Military aircraft, defense contracts, and aerospace defense
Dassault Aviation slightly exceeded its Rafale delivery target in 2025, but the French manufacturer is still producing its… The post Dassault Aviation edges past 2025 Rafale target as demand stays high appeared first on AeroTime.
United States forces conducted a strike in Venezuela on January 3 using the AGM-154C-1 Joint Stand-Off Weapon, after local authorities released images showing debris from the precision-guided glide munition at one of the impact sites. According to photographs published by Venezuelan officials, identifiable fragments of an AGM-154C-1 were found after the January 3 attack. The […]
President Donald Trump threatened to cut federal defense contracts awarded to Raytheon, a major unit of RTX, escalating… The post Trump threatens Raytheon defense contracts over slow pace of production appeared first on AeroTime.
The new facility at Trapani-Birgi will make the Sicilian base Italy’s third operational F-35 hub and a future multinational training center for NATO and partner nations. Italy’s Ministry of Defense has formally approved the creation of a new F-35 Lightning II training center at Trapani-Birgi Air Base, authorizing an investment of €112.6 million to turn […]
Explore the story of de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver N682AF, a restored L-20A with a military past, now flying with Apogee Flight in Washington state.
Bell Textron has advanced in the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next program with its Bell 505 helicopter.
Ukraine’s air force says its F-16s have destroyed more than 1,000 Russian aerial targets since entering combat, a… The post Ukraine says its F-16s have downed more than 1,000 aerial targets appeared first on AeroTime.
Falcon ExoDynamics wins contract to mature satellite interface developed by Aerospace Corp. The post Space Force moves to standardize satellites with ‘Handle 2.0’ contract appeared first on SpaceNews.
The United States has carried out two separate interdiction operations against sanctioned oil tankers on January 7, 2026,… The post US seizes Bella 1 and Sophia sanctioned tankers in North Atlantic and Caribbean appeared first on AeroTime.
U.S. forces successfully launched a mission to seize the Marinera, formerly Bella 1, on Jan. 7. Russian state media released imagery from the vessel showing a 160th SOAR MH-6 Little Bird nearby. After much speculation over the previous week, and a huge buildup of special forces assets in the UK, the operation to seize the […]
After years of talk, the Pentagon faces hard choices on commercial adoption, missile defense and whether new space capabilities become enduring programs The post 2026 Outlook: Can Acquisition Reform Deliver for Military Space? appeared first on SpaceNews.
The United States Air Force moved multiple special operations support aircraft north along the coast of the United Kingdom today, as three U-28A Draco intelligence and reconnaissance aircraft were tracked heading toward the North Sea amid rising tensions over the Russian-flagged crude oil tanker Marinera. Aircraft spotters observed U-28A aircraft using the callsigns AGREE32, AGREE34, […]
Video footage published on Facebook shows United States Air Force CV-22B Osprey aircraft from the 7th Special Operations Squadron conducting fast-rope and rescue training at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom. The aircraft, stationed at RAF Mildenhall, carried out the drills using standard special-operations procedures. According to OSINTdefender, the training activity involved fast-rope insertion teams […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon’s research and technology arm, released a new program solicitation on January 6, 2026, for the Frosty effort to develop technology that enables new radar-based sensing modes in the Arctic environment. The notice invites industry to submit proposals by January 30, 2026, for solutions that improve detection […]
Taiwan’s military and coast guard have launched a large-scale search and rescue operation after a Republic of China… The post Taiwan searches for missing ROCAF F-16V pilot after jet crashes off Hualien appeared first on AeroTime.
Exercise Kenney Strikes Back saw USAF C-17 Globemaster IIIs, operated by 62nd Airlift Wing, loaded with high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) from 10th Brigade’s 14th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery alongside Australian Army Bushmasters and US Army MRZR all-terrain vehicles.
The Marinera continues heading through the Atlantic while watched by ISR aircraft and a USCG cutter. Meanwhile, special forces personnel train at Fairford, and a U.S. official tells WSJ that a Russian sub is lurking. Footage released to Russian state-owned news outlet RT from the Marinera, previously named Bella 1, has confirmed that U.S. Coast […]
Across the Pacific, the US military is quietly reviving airfields first carved out of jungle and coral during… The post The US is rebuilding WW2 airfields for a potential conflict with China appeared first on AeroTime.
The Department of Defence pleaded guilty to a single charge under section 33 of the Commonwealth Work Health and Safety Act, admitting it did not take reasonably practicable measures to eliminate or minimise the health and safety risks to a Royal Australian Air Force technician.
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