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Keeping the Eagles sharp – Serbia’s J-22 Orao in training

14 October 2026 Jacek Domański

The Serbian Ministry of Defence has recently released a new series of photographs showing intensive flying training conducted by the 98th Air Brigade of the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence (98. Bаздухопловна бригада, Ратно […]

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First Brazilian-built Gripen E completes maiden flight

12 October 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

On 6 October 2026, the first Gripen E fighter manufactured in Brazil successfully completed its maiden flight from Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto airfield in São Paulo State. Designated F-39E by Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB, the Brazilian […]

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PÉGASE 26 – French Rafales train with US, Japanese and South Korean fighters

5 October 2026 Jacek Domański

In September 2026, the PÉGASE 26 deployment by the French Air and Space Force entered another important phase, with French crews operating alongside their American, Japanese and South Korean counterparts. Following the crossing of the […]

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Boeing selected to develop U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX fighter

30 September 2026 Jacek Domański

On 29 September 2026, the U.S. Navy announced that Boeing had been selected to develop and produce its F/A-XX, a new sixth-generation fighter intended to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet. The multi-billion-dollar contract will […]

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PEGASE 26 opens a new route to the Indo-Pacific through the Arctic

14 September 2026 Jacek Domański

As previously reported, Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (the French Air and Space Force – FASF) began its seventh long-range air power projection mission, PEGASE 26, on 8 September 2026. The first stage of […]

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Gripen F successfully completes its first flight 

9 September 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

According to the Swedish manufacturer, the aircraft took off from the company’s airfield in Linköping at 09:40 local time on 28 August 2026, beginning its 40-minute maiden flight.   During its inaugural flight, the aeroplane was […]

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Annual migration – from French Guiana to France

2 September 2026 Jacek Domański

Almost every year, one of the three Casa CN-235 transport aircraft based at French Guiana’s Base aérienne 367 (the 367th Air Base) “Captain François Massé” makes a long journey to mainland France for its scheduled […]

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PEGASE 26 – France heads for the Arctic and Indo-Pacific

31 August 2026 Jacek Domański

Between 8 September and 15 October 2026, Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (the French Air and Space Force – FASF) will conduct PEGASE 26, its seventh long-range air power projection mission. This deployment will […]

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A farewell to the L-39 Albatros

27 August 2026 Jacek Domański

In the coming days, the Czech Republic will say farewell to its iconic jet, the Aero L-39 Albatros. Developed in the 1960s and used by approximately forty-five air forces all over the world, this training […]

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Boeing signs Apache offset agreements with WZL-1 and WCBKT

17 August 2026 Jacek Domański

Boeing, Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 1 S.A. (the Military Aviation Works No. 1 – WZL-1) and Wojskowe Centralne Biuro Konstrukcyjno-Technologiczne S.A. (the Military Central Bureau of Design and Technology – WCBKT) have signed offset implementation […]

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