrastructure Left Unprotected From Drones
Russia says companies need to buy their own air defenses to protect critical facilities, and those that haven't will be commandeered.
- Air18:48 UTC
Airman Among 8 Killed in Crash at Remote Alaska Radar Site
2nd Lt. Leah A. Borsich, an Air Force civil engineer, was among the eight people killed when a contractor plane crashed near a remote Alaskan radar site last week, officials announced Aug. 24.
- Air17:53 UTC
Poland’s Name Appears in U.S. F-15EX Deal, Warsaw Denies Procurement Plans
Warsaw says it doesn't have F-15EX procurement plans for now, but an AH-64 Apache precedent makes the development intriguing.
- Air16:19 UTC
Patria partners with Ukrainian drone manufacturer General Cherry
Patria and Ukrainian drone manufacturer Center of Unmanned Technologies LLC (General Cherry) have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on … mehr...
- Air15:20 UTC
Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defense pact to boost Turkish industry, entire trilateral ‘ecosystem’
“The Mecca Pact should not be viewed simply as an arms-export agreement. It is much broader,” one expert told Breaking Defense.
- Air15:18 UTC
European allies team up to buy Polish portable anti-aircraft systems
Poland, Norway, Lithuania and Latvia have signed a framework agreement to buy Piorun (Thunderbolt) man-portable air defense systems from Poland's PGZ.
- Air15:18 UTC
US Army seeks missile costing less than $150,000 to counter Group 2 and 3 drones
The service wants a rapid-response, extended-range interceptor compatible with the Coyote launcher and wider US Army air-defence architecture, with initial testing scheduled for late 2026.
- Air13:40 UTC
Ukraine’s newest ballistic missiles are weeks away from combat
On Independence Day, Zelenskyy cast homegrown missiles as Ukraine's answer to a lack of anti-ballistic interceptors.
- Air13:20 UTC
UK provides Ukraine classified long-range SCALP missile blueprints
The provision to Kyiv comes alongside increased tensions between Moscow and London over the UK’s support for Ukraine.
- Air13:06 UTC
USAF C-17 Makes Extremely Rare Visit To Moscow (Updated)
The C-17 flew to the Russian capital from a base just outside Washington, D.C., with a stop in Riga, Latvia.
- Air08:50 UTC
Dutch Navy to equip fleet with Destinus C-UAS interceptor drones
The Royal Netherlands Navy plans to equip its fleet with a new counter-UAS capability from defense firm Destinus.