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ADEX 2026 Azerbaijan defense exhibition in Baku
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordon Gonzales and Airman 1st Class Lukas Pollock, aircraft armament systems specialists with the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, prepare the fins of an AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile mounted on an F-16 Fighting Falcon before a training flight in Swanton, Ohio, on September 29, 2026. (Picture source: U.S. Department of War/Defense)

U.S. and Japan Agree on AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile Assembly Facility to Support Fighter Supply in Japan

| Defense News Aerospace 2026
The United States and Japan have agreed to establish a final assembly and inspection facility for AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles in Japan, advanc…
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Ethiopia announced the acquisition of 12 Russian Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter jets during Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali's visit to Moscow for the third Russia-Africa Summit, where two aircraft were handed over at Zhukovsky Airport. (Picture source: Abiy Ahmed Ali)

Russia delivers first Su-35 fighter jets to Ethiopia with S-400 air defense systems to follow

| Defense News Aerospace 2026
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the delivery of 12 Russian Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter jets during the third Russia-Africa Summit in…
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Potential clues include the newly manufactured Il-78's suspected Chinese PLAAF insignia on the rear fuselage, behind the engine, and the September 2023 inquiry for 20 Il-78MK-90A tankers under Customer 156, which could designate China. (Picture source: SDF/ACuriousPLAFan)

Russia may be building first Il-78MK-90A tanker aircraft for China to expand air operations over Pacific

| Defense News Aerospace 2026
A photograph of a newly built Russian Il-78MK-90A aerial refueling tanker at the Aviastar-SP plant in Ulyanovsk bearing potentially Chinese Air Force…
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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III flies over Seattle, Washington, on October 11, 2026. Aircraft of this type have been identified among U.S. military flights to Ecuador's Taura Air Base. (Picture source: US DoD)

U.S. Military Flights and New Construction Reveal Growing American Activity at Ecuador Air Base

| Defense News Aerospace 2026
The United States is expanding its military presence at Taura Air Base near Guayaquil, Ecuador, as part of its cooperation with Quito against drug tr…
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China’s experimental reusable spaceplane pictured in orbit with its payload bay open and solar arrays deployed. DIA published the image in its October 2026 space security report. (Photo: © 2024 Maxar Technologies, now Vantor, via DIA. Graphic: Army Recognition.)

U.S. Intelligence Identifies China’s Secret Spaceplane Resembling the American Autonomous X-37B

| Defense News Aerospace 2026
China’s secretive reusable spaceplane has been formally identified in a newly released U.S. intelligence image, providing a clearer view of a spacecr…
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The Air Force Research Laboratory's Demon APE program is developing coordinated autonomous air operations by enabling aircraft to communicate, share data, and support faster battlefield decisions. (Picture source: US DoD)

U.S. Air Force Advances XQ-67A Drone to Extend Fighter Threat Detection Beyond Enemy Air Defenses

| Defense News Aerospace 2026
The U.S. Air Force is continuing the development of its autonomous air combat capabilities with a new flight test of the XQ-67A, an experimental dron…
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The U.S. Air Force is advancing F-16 integration work for Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic missile, potentially giving the widely deployed fighter a new long-range, high-speed standoff strike capability. The inset at lower left shows Blackbeard during developmental integration testing on an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. (Picture Sources: U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy)

U.S. Air Force Expands F-16 Long-Range Strike Potential With Castelion Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile

| Defense News Aerospace 2026
The U.S. Air Force is moving to examine a potentially major expansion of tactical long-range strike by bringing Castelion’s Blackbeard weapon into th…
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The AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) is a U.S. air-launched conventional hypersonic missile developed by Lockheed Martin that uses a solid-fuel rocket booster to accelerate an unpowered maneuvering glide vehicle beyond Mach 5. (Picture source: US DoD)

U.S. Air Force revives AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic missile with $694 million production contract

| Defense News Aerospace 2026
The U.S. Department of the Air Force revealed it awarded Lockheed Martin a $694 million contract on September 29, 2026, to produce and field the AGM-…
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Official artist’s rendering of the future F-47 stealth fighter. The U.S. Air Force plans a dedicated test campus at Nellis Air Force Base to support its operational evaluation. (Picture source: U.S. Department of War/Defense)

U.S. Air Force Plans $1 Billion Complex to Test F-47 Sixth-Generation Fighter

| Defense News Aerospace 2026
The U.S. Air Force plans to establish a dedicated test campus at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada for the Boeing F-47, its future sixth-generation ste…
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The deployment of U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors to Tsuiki Air Base during Keen Sword 27 highlights preparations for dispersed, high-end combat operations across the Western Pacific (Picture Source: U.S. Air Force)

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors in Japan Reveal Preparations for High-End Western Pacific Operations

| Defense News Aerospace 2026
The deployment of U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors to Tsuiki Air Base during Keen Sword 27, confirmed by U.S. military imagery released on October 23, 202…
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The first Finnish F-35A fighters to arrive in Finland were JF-510 and JF-512, which landed at Rovaniemi Air Base on September 18, 2026, following a transatlantic flight from the United States via the Azores. (Picture source: Finnish MoD)

Finland receives second batch of U.S. F-35 fighters following transatlantic delay ahead of 2027 operational readiness

| Defense News Aerospace 2026
The Finnish Air Force received two additional Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters at Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi, doubling its home…
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STM’s TUNGA-X high-speed interceptor drone destroyed a representative hostile UAV during TURNAs-2026, demonstrating Türkiye’s advancing sensor-linked counter-drone capability (Picture Source: STM/ Edited By Army Recognition Group)

STM’s TUNGA-X High-Speed Interceptor Drone Proves Türkiye’s Counter-Drone Edge with a Perfect Intercept

| Defense News Aerospace 2026
Türkiye has sharpened its counter-drone capabilities after STM’s TUNGA-X high-speed interceptor successfully destroyed a representative hostile UAV d…
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