Air force

Boeing Takes Both American Sixth-Generation Fighters as the Navy Awards F/A-XX

Boeing Takes Both American Sixth-Generation Fighters as the Navy Awards F/A-XX

The United States Navy has chosen Boeing to design, develop, and produce its next carrier fighter. On 29 September 2026 the service awarded the company a full-scale development…

01. 10. 2026
Poland to Allow Faster Decisions on Shooting Down Suspicious Air Targets

Poland to Allow Faster Decisions on Shooting Down Suspicious Air Targets

The Polish Ministry of Defense announced that in the coming days it will change the rules of engagement for fighter jets and helicopters against objects entering Polish airspace…

29. 09. 2026
Poland First, Finland Next, Germany on the Line: Europe’s F-35 Year

Poland First, Finland Next, Germany on the Line: Europe’s F-35 Year

September 2026 will be remembered as the month when two more European air forces crossed from paper contracts into metal on the ramp. Finland’s first two F-35As landed…

20. 09. 2026
Six Missiles, Same Stealth: the F-35’s 2030 Bay Upgrade will change the Air Fight

Six Missiles, Same Stealth: the F-35’s 2030 Bay Upgrade will change the Air Fight

The Pentagon has placed a deceptively simple line item on the F-35 modernization calendar: raise internal missile carriage from four weapons to six by September 2030. Listed…

11. 09. 2026
The U.S. Air Force Pushes to Replace the MQ-9 Reaper With Far Cheaper MALE Drones

The U.S. Air Force Pushes to Replace the MQ-9 Reaper With Far Cheaper MALE Drones

The U.S. Air Force entered fiscal year 2026 with only 165 MQ-9A Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance drones instead of the minimum 189 it needed. Attrition during Operation Rough Rider…

08. 09. 2026
Poland’s F-15EX Option: Capability Gaps, Historical Interest and Official Caution

Poland’s F-15EX Option: Capability Gaps, Historical Interest and Official Caution

The recent inclusion of Poland among potential Foreign Military Sales customers in a major United States Department of War framework contract awarded to Boeing for the F-15…

27. 08. 2026
Microwave and Electromagnetic C-UAS Enter the Fight Against Swarms

Microwave and Electromagnetic C-UAS Enter the Fight Against Swarms

The rapid proliferation of low-cost unmanned aerial systems has exposed the limits of traditional kinetic interceptors and even high-energy lasers. While lasers offer precision and…

16. 08. 2026
F-35 as Airborne Sensor Node: Lockheed Martin’s Missile Defense Vision Could Transform Air Defences

F-35 as Airborne Sensor Node: Lockheed Martin’s Missile Defense Vision Could Transform Air Defences

Lockheed Martin outlined in early August 2026 a compelling vision for the F-35 Lightning II that extends far beyond its established identity as a fifth-generation stealth fighter…

14. 08. 2026
Latvia Eyes Brazilian Super Tucano as Cost-Effective Drone Hunter for Baltic Skies

Latvia Eyes Brazilian Super Tucano as Cost-Effective Drone Hunter for Baltic Skies

Latvia is actively examining the acquisition of Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft as part of a broader effort to strengthen its air defenses against the growing…

12. 08. 2026
From LAV-25 to ARV-30: the USMC Is Modernizing Mobile Reconnaissance for Future Conflicts

From LAV-25 to ARV-30: the USMC Is Modernizing Mobile Reconnaissance for Future Conflicts

The United States Marine Corps is advancing a critical modernization effort as it evaluates competing Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle prototypes designed to succeed the…

30. 07. 2026
SPINE’s Transformation of the AH-1Z for Maritime Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific

SPINE’s Transformation of the AH-1Z for Maritime Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific

The recent multi-million-dollar contract advancing Structural and Power Improvements for Next-Generation Effects, or SPINE, marks a decisive shift in how the Marine Corps views its…

28. 07. 2026
Bird of Prey Matures at Farnborough – Airbus presented a Cost-Effective Counter to One-Way Attack UAVs

Bird of Prey Matures at Farnborough – Airbus presented a Cost-Effective Counter to One-Way Attack UAVs

Four months after its headline-grabbing first flight, Airbus Defence and Space has brought the Bird of Prey to the Farnborough International Airshow 2026, transforming an ambitious…

24. 07. 2026