France's A400M military aircraft carries out first firefighting mission
A military transport plane deployed by the French government on Saturday to help fight wildfires carried out its first firefighting mission, AFP journalists saw. The A400M military aircraft, equipped with a dispensing kit that can release 20 tonnes of water or fire retardant, flew over a forest fire in Lacanau in southwest France, leaving a vivid orange plume in its wake.
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Taiwan tracks 10 Chinese ships, 4 military aircraft
The Ministry of National Defense tracked seven naval vessels, three official ships, and four military aircraft between 6 a.m. on Saturday and the same time Sunday. In response, Taiwan deployed aircraft, naval ships, and coastal-based missile systems. The aircraft did not cross the Taiwan Strait median line, nor did they enter the country’s air defense identification zones, according to the ministry.
Indonesia's KF-21 Commitment Wavers as Purchase Remains Uncertain
The KF-21 "Boramae," a Korean supersonic fighter jet under development since 2015, held a rollout ceremony for its first mass-production unit on March 25, 2026, 10 years and six months after weapons system development began. The first production unit is scheduled to be delivered to the Air Force in September. As the KF-21 Boramae emerges as a flagship weapons system of Korea's defense industry (K-defense), the defense sector is focused on which country will be its first export destination.
Romanian jet shoots down drone entering country's airspace for third day in a row
A Romanian fighter jet on Sunday shot down the third drone flying into the country's airspace in as many days, the defence minister said. A government investigation reportedly identified the first of the three drones as a Shahed model used by Russia in its war with Ukraine.
J-20 Mighty Dragon: China’s Fifth-Gen Stealth Fighter Explained
A formation appears on radar screens, then vanishes before operators can confirm what they saw. No warning flare, no clear return signal, just a brief anomaly in the data stream. This is the kind of operating environment the Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon was built for.
Polish F-35 Fighter Jets Are Now Being Built in Europe
NATO member Poland could see its aerial capabilities further expanded, as the first F-35A Lightning II made outside the United States conducted its maiden functional flight earlier this month from the Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Cameri, Italy. Owned by the Italian Ministry of Defense and operated by Italian aerospace giant Leonardo in partnership with Lockheed Martin, the 101-acre industrial aircraft facility, located at the Cameri Air Base near Novara, also serves as the primary European maintenance hub for the F-35 Lightning II.
How Ukrainian Cyber Operation May Have Led to Downing of russian Su-57 Near Moscow
Ukrainian InformNapalm community reported that russian forces had shot down one of their own aircraft and that the incident was the result of an operation conducted by Ukrainian cyber units. These units effectively turned russian air defense into a weapon against its own air force.
China’s J-10CE Push Into Uzbekistan Threatens Russia’s Central Asian Airpower Monopoly as 24-Jet Pivot Redraws Eurasian Balance
Uzbekistan’s air force has entered a transition whose significance lies beyond one fighter delivery, because the programme challenges the seven-decade Russian monopoly that shaped Central Asian combat aviation, sustainment networks, training systems, and air-defence architecture.
As drones take over, ejection-seat makers prepare for a pilotless battlefield
In the eight decades since Martin-Baker conducted its first in-flight test, its ejection seats have saved the lives of more than 7,800 aviators. But more recently, advancements in robotic and autonomous aircraft have Martin-Baker and fellow ejection-seat makers looking for ways to keep themselves alive and well.
China Reveals How Pakistani J-10CEs Shot Down Rafale, MiG-29, Su-30MKI Without Using AEW&C System
Until now, the prevailing theory was that the reason for the success of the Pakistan Air Force was a combination of three Chinese components: the ZDK-03 AEW&C aircraft, the J-10CE fighter and the PL-15 long-range air-to-air missile, but new details from China contradict this.
