Three Royal Navy personnel killed in Devon crash

June 03, 2026, 16:53 (UTC +3) Three Royal Navy personnel killed, MoD confirms The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that three Royal Navy personnel died during the helicopter training exercise near... Read more »

Top 10 best fighter jets in the world in 2025

It’s not an easy task to establish which are the best fighter jets in the world. These aircraft are designed for specific roles and missions, and tend to excel in one area... Read more »

US weighs NATO nuclear-sharing expansion amid French push

Washington is in confidential discussions about adding countries to NATO’s nuclear-sharing arrangement, the Financial Times reported on June 2, 2026, in a move that comes as France’s own European deterrence initiative gathers... Read more »

Thales test-fires X-Fire launcher in FLP-T race

Thales has carried out the first firings of its X-Fire ground-based long-range strike launcher, the French defense electronics company announced on May 26, 2026, advancing its bid alongside ArianeGroup to replace the... Read more »

RSI Europe delivers 9,500 Shpak FPV drones to NATO buyer

Vilnius-based drone manufacturer RSI Europe has completed delivery of 9,500 Shpak first-person view (FPV) systems for an undisclosed NATO member state, with most of the airframes transferred onward to the Ukrainian Armed... Read more »

Drone detection technology installed at Lithuania’s Palanga Airport – Airport World

Lithuanian Airports (LTOU) have announced that a new advanced drone detection system has been installed at Palanga Airport to stop the threat of drones from local residents and visitors to the area.... Read more »

Canada moves toward Saab GlobalEye AEW&C buy

Canada has entered negotiations to acquire Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, selecting the Swedish system built on Bombardier’s Global 6500 platform over US alternatives for a future Royal... Read more »

Kaliningrad Airport closes in first drone alert

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsiya, suspended arrivals and departures at Kaliningrad Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) on the evening of May 25, 2026, after regional authorities issued what local and Russian media describe... Read more »

Ukraine confirms Oreshnik launch on Kyiv Oblast

Russia fired an RS-26 Rubizh “Oreshnik” intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Bila Tserkva area in Kyiv Oblast during a large overnight combined strike on Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force confirmed on May... Read more »

US MDA conducts Stratolaunch hypersonic flight test

The US Missile Defense Agency conducted a hypersonic flight test from Mojave Air and Space Port using Stratolaunch’s Talon-A3 vehicle and a modified Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft. Stratolaunch disclosed the March 6,... Read more »