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Mar- 2026 -

6 March

Air

An Ilyushin Il-76 prepares to land at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo providing the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)

India Greenlights Massive Buy of 60 Military Airlifters

India has moved forward with a major effort to modernize its tactical airlift fleet after the Defence Procurement Board approved a proposal to acquire 60 transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force.

6 March

Air

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Leonardo Unveils Tiltrotor Concept for Stable, Aerodynamic Flight

Leonardo has taken another step toward next-generation aviation with a new concept said to answer a long-standing question: what is the most efficient tiltrotor design?

3 March

Air

An aircraft engine. Photo: PBS Aerospace

Rojoef Manuel

PBS Aerospace Lands Multi-Year Propulsion Deal for US Defense Programs

PBS Aerospace has signed a subcontract agreement worth “several tens of millions of dollars” with drone developer Zone 5 Technologies to support US defense propulsion programs.

Feb- 2026 -

24 February

Air

Rojoef Manuel

B-2 Spirit Modernization Advances With First Flight of SNC Comms Suite

SNC has completed the maiden flight of its Adaptable Communications Suite with the B-2 Spirit heavy strategic bomber aircraft.

19 February

Air

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft dispenses flares

Rojoef Manuel

Boeing to Upgrade Infrared Countermeasures of Canadian, Australian C-17 Airlifters

The US Department of Defense has awarded Boeing a $13.1-million contract to modernize infrared countermeasures for C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft in service with Canada and Australia.

19 February

Air

Ethan M. Encarnacion

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

Americas

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

Nuclear

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.

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