Qatar Captured Three Iranian Su-24 Pilots After Al Udeid Mission, Tehran Claims
Iran claims Qatar holds three Su-24 pilots captured after an Al Udeid mission, escalating tensions over US bases, Gulf airpower and prisoner rights.
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IAF: Rafale–Su-30MKM Drills Signal Major India–Malaysia Airpower Push
IAF Rafales trained with Malaysia’s Su-30MKM and F/A-18D fighters during Udara Shakti 2026, testing dissimilar air combat, aerial refuelling and multinational interoperability across a…
Rafale, Su-30MKM Face Off in Malaysia’s Udara Shakti 2026
Udara Shakti 2026 brings Indian Rafales and C-17 strategic airlifters together with Malaysian Su-30MKMs, F/A-18Ds and an A400M for high-intensity air combat, refuelling and interoperability…
Russia Turns Ka-52 Alligator Into Mobile Drone Interceptor With Modified Vikhr-1…
Russia has adapted the Ka-52 Alligator into a mobile drone interceptor using a modified Vikhr-1 missile, signalling how Ukraine’s drone-dominated battlespace is transforming…
China’s Y-20B Could Become Tanker, Electronic Warfare and Cruise-Missile Carrier as…
China is positioning the WS-20-powered Y-20B as a modular multi-role platform capable of supporting strategic airlift, aerial refuelling, electronic warfare, airborne early warning and…
[VIDEO] ASELSAN TOLUN-P Mission-Ready: Türkiye’s AKINCI-Launched Bunker Buster…
ASELSAN has declared TOLUN-P mission-ready after AKINCI live-fire tests demonstrated the compact bunker buster’s ability to penetrate soil and reinforced concrete before detonating inside…
Algeria’s Reported J-10CE Deal Could Break Russia’s Fighter Monopoly and Expand…
Algeria is reportedly considering 30–40 Chinese J-10CE multirole fighters and three to five KJ-500 airborne early-warning aircraft in a landmark modernisation programme that could reduce…
France Offers India 114 Rafale Fighters in US$39 Billion Deal, Reshaping Air Power…
France has offered India 114 Rafale multirole fighters under a proposed US$34–39 billion government-to-government agreement that could establish the first overseas Rafale production line,…
Iran Displays Wreckage of Downed US F-15E as Underground IRGC Exhibition Challenges…
Iran has unveiled wreckage linked to a confirmed US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle loss inside an underground IRGC aerospace facility, transforming recovered aircraft and drone components into…
Australia Becomes First Foreign Operator of US AIM-260 JATM, Reshaping Airpower…
Australia is set to become the first country outside the United States to operate the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, investing almost AUD736 million in a next-generation…