Aussie defense chief confirms missing F-35 parts, says none are ‘sensitive’
Australia’s defense minister said today that he did not believe any parts of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft reportedly diverted to Hong Kong were “sensitive,” but said Canberra was working with Washington and F-35-maker Lockheed Martin on the issue.
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New Artificial Intelligence Takes Flight on Dassault Aviation’s Rafale
Dassault Aviation has flight-tested two new sovereign AI algorithms on the Rafale fighter jet. The first was developed by the company’s engineers, while the second was developed in collaboration with Thales/cortAIx.
What Does Bangladesh Gain From Purchasing China’s J-10CE Fighters?
The author says twenty jets do not match Indian or Myanmar numbers, but could tighten air denial, Bay of Bengal patrols, and India’s eastern-front planning—if Dhaka builds the radar, training, weapons stocks, and networked air-defence ecosystem around them.
U.S. Navy links human mission planning to autonomous combat aircraft, moving uncrewed systems closer to operational fleet use
The U.S. Navy has tested software that allows mission plans created by human operators to be translated directly into instructions for autonomous combat aircraft. The demonstration is part of a wider effort to move collaborative autonomy from experimentation into future fleet operations.
F-16 fighter jet crashes at US air base in western Germany
An F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air base Spangdahlem in western Germany crashed on Tuesday, the U.S. military said, adding that one pilot had ejected safely and was receiving medical treatment.
Turkish experts inspect RAF maintenance facilities under Eurofighter deal
Türkiye and the United Kingdom are continuing work on the procurement of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets as part of efforts to modernize the Turkish Air Force (TurAF), the Turkish National Defense Ministry said Monday.
What F-16 Gun Kills Tell Us About the Future of Ukraine’s Air Force
A remarkable cockpit photograph released by Ukraine last week captures far more than the destruction of a Russian Geran jet-powered attack drone. It illustrates both how far the Ukrainian Air Force has come—and the gap between the force it has today and the one it would need to become a major European air power in the future.
FQ-42 Vengeance arrives for US Air Force tests
A new FQ-42 Vengeance Collaborative Combat Aircraft has been delivered to Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, where it will join US Air Force test and evaluation work on the service’s future uncrewed combat aircraft programme, according to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
Turkish fighter jets conduct training south of Cyprus
Ministry of National Defense announced that Turkish jets from several air bases across the country performed training flights south of Cyprus, over the Mediterranean Sea. The ministry shared a video of the flights on its social media account on Monday.
After hitting pilot training goal, resolving shortage will take years, Air Force official says
The Air Force has revealed that the service will achieve a years-long goal of producing 1,500 pilots annually, a target that officials say is critical to reduce a shortfall of over 2,000 aviators. But even if the Air Force can keep up that tempo for the foreseeable future, it will be “quite some time” until the service’s pilot shortage is resolved, the Air Force’s top training officer said Sept. 15.
