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September 23, 2026
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Veer Guardian 2026 wraps up India-Japan air exercise

Veer Guardian 2026 has concluded at Jodhpur after 14 days of joint air training between the Indian Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force. The exercise, which ended September...

September 20, 2026
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BrahMos to Su-57: India-Russia defense ties expand

Moscow and New Delhi are discussing ways to transform their long-standing defence relationship into a more technology-driven industrial partnership. Rather than focusing only on finished equipment purchases, the proposed...

September 16, 2026
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Northrop Grumman drops out of US Navy trainer contest

Northrop Grumman has departed the Sierra Nevada Corporation-led industrial team competing to supply the US Navy’s next-generation undergraduate jet trainer. The team’s Freedom aircraft proposal will continue with Sierra...

September 14, 2026
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GE, Poland expand local FA-50 engine maintenance

A new industrial support arrangement between Warsaw and GE Aerospace will give Poland a domestic depot-level MRO capability for the F404-GE-102 engines of its FA-50 combat aircraft. GE will...

September 11, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence

Poland’s WITU, MBDA develop counter-mass interceptor

MBDA has entered into a cooperation agreement with Poland’s WITU to advance the development of the Counter Mass Interceptor, a missile intended to provide European forces with an economical...

September 1, 2026
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New Delhi Considers Participation in FCAS and GCAP Future Fighter Programs

New Delhi Weighs FCAS and GCAP as India Enters Sixth-Generation Fighter DiscussionsIndia is positioning itself for a potential role in two major sixth-generation combat-air initiatives, joining the UK-Italy-Japan Global...

August 30, 2026
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DAPA seeks concepts for Korea’s future fighter

South Korea has formally begun exploring the technologies and design concepts that could underpin its first indigenous sixth-generation fighter. The country’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration issued a Request for...

August 27, 2026
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Unmanned Systems

New partnership advances autonomous drone operations

Palladyne AI and NORDA Dynamics are developing an integrated solution designed to improve the autonomous coordination of multiple unmanned aircraft.The companies plan to combine Palladyne’s SwarmOS swarm-control technology with...

August 20, 2026
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USAF selects StandardAero for C-130 engine upkeep

The US Air Force has awarded StandardAero a contract valued at approximately $343 million to provide depot-level support for Rolls-Royce T56 engines powering the C-130 Hercules fleet.The work covers...

August 20, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence

Denmark advances air defense with Thales partnership

Denmark is strengthening its air-defense network through a new cooperation agreement between Thales and Systematic. The partnership will combine Thales’ air-defense technologies with Systematic’s command-and-control expertise.The companies plan to...