Gulfstream G700 Exterior

US–Canada Aircraft Certification Row Deepens as FAA Backs Trump, Putting Global Aviation Safety Norms Under Strain

The simmering dispute between the United States and Canada over aircraft certification has escalated sharply, injecting political tension into a process long regarded as sacrosanct in global aviation safety. At the center of the controversy are two new US-made business...
Airbus A350 Really More Powerful Than the Boeing 777

Is Airbus A350 Really More Powerful Than Boeing 777? A Deep Dive Into Thrust, Efficiency, and How Modern Widebodies Redefine Power

At first glance, the question seems almost too simple for modern aviation: is the Airbus A350 more powerful than the Boeing 777? The Airbus A350 is newer, built with cutting-edge materials, advanced aerodynamics, and next-generation engines. The Boeing 777-200ER, meanwhile,...
bombardier global express

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...
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...
Fokker Dr.1 Triplane (replica)

Myth, Machine, and Mortality: How the Red Baron’s Legendary Fokker Dr.1 Triplane Was as Flawed as It Was Feared

Although built in relatively small numbers and flown operationally for only a brief period, the Fokker Dr.1 triplane has become one of the most instantly recognizable combat aircraft in history. Its association with Germany’s most famous ace, Manfred von Richthofen—the...
Gripen Fighters

Sweden Considers Advanced Security Package for Ukraine: Gripen Fighters, Meteor Missiles, Saab Air Defense Systems, and Deep Strike Drones Could Reshape Aerial Combat

Sweden and Ukraine are discussing what could become one of the most consequential security assistance packages of the war, with talks covering advanced air defense systems, combat aircraft, long-range missiles, and deeper industrial cooperation aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s domestic defense...
Cigarette bundles smuggled through balloons from Belarus

Balloon Threat Evolves: F-22 Raptor Shootdown a Chinese Spy Balloon, NATO Now Grapples With Cigarette-Laden Balloons Over Its Eastern Flank

NATO is grappling with an unusual but increasingly disruptive challenge along its eastern border: balloons filled with helium or hydrogen drifting in from Belarus into the airspace of Lithuania and Poland. At first glance, the objects appear almost farcical—low-tech, slow-moving,...
Avro Arrow

Was Canada’s Indigenous Fighter Jet Sabotaged by the US and Secretly Smuggled to Britain? The Avro Arrow Mystery Revisited

By any measure, Canada’s long and tortured decision to buy the F-35 fighter jet has become more than a procurement dispute. It has turned into a national reckoning—one that has dragged a 66-year-old wound back into the open and reignited...
British Army drone warfare

Drones Are Changing Warfare, but Infantry Will Still End Up Fighting in Muddy Holes, British Officers Warn

A British Army infantry battalion that has rapidly embraced drone warfare says the technology may reshape the battlefield, but it is unlikely to fundamentally alter the daily reality of infantry soldiers anytime soon. The 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards,...
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