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The Defense Innovation Unit plans to select companies to field and operate spacecraft before transferring them to government control within three years The post Pentagon seeks commercially built GEO spy satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.
Canada's 'Plan B' for air superiority.
Design has been appearing on airplanes used by federal departments and cabinet officials.
Claims about modifying the F-35’s software raise legitimate sovereignty questions. But cybersecurity architecture, cryptography, and sustainment realities define strict limits on what can and cannot be done. As we reported in detail in a previous story, on Feb. 15, 2026, talking to the BNR Nieuwsradio Podcast, Dutch State Secretary for Defence Gijs Tuinman suggested that […]
The Navy has launched a Programmed Structural Sustainment Repair program for the dozens of F-16s acquired from the Air Force, which will allow them to fly through 2035. The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced last week two major milestones with its ex-U.S. Air Force F-16 jets used in the Adversary role. The Adversary […]
Embraer has delivered the first two A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to the Uruguayan Air Force (FAU), marking a significant milestone in Uruguay’s long-awaited fleet modernisation programme. The handover, announced on February 18, 2026, forms part of a contract signed in late 2024 that also includes mission systems, integrated logistics support and a flight simulator. The […]
The Ye-8 sought to replace the MiG-21 with radar, missiles, and Mach-2 performance, but engine failures ended the program while shaping future Soviet fighter design.
How brief studies at the Edwards Air Force Base helped shape the F-105 Thunderchief, a supersonic strike aircraft built for fast low-level penetration in the nuclear and Vietnam era.
By Laura Rocchio On July 23, 1972 the first civilian satellite designed to image Earth’s land surfaces was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. On board the satellite, originally named the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS), but later known as Landsat 1, were two sensors. The primary sensor, called the Return Beam Vidicon […]
On February 18, 1936, the Caudron C.690M advanced trainer flew for the first time, marking France’s effort to prepare fighter pilots for high-performance aircraft.
Divergent Technologies and Mach Industries announced on Feb. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles that they have jointly launched Venom, an autonomous strike aircraft prototype developed and brought to flight readiness in 71 days, demonstrating rapid hardware development enabled by digital manufacturing and modular system design. According to a joint announcement from the companies, the Venom […]
Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer has delivered the first two A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced trainer aircraft to the Uruguayan Air Force… The post Brazil’s Embraer delivers first A-29 Super Tucanos to Uruguayan Air Force appeared first on AeroTime.
With the final GPS III satellite scheduled to launch in March, the United States is completing the most significant upgrade to its positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) infrastructure in more than a decade. GPS III delivers improved accuracy, stronger signals and enhanced anti-jam capabilities for military users. By any technical measure, it is a better […] The post Why GPS III, and what comes after it, still falls short in modern war appeared first on SpaceNews.
The two new Kaan airframes are scheduled to begin testing in 2026, while Turkey is also developing its own engine to replace U.S.-made powerplants used by the prototypes. The second and third prototypes of Turkey’s Kaan fighter, named P1 and P2, have now been spotted in a recent official video covering the visit of Dr. […]
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has publicly questioned whether the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) can still deliver a… The post Merz turns France requirements into new FCAS obstacle, nine years in appeared first on AeroTime.
China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely resembling the V-BAT system developed by U.S. company Shield AI. The Yunying-25V UAV was officially showcased during the 2026 CCTV […]
Slovakia is in discussions with the United States to purchase an additional four F-16V (Block 70/72) fighter jets,… The post Slovakia considers buying four additional F-16V fighters appeared first on AeroTime.
The renaming aligns 94 Wing with all air command wings to conform to numerical designations, focusing on its operational role to provide agile health effects in support of airbases, flying operations, aeromedical evacuation and delivery of the global aeromedical evacuation system.
The recent appointment was debated during a Senate estimates discussion between senator David Shoebridge, Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Andrew Stuart, and Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group deputy secretary, Chris Deeble, on 11 February.
Aircraft from Australia supported operations with Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class frigate HMAS Toowoomba, the Philippines and the US conducted from February 15 to 16 this year.