Defense Aerospace News
Sweden’s Gripen Fighter Jets Deployment to Iceland Deepens NATO Air Policing and Arctic Deterrence
On February 4, 2026, the Swedish Armed Forces announced that six JAS 39 Gripen fighters from Skaraborg Air Wing F 7 had landed at Keflavík Air Base...
UK and Australia Deploy Typhoons and F-35 Fighters to U.S. for Red Flag 26 Combat Training
The United States, United Kingdom, and Australia have launched Exercise Red Flag 26-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, integrating RAF Typhoon fighters an...
Danish F-35A Fighter Jets Demonstrate Arctic Combat Capability in Extreme-Cold NORAD Operations
The Danish Armed Forces confirmed on February 6, 2026, that Royal Danish Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters recently operated alongside a French...
UK Deploys Six RAF F-35B Stealth Fighters to Cyprus Amid Fears of U.S.-Iran Conflict
The United Kingdom has forward-deployed six RAF F-35B Lightning stealth fighters from RAF Marham to RAF Akrotiri, strengthening its Eastern Mediter...
U.S. Air Force Tests New ERAM Extended Range Attack Munition With Live Warhead
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed it successfully carried out a live-warhead flight test of the Extended Range Attack Munition, or ERAM, on the Egli...
U.S. Navy and Industry Push Carrier-Based Unmanned Combat Aircraft Toward Deployment
The U.S. Navy is moving closer to fielding an armed, carrier-capable unmanned combat aircraft as General Atomics and Anduril outline competing visi...
US Coast Guard takes delivery of 18th HC-130J search and rescue aircraft from L3Harris
On February 4, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard has taken delivery of its 18th fully missionized HC-130J search and rescue aircraft, designated CGNR 2018...
U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter Crews Conduct Night Air Assault Drills With South Korea
U.S. Army aviation crews from the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade conducted combined day and night air assault training with Republic of Korea Army for...
U.S. Army's Russian Mi-171E helicopter used for secret operations spotted flying in Arizona
On January 31, 2026, the X account venom13 managed to take two pictures of a Russian-built Mi-171E helicopter returning from a local flight near Ph...
U.S. Air Force Warned Planned B-21 Bomber and F-47 Fighter Fleets Insufficient for War With China
The U.S. Air Force risks entering a future conflict with China without the ability to sustain pressure inside heavily defended airspace unless it d...
U.S. Air Force ERAM Missile Test Backs Push for Low-Cost and High-Volume Weapons
The U.S. Air Force confirmed it completed a live-warhead test of its Extended Range Attack Munition on January 21, 2026, at Eglin Air Force Base, l...
HENSOLDT Conducts A400M Drop Test of Scaled HADIS Glider for Future High-Altitude Military Resupply
On 5 February 2026 in Taufkirchen, Germany, HENSOLDT announced the successful completion of flight tests of its High Altitude Drop Infiltrating Sys...
U.S. Army Apache and Chinook Helicopters Train in Germany to Secure NATO Heavy Lift Air Mobility
Imagery released on DVIDS on February 3 and February 5, 2026, shows U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopters from 2-159th Attack Battalion and a CH-47F ...
Belgium receives 2 new MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones from the US ahead of first overseas mission
On February 2, 2026, the Belgian Air Force received its second and third MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones and a second ground control station, which arrive...
Turkish President Erdoğan announces imminent Saudi investment in Kaan fighter jet
On February 5, 2026, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that a joint investment with Saudi Arabia in the Kaan fighter jet program is possi...
Brazil's Embraer confirms Philippine order for 6 more A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft
On February 3, 2026, the Brazilian company Embraer confirmed at the Singapore Airshow that the Philippine Air Force (PAF) is the customer behind a ...
Singapore Certifies World-First Automatic Air Refueling on Airbus A330 Aircraft Tanker
According to information published on February 4, 2026, by Airbus Defence and Space, Airbus and Singapore have completed full certification of the ...
Uzbekistan becomes first Central Asian operator of Brazil's Embraer C-390 transport aircraft
On February 3, 2026, at the Singapore Airshow, Embraer confirmed the Republic of Uzbekistan as the customer behind a previously undisclosed order f...
Singapore Validates Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming as Airbus H225M Helicopter Integrates Flexrotor Drone
Airbus and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency announced on February 5, 2026, that they have successfully concluded a pioneering HTea...
Israel Approves Early Combat Systems Integration for CH-53K Pereh Heavy-Lift Helicopters
Israel has signed a $130 million agreement with Elbit Systems to integrate Israeli avionics, command-and-control, and missile defense systems into ...
Vietnam Could Become Next Customer for France’s Rafale Fighter
Vietnam could emerge as one of the next international customers for Dassault Aviation’s Rafale fighter, at a moment when Hanoi is actively reassess...
U.S. Approves Major $3B Sustainment Program to Keep Saudi F-15 Fighter Jet Fleet Mission-Ready
On 3 February 2026, the U.S. State Department announced that it had approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for th...
First Visual Evidence Confirms Algeria Has Begun Receiving Russia’s Su-35 Multirole Fighter
A photograph circulated in early February 2026 on the Force DZ Forum has provided the clearest evidence to date that Algeria has begun taking deliv...
Australia MQ-28 Ghost Bat Drone Teams with E-7A and F/A-18F Fighter Jet in First Missile Engagement
According to information published by Boeing Australia on February 4, 2026, the MQ-28 Ghost Bat uncrewed aircraft has reached a defining stage in i...
U.S. Deploys RQ-4B Global Hawk for Surveillance Mission Over the Black Sea
An American high altitude reconnaissance drone was tracked operating over international airspace in the southern Black Sea on February 3, 2026, dra...