Europe’s airpower future is taking shape, but not as originally planned
Germany's next move, the fate of GCAP, and the rise of CCAs reshape Europe's combat aircraft strategy.
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Serbia selects the L-39 Skyfox over the Super Tucano, the PC-21 and the AT-6 Wolverine
The Czech Republic confirmed the sale of six L-39 Skyfox advanced trainers to Serbia, which will incorporate them to train its future Rafale pilots.
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Kadena Air Base is preparing for a major change in its fighter force, with 36 F-15EX Eagle II aircraft scheduled to replace the F-15C/D fighters withdrawn from Okinawa in early 2025.
The UK's newest aircraft carrier has fewer sailors and fighter jets than US supercarriers. It's built to operate 'lean.'
The Prince of Wales can carry up to 36 F-35 fighter jets, but only a handful were aboard when Business Insider visited the warship while it was operating off the coast of Norway this week.
Leaner, Meaner, More Networked: The Royal Thai Air Force’s Modernization Drive
Driven by lessons from the 2025 border clashes, the RTAF is organizing, training, and equipping a more capable and flexible force.
Eurofighter eyes second batch of 24 new-build Typhoons for Türkiye
The Eurofighter consortium is pursuing a second batch of 24 new-build Eurofighter Typhoon jets for Türkiye, on top of the 20 already contracted for delivery from 2030, according to a briefing slide shown at the International Fighter Conference (IFC) in Munich.
A supercomputer is training AI agents. They will replace humans in fighter jets
A Swedish-built supercomputer equipped with Nvidia processors is training AI pilot agents intended to replace humans in combat aircraft in the future, the daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reported on Tuesday.
Pakistan tests indigenous Fa’az air-to-air missile from JF-17 fighter
Pakistan says it has successfully flight-tested its indigenous Fa'az air-to-air missile from a JF-17 fighter. The missile was launched from a JF-17 Block I aircraft and is intended to provide a locally developed alternative to imported air-to-air weapons.
Helsing Hands Germany the Source Code for Its Future Combat Drone Software
In most defence programmes, the company that writes the software keeps the keys. Germany has now turned that rule around. Helsing, the German defence AI firm, said on Wednesday it had handed Germany’s military procurement agency the source code for a mission operating system meant for future combat drones and other air warfare systems, leaving ownership with the state.
