Singapore To Permanently Station F-35B Fighter Jets At U.S. Base
Singapore will permanently station 12 F-35B fifth-generation stealth fighters at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas, beginning in late 2026, expanding a long-standing arrangement under which the United States hosts Singaporean fighter detachments and more than 1,000 military personnel for training.
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F-35 or Russia's Su-57? What IAF chief said about India's search for stealth fighter jets
India is exploring options to acquire advanced stealth capabilities while its indigenous Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme remains years away from producing an operational fighter.
KF-21 delivery turns 2015 US tech refusal into South Korean export advantage
South Korea’s Air Force has recently taken delivery of its first production KF-21 Boramae, a Block I aircraft assigned to the reactivated 156th Fighter Squadron at Yecheon Air Base. More than a self-reliance milestone, delivery marks the moment when an export proposition became credible. The sensors Washington declined to share a decade ago are now Korean owned, giving Seoul authority over how the fighter is configured, upgraded and offered abroad, says GlobalData, an intelligence and productivity platform.
Brazil manufactured the first Gripen F-39E, a supersonic fighter that few countries can produce: it has AESA radar and an electronic warfare system
Brazil took a new step in its defense industry with the first flight of the Gripen F-39E fighter manufactured in the country by Embraer, a collaboration with the Swedish company Saab. The aircraft took off on October 6, 2026, from Embraer’s facilities in Gavião Peixoto, in the state of São Paulo.
Why electronic warfare could decide the next air campaign
The next major air campaign may not be won by the side with the most fighters, but by the side that can see, communicate and target while denying those advantages to its opponent.
Taiwan tracks 21 military aircraft and 9 Chinese ships
The Ministry of National Defense tracked 21 Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels and two official ships between 6 a.m. on Friday and the same time Saturday.
KAAN
KAAN, within the scope of the MMU (Milli Muharip Uçak – Turkish for National Fighter Aircraft) programme, is being developed by TUSAŞ as a fifth-generation fighter jet to succeed the F-16 fighters of the Turkish Air Force.
Germany eyes joining GCAP fighter jet project with U.K, Italy and Japan
Germany is considering joining Japan, Britain and Italy in their joint project to develop a next-generation fighter jet, a government official suggested Friday.
Northrop’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue Just Took a Major Step Toward Autonomous Combat
Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue has completed its first fully autonomous flight, taking off, manoeuvring and landing without remote human intervention as autonomous fighters race toward operational use.
Russian Strikes Near Poland Trigger Military Aviation Deployment and Air Defense Alert
Poland activated military aviation and placed air defense and radar systems on alert on October 9 as Russia struck targets in western Ukraine. Poland’s Operational Command of the Armed Forces announced the measures on the same day in a post on X, noting that military aircraft were operating in Polish airspace.
