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Tariffs on Canadian-Made Aircraft Risk Raising Costs for US Airlines and Undermining Decades of North American Defense Integration

Any move by Washington to impose tariffs on Canadian-made aircraft or aerospace components would reverberate far beyond trade statistics, striking at the heart of one of the most deeply integrated industrial relationships in the Western world. From commercial airliners flying...
KC-46 Mishap.

KC-46 Mishap Closes European Logistics Hub for US Forces, Disrupting US Military Logistics to Europe and Middle East Amid Iran Tensions

Morón Air Base in southern Spain, one of the United States military’s most important transit and logistics hubs for operations stretching from North America into Europe and the Middle East, remains closed days after a U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus...
F-16

Turkish F-16 Vipers Fly Over Mogadishu, Marking Ankara’s First Forward Deployment of Manned Combat Aircraft in Somalia

Newly surfaced videos showing Turkish Air Force F-16 Viper fighter jets flying over Somalia’s capital have signaled a significant escalation in Ankara’s military involvement in the Horn of Africa, marking a new phase in Turkey’s long-running engagement with the conflict-scarred...
Mi-28 Havoc Attack Helicopters

Russian Mi-28 Havoc Attack Helicopters Reportedly Spotted Over Tehran as Iran Moves to Bolster Its Strike Capability Amid Rising US Tensions

A Russian-made Mi-28NE Havoc attack helicopter was seen flying over Tehran, the Iranian capital, adding to growing speculation that Iran has begun receiving one of Russia’s most capable combat rotorcraft. Video footage has appeared on social media allegedly showing the...
Astra Mk 2

Astra vs PL-15: India’s Astra BVRAAM Enters 240 km Class; But Did Downed Chinese PL-15 Quietly Accelerate Leap?

India’s announcement in early 2026 that its indigenous Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) family has undergone a dramatic expansion in engagement envelope has sent ripples across South Asia’s tightly contested aerial warfare landscape. Coming less than a year after a...
Iranian Shahed-139 Drone

US Navy Shoots Down Iranian Drone Near USS Abraham Lincoln as Maritime Standoff With Tehran Enters More Dangerous Phase

The U.S. Navy has shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 unmanned aerial vehicle as it approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), an incident that underscores a calibrated yet unmistakable escalation in the evolving maritime confrontation between Washington and Tehran....
F-35

Air Superiority Over Scale: How Geopolitical Pressure Pushes Small States to Build Outsized Fighter Fleets

Wars over the past year have varied widely in intensity, scope, and objectives, stretching from South Asia and the Middle East to Eastern Europe and Latin America. Yet across these conflicts, one constant has stood out with striking clarity: the...
F-35 Lockheed Martin factory

Canada’s First F-35 Takes Shape in Texas Amid Political Review, RCAF Attends Lockheed Martin Ceremony

Despite political uncertainty swirling around Canada’s flagship fighter acquisition, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has moved one step closer to inducting its first fifth-generation stealth jet. On February 2, 2026, Canadian military officials joined U.S. defense executives in Fort...
Rafale

France’s “No-Strings-Attached” Rafale Pitch Faces a Sovereignty Crisis After US Firm Acquires Key Fighter Jet Supplier

For decades, France has marketed its combat aircraft as symbols of strategic independence in a global arms market dominated by the United States. At a time when Washington is increasingly accused of using arms exports as a tool of political...
F-15EX Eagle II jets

Boeing Ends Indonesia F-15EX Fighter Deal, Forcing Jakarta to Rethink Its High-End Airpower Strategy in Contested Indo-Pacific

Boeing’s decision to formally terminate its pursuit of selling the F-15EX Eagle II fighter jet to Indonesia marks a defining inflection point in Jakarta’s long-term airpower modernisation trajectory. What was once envisioned as a cornerstone programme to elevate the Indonesian...
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