Secret Middle East Buyer Orders Saab GlobalEye in US$1.04 Billion Deal, Reshaping Gulf Air Defence and Regional Power Balance
Saab announced on 27 July 2026 that an undisclosed Middle Eastern country had ordered two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft for SEK10.1 billion, approximately US$1.04 billion with both platforms scheduled for delivery during 2030.
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China’s J-20 Surge Near India: 11 Stealth Fighters at Hotan and Damxung Transform the LAC Airpower Balance
Commercial satellite imagery from late June and early July 2026 indicates China deployed at least 11 Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon stealth fighters across Hotan and Damxung, establishing an unprecedented visible concentration of fifth-generation combat aircraft opposite India’s disputed northern frontier.
Australian MQ-28 Ghost Bat Fighter Drones Could Be Commanded By U.S. Pilots
The U.S. Air Force is “threaded in tight” with the work Australians are doing with the MQ-28 Ghost Bat uncrewed aircraft, according to the service’s top officer in the Pacific. This was underscored by the MQ-28’s participation at a major exercise earlier this year, lessons from which are feeding into the Air Force’s evolving plans for its forthcoming Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drone fleets. Deep integration between the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) opens the door to American personnel potentially ordering Australian MQ-28s around in the future, too.
Russia Lost Su-35s and a Su-57—Now It’s Sending a Trainer Jet to Hunt Ukrainian Drones
Russia is transforming its Yak-130M trainer into a lower-cost combat aircraft for intercepting heavy UAVs and attacking naval drones, potentially freeing its scarce Su-57 fighters for more demanding missions.
Air Force tests Collaborative Combat Aircraft at Creech
The future of air combat is being forged in the Nevada desert as the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft Experimental Operations Unit pushed the boundaries of semi-autonomous technology during a recent Agile Combat Employment exercise.
Turkey to deploy F-16s to Estonia for NATO Baltic Air Policing mission
Turkey will deploy five F-16 fighter jets and 76 military personnel to Estonia from August through November for NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Sunday.
The US military must RACE to rebuild its supply of munitions
The United States produces the most technologically advanced weapons in the world, but that’s not enough to deter and win future conflicts. The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are demonstrating once again that the quantity of munitions matters at least as much as their quality.
Software sovereignty emerges as new hurdle in India’s 114-aircraft Rafale negotiations
India and France have yet to conclude negotiations for 114 Dassault Rafale fighters worth over $35 billion after New Delhi sought broader access to the aircraft’s software architecture, a request Paris has so far been unwilling to fully accommodate, according to a report first published by the French business newspaper L’Essentiel de l’Eco.
India Races to Field First Tejas Mk1A Squadron by March 2027 as Airpower Gap Widens
India is racing to deliver its first complete LCA Tejas Mk1A squadron by March 2027, transforming a delayed fighter programme into a test of industrial capacity, combat integration, and credible air-power regeneration across a contested South Asian battlespace.
GCAP For India: Leonardo CEO Says Join 6th-Gen UK-Japan-Italy Fighter Jet Program by End-2026 or Miss the Boat
After Canada became the first country to join the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) as its first observer nation, Lorenzo Mariani, CEO of Leonardo, said at Farnborough that if a nation wishes to join the GCAP program, it must do so by the end of 2026, with a final deadline of 12 months.
