January 30, 2026 Military Aviation News
01/30/2026
The United States is intensifying a military build-up off Iran that experts say could be an indicator that Washington is planning to strike the country. The USS Abraham Lincoln, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is one of several military assets the US has deployed to the Arabian Sea in recent days.
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01/30/2026
Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder (or FC-1 Xiaolong) is a lightweight, affordable, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft that was jointly developed by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and China’s Chengdu Aircraft Corporation. This bird is meant for maneuverability, and it features an advanced avionics suite to ensure that capability. The plane also comes with highly effective beyond-visual-range (BVR) missile capabilities. There are currently three iterations of this plane.
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01/30/2026
Spanish Air Force EF-18M fighter jets intercepted Russian combat aircraft flying near NATO airspace over the Baltic region in late January, as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, according to Spain’s Defense Staff.
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01/30/2026
Türkiye is rapidly transforming its air power ambitions into reality as domestically developed platforms move from concept to deployment. Flagship projects such as Kizilelma, Hürjet and Anka-III illustrate how the country’s aviation industry is not only closing long-standing capability gaps but also redefining operational standards in unmanned and manned combat aviation. In a recent article, Daily Sabah highlighted these advances as evidence of Türkiye’s growing technological self-reliance.
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01/30/2026
Turkey deployed three F-16 fighter jets to Mogadishu on Wednesday amid increasing Turkish investments in Somalia’s energy and space sectors. Somali officials familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye that Ankara has been constructing a facility to host the F-16s over the past few months.
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