Taiwan tracks 8 Chinese naval ships, 6 military aircraft
The Ministry of National Defense tracked six Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Tuesday and 6 a.m. on Wednesday. Four of the six People’s Liberation Army aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line in the country’s central and southwestern air defense identification zone, according to the MND.
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Rafale, Su-30MKM Face Off in Malaysia’s Udara Shakti 2026
Indian Rafales are training with Malaysian Su-30MKMs and F/A-18Ds in dissimilar air combat, aerial refuelling and multi-platform missions designed to strengthen interoperability, expeditionary readiness and Indo-Pacific airpower.
India set to build 94 Rafale fighter jets locally in $35 billion deal amid Egypt, Morocco and Algeria’s hunt for advanced fighter jets
India is moving closer to a $35 billion deal for 114 French-made Rafale fighter jets, with most of the aircraft expected to be built locally, as North African countries also pursue advanced combat aircraft from competing global suppliers.
F-35 Restrictions Pushed Tokyo Toward 6th-Gen Fighter Jet as GCAP Offered Unlimited Access: Japanese Source
F-35 partner nations cannot integrate their own weapons independently. All software updates, source code access, and weapon integrations require strict U.S. government and Lockheed Martin approval because the aircraft’s mission systems and data networks are centrally controlled.
EA-18G Growler: The Electronic Warfare Fighter Clearing the Way
Before a strike package reaches its target, someone has to blind radars, disrupt communications, and confuse enemy air defenses. That “someone” is increasingly the Boeing EA-18G Growler, a carrier-based electronic attack aircraft built to jam, deceive, and suppress hostile emitters while still flying with frontline fighters.
The AI Fighter Jet That Sees Without Radar
The headline from Edwards Air Force Base is simple enough: an artificial-intelligence agent aboard the X-62A VISTA test aircraft used live infrared sensor data to find a T-38 Talon and maneuver the aircraft into an intercept without a human manually locking the target.
Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet crashes during combat mission in Odesa, pilot safe
A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet caught fire during a combat mission in Odesa Oblast the evening of Aug. 10, the Air Force reported. The pilot attempted to save the aircraft, but the jet could not be salvaged, the Air Force said. The pilot managed to safely eject from the plane before the crash and was transported to a medical facility.
Latvia Considering Super Tucano Attack Aircraft to Combat Drones
The Latvian military is considering the purchase of Brazilian A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft manufactured by Embraer. It is reported that in mid-July, the commander of the Latvian Air Force, Colonel Viesturs Masulis, attended the Global Air & Space Chiefs’ Conference in London.
F-22 Raptor: U.S Air Force Sharpens Rapid Turnaround, Forward Refueling in Japan to Counter China
The US Air Force is practicing the forward arming and refueling of the F-22 Raptor, its frontline stealth fighter jet, to prepare for a contingency in the Pacific, where the ability to operate over long distances, distributed operations, and a quick sortie rate could be the key differentiation between the US and China in the opening hours of a conflict.
NORAD intercepts 2 aircraft that violated temporary flight restrictions in New Jersey
The North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted two general aviation aircraft Sunday that violated temporary flight restrictions over Bedminster, N.J., according to a service news release. The general aviation aircraft were safely escorted out of the area by NORAD’s F-16 fighter aircraft, the command said.
