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19 February

Air

From Blueprint to Flight in 71 Days: 3D Printing Powers America’s New Strike Aircraft

It took just 71 days for Divergent Technologies and Mach Industries to turn a new aircraft concept from the drawing board into a flight-ready prototype.

19 February

Air

Christine Casimiro

Uruguay Receives First Two A-29 Super Tucanos From Embraer

The Uruguayan Air Force has taken delivery of its first two A-29 Super Tucano aircraft from Brazilian aerospace firm Embraer, part of a contract signed in 2024.

18 February

Air

HADES will provide transformational increases in speed, range, payload and endurance for Army aerial ISR collection capabilities supporting the joint force. (Photo courtesy Bombardier Defense)

Rojoef Manuel

TTTECH to Deliver Networking Equipment for US Army HADES Spy Plane

The US Army has selected TTTECH North America to provide an advanced networking solution for the service’s ongoing High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System aircraft program.

18 February

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Saab, Ukraine Company Sign Memorandum on Aviation, Airborne Surveillance

Swedish company Saab and the Joint Stock Company Ukrainian Defense Industry have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation in aviation and airborne surveillance.

17 February

Air

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 452nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port Flight at March Air Reserve Base, California, support loading operations of a next-generation nuclear reactor onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of Operation Windlord Feb. 15, 2026. The mission was conducted in coordination with Airmen from the 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, and the 62nd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The aircraft transported the reactor to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in support of a Department of War and Department of Energy partnership focused on nuclear energy testing and evaluation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wendy Day)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Airlifts Microreactor to Utah in First C-17 Nuclear Transport

The US Department of Defense has airlifted a compact nuclear reactor from California to Utah, marking the first time a C-17 military transport aircraft has transported a nuclear microreactor.

11 February

Air

A Royal Saudi Air Force Pilatus PC-21 aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

Saudi Pilatus Fleet Logs 100,000 Flight Hours With Pratt & Whitney Engines

RTX segment Pratt & Whitney Canada has announced that the Royal Saudi Air Force’s Pilatus PC-21 fleet has reached 100,000 flight hours, powered by the company’s PT6A engines.

11 February

Air

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Super Hercules Deliveries Hit Break After Comms Trouble

The US Air Force has paused shipments of Lockheed Martin’s C-130J Super Hercules due to integration difficulties found with the military cargo aircraft’s communication suite.

6 February

Air

Christine Casimiro

USCG Receives 18th Mission-Ready HC-130J Surveillance Aircraft

The US Coast Guard has received its 18th HC-130J aircraft at L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems in Waco, Texas.

5 February

Air

A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II flies over the Gulf of America, September 16, 2025. The F-15EX, from the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is one of the first F-15EXs in the Air Force, and is going through developmental and operational test series at Eglin to confirm its operational capabilities before it is delivered to the combat Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Wiles)

Rojoef Manuel

Boeing Cancels F-15EX Campaign With Indonesia

Boeing has ended its effort to sell F-15EX fighter jets to Indonesia, closing the door on a high-profile deal that had stalled for more than two years.

4 February

Air

Rendering of Uzbekistan's future KC-390 refueling aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

Embraer Names Uzbekistan, Philippines as Next Millennium and Super Tucano Users

Embraer has confirmed Uzbekistan and the Philippines as the formerly undisclosed recipients of the company’s KC-390 Millennium and A-29 Super Tucano aircraft.

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