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RCAF fighter pilots received major pay increases in 2025-2026 but face ongoing retention issues, grievances and shortages critical for the upcoming F-35 fleet.
The US Air Force and Boeing announced a three-part plan to repurpose aircraft, accelerate RVS 2.0 upgrades and apply performance-based logistics to raise KC-46 availability more than 20 percent by 2030.
The U.S. Air Force is launching a 2027 study with $1 million to evaluate long-range strike options that could shape future B-52 requirements or lead to a new heavy bomber.
The UAE signed for up to 20 Embraer C-390 Millennium aircraft on May 4 2026, its largest export order and the first in the Middle East.
B-29 Superfortress Doc, one of two remaining flyable examples, returns to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026 for rides from Appleton and static display on Boeing Plaza.
Israel's first customized KC-46 tanker named Gideon has completed its maiden flight in the United States with delivery expected within weeks as part of a major aerial refueling and fighter fleet expansion.
The U.S. Navy declared initial operational capability for the P-8A Poseidon with Increment 3 Block 2 upgrades that enhance anti-submarine warfare, processing power and networked ISR capabilities.
The U.S. Air Force has completed testing on its Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8i VC-25B Bridge aircraft, which will enter service this summer as interim presidential transport.
The U.S. Air Force has released the first video showing a B-1B Lancer bomber carrying the AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic missile on an external pylon.
Airbus has presented the Spanish industry roadmap to integrate national systems into 30 Hürjet-derived SAETA II trainers that will replace the F-5 fleet under a two-phase program running through 2035.
Peru has selected 12 F-16 Block 70 fighters, made a first payment and navigated a political crisis featuring two ministerial resignations after the interim president delayed formal signing.
Boeing and the U.S. Navy successfully flew the first operational MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker on April 25, 2026, advancing carrier-based autonomous refueling capabilities.
FRCSW has performed the U.S. Navy's first complete in-house Block III avionics and cockpit upgrade on a Super Hornet as part of its Service Life Modification program.
NBC News cites officials claiming an Iranian F-5 bombed a defended U.S. base in Kuwait as part of strikes that caused over $5 billion in damage across seven countries.
RAF Eurofighter Typhoons were scrambled to monitor Russian drones near the Romanian border, after which debris from one crashed in Galați causing minor property damage but no injuries.
The US Air Force graduated its last new A-10 pilots on April 3 at Davis-Monthan AFB as the service extends select Warthog squadrons to 2030 after effective combat use near Iran.
The PLAAF's Y-20B strategic airlifter completed its first overseas mission by repatriating 12 Korean War remains from South Korea to Shenyang on April 22 2026.
The Pentagon proposed a record $1.5 trillion FY2027 defense budget that nearly doubles F-35 buys to 85 jets while funding Golden Dome missile defense and munitions replenishment.
Two SNC-modified Bombardier Global 6500 ATHENA-S jets have completed testing and entered operational COCO service for U.S. Army SIGINT and ISR missions in the Indo-Pacific.
KF Aerospace is hiring aerospace engineers to ensure airworthiness of new RCAF training fleets under SkyAlyne's major FAcT contract.
KF Aerospace is hiring experienced aerospace engineers to manage airworthiness and technical support for the five new RCAF trainer fleets under SkyAlyne's $11.2 billion FAcT contract.
KF Aerospace is hiring experienced aerospace engineers to manage airworthiness for the new training aircraft fleets under Canada's $11.2B FAcT program awarded to SkyAlyne.
KF Aerospace is recruiting Aircraft Fleet Engineers in Ottawa to manage airworthiness of five new RCAF training aircraft fleets under SkyAlyne's major FAcT contract.
