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Leonardo confirmed at Farnborough International Airshow that funding for the Proteus uncrewed helicopter demonstrator had been renewed to carry over through to mid 2027. Speaking to the press during a briefing at Farnborough International Airshow 2026, Leonardo Helicopters UK Managing Director Nigel Colman confirmed that the Proteus helicopter program is continuing following questions over a […]
The service says its M-345 offers capabilities turboprops cannot match and has already employed the trainer to emulate cruise missiles in an aggressor role during a NATO exercise. Having recently reached the 2,000-flight-hour milestone with the type and with all the 18 ordered aircraft now delivered, the Italian Air Force shared some interesting insights into […]
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced legislation aimed at halting the retirement of the A-10 Thunderbolt II until a fully certified replacement is operational. Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-Ariz.) introduced in the U.S. Congress the ‘BRRRRT Act’, or ‘Bolstering Recognition, Resurgence, Retention, and Remembrance of the Thunderbolt’, (H.R. 9780) on July 20, 2026. The […]
Sikorsky has completed the initial ground and flight testing of the Nomad 100 rotor blown wing VTOL drone as part of DARPA’s EVADE program. Sikorsky has completed initial ground and flight testing of its Nomad 100 Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS), the novel rotor blown wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone first unveiled last year. The […]
A military aircraft crashed in Moscow’s suburbs, with unconfirmed reports identifying it as an Su-57 Felon. A military aircraft crashed near Moscow, in Russia, on Jul. 23, 2026. Russian press and defense commentators identified the aircraft as an Su-57 of the Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF), although this was not yet officially confirmed at the time […]
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine told U.S. lawmakers that a Ukrainian F-16 shot down a Russian fighter in early July. A Ukrainian Air Force (UkrAF) F-16 shot down a Russian jet in the first-of-its-kind action by the U.S.-made jet since its arrival in Ukraine, according to the Chairman of the […]
The first Polish F-35 to be built at Cameri’s Final Assembly Check Out facility in Italy has conducted its first functional test flight. The first Polish Air Force F-35A Husarz (as the Lightning II has been designated in Poland) to be built in Italy has conducted its first functional test flight. The milestone follows the arrival […]
GA-ASI and MBDA announced a cooperations which will allow the integration of the SPEAR munitions on the MQ-9B and Gambit 6 uncrewed platforms. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and MBDA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate the SPEAR (Selective Precision Effects At Range) precision munitions onto the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) […]
BAE Systems has already built a prototype for the Brontanax CCA, which is set to fly alongside a Typhoon by the end of 2027. BAE Systems has unveiled during the Farnborough International Airshow its latest development program, the Brontanax Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The aircraft, whose name is derived from Ancient Greek and means ‘Thunder […]
Images released by Boeing of the Royal Air Force’s next batch of Chinook helicopters confirm long-standing reports of their similarity to the U.S. MH-47G variant. The new-build Chinooks will supplant some of the oldest examples currently in RAF service, some of which date back to the early 1980s. The H-47ER specification Chinooks are the first […]