Turkey to deploy F-16s to Estonia for NATO Baltic Air Policing mission
Turkey will deploy five F-16 fighter jets and 76 military personnel to Estonia from August through November for NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Sunday.
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The US military must RACE to rebuild its supply of munitions
The United States produces the most technologically advanced weapons in the world, but that’s not enough to deter and win future conflicts. The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are demonstrating once again that the quantity of munitions matters at least as much as their quality.
Software sovereignty emerges as new hurdle in India’s 114-aircraft Rafale negotiations
India and France have yet to conclude negotiations for 114 Dassault Rafale fighters worth over $35 billion after New Delhi sought broader access to the aircraft’s software architecture, a request Paris has so far been unwilling to fully accommodate, according to a report first published by the French business newspaper L’Essentiel de l’Eco.
India Races to Field First Tejas Mk1A Squadron by March 2027 as Airpower Gap Widens
India is racing to deliver its first complete LCA Tejas Mk1A squadron by March 2027, transforming a delayed fighter programme into a test of industrial capacity, combat integration, and credible air-power regeneration across a contested South Asian battlespace.
GCAP For India: Leonardo CEO Says Join 6th-Gen UK-Japan-Italy Fighter Jet Program by End-2026 or Miss the Boat
After Canada became the first country to join the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) as its first observer nation, Lorenzo Mariani, CEO of Leonardo, said at Farnborough that if a nation wishes to join the GCAP program, it must do so by the end of 2026, with a final deadline of 12 months.
France's A400M military aircraft carries out first firefighting mission
A military transport plane deployed by the French government on Saturday to help fight wildfires carried out its first firefighting mission, AFP journalists saw. The A400M military aircraft, equipped with a dispensing kit that can release 20 tonnes of water or fire retardant, flew over a forest fire in Lacanau in southwest France, leaving a vivid orange plume in its wake.
Taiwan tracks 10 Chinese ships, 4 military aircraft
The Ministry of National Defense tracked seven naval vessels, three official ships, and four military aircraft between 6 a.m. on Saturday and the same time Sunday. In response, Taiwan deployed aircraft, naval ships, and coastal-based missile systems. The aircraft did not cross the Taiwan Strait median line, nor did they enter the country’s air defense identification zones, according to the ministry.
Indonesia's KF-21 Commitment Wavers as Purchase Remains Uncertain
The KF-21 "Boramae," a Korean supersonic fighter jet under development since 2015, held a rollout ceremony for its first mass-production unit on March 25, 2026, 10 years and six months after weapons system development began. The first production unit is scheduled to be delivered to the Air Force in September. As the KF-21 Boramae emerges as a flagship weapons system of Korea's defense industry (K-defense), the defense sector is focused on which country will be its first export destination.
Romanian jet shoots down drone entering country's airspace for third day in a row
A Romanian fighter jet on Sunday shot down the third drone flying into the country's airspace in as many days, the defence minister said. A government investigation reportedly identified the first of the three drones as a Shahed model used by Russia in its war with Ukraine.
J-20 Mighty Dragon: China’s Fifth-Gen Stealth Fighter Explained
A formation appears on radar screens, then vanishes before operators can confirm what they saw. No warning flare, no clear return signal, just a brief anomaly in the data stream. This is the kind of operating environment the Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon was built for.
