C-17A Globemaster III

US C-17 Lands in Moscow as Rare Military Airlift Highlights Secretive Washington-Moscow Communications

A U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on August 25, marking a rare American military-airlift operation into Russia at a time when diplomatic engagement between Washington and Moscow remains constrained and efforts to advance a...
Shahed Drones

Iran’s Cheap Drones Challenge Gulf Air Defence Strategy, Expensive Interceptors Risk Rapid Ammunition Depletion During Prolonged Conflict

The Arabian Peninsula’s air-defence architecture is confronting a problem that cannot be solved by simply adding more sophisticated missiles: the widening economic gap between inexpensive Iranian drones and the multimillion-dollar interceptors used to destroy them. The challenge has become increasingly...
Saab A3-001 Unmanned Fighter

Saab A3-001 Unmanned Fighter Could Transform Europe’s Gripen E Force With Stealth, Electronic Warfare and Distributed Weapons

Saab has unveiled the full-scale A3-001 unmanned fighter concept, offering a detailed glimpse into Sweden’s plans for a future combat-air system in which crewed fighters, unmanned aircraft, electronic-warfare platforms and airborne sensors operate as a connected combat network. The concept...
PL-17

Is China’s Hypersonic Air-to-Air Missiles Against US AWACS, Tankers and Command Aircraft Across Indo-Pacific?

China has reportedly developed a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) capable of releasing an air-to-air weapon during flight, a potentially significant development that could allow the People’s Liberation Army to threaten high-value American and allied aircraft from extreme distances. If the...
J-16

China Deploys J-16 Fighters Over 6,000 Kilometres to Egypt, Signalling Expanding Expeditionary Airpower Reach Beyond Middle East

China has deployed its heavyweight J-16 multirole fighters more than 6,000 kilometres to Egypt for the Eagles of Civilization 2026 joint air exercise, marking a significant expansion in the scale and sophistication of Beijing’s overseas military aviation activity. The deployment,...
J-10CE

Uzbekistan’s J-10CE Fighter Deal Signals China’s Growing Airpower Influence as Russia’s Defence Monopoly Weakens Across Central Asia

Uzbekistan has emerged as China’s second known foreign operator of the J-10CE fighter after Pakistan, marking a potentially significant shift in the military balance and defence procurement landscape of Central Asia. Clearer photographs of a light-grey J-10CE carrying serial number...
G/ATOR Radar Mobility

US Marines Test G/ATOR Radar Mobility in Philippines, Allied Forces Prepare for Distributed Warfare Across First Island Chain

The United States Marine Corps has tested the mobility of its AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) in the Philippines, advancing a distributed sensing architecture intended to keep critical surveillance capabilities operational even when forward bases and communications infrastructure come under...
Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base

Iranian Missile and Drone Attacks Expose U.S. Gulf Base Vulnerabilities, Forcing Washington to Rethink Its Middle East Military Strategy

Iranian missile and drone attacks have exposed deep vulnerabilities in the United States military’s long-established network of bases across the Persian Gulf, raising the possibility that Washington could permanently reduce its regional footprint and shift significant forces farther west. The...
Akıncı drone

Sudan Drone War Escalates as Akıncı-Like Aircraft Destroyed Near Ethiopian Border, Raising Fears of Cross-Border Military Confrontation

Sudan’s military has reported destroying a hostile unmanned aircraft over Blue Nile State after it crossed into Sudan from Ethiopian territory, marking a potentially significant escalation in a civil war increasingly shaped by armed drones, foreign logistics and cross-border air...
Garpia-A1E

Russia Expands Drone Exports With Garpia-A1E, 1,000-Kilometre Weapon Designed for Deep Strikes Against Fixed Targets

Russia has launched an international marketing campaign for the Garpia-A1E, a new long-range one-way attack drone designed to strike predetermined targets at distances of at least 1,000 kilometres, positioning the system as a potential new entrant in the expanding global...
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