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The United States has deployed four B-52 strategic bombers to an airbase on Diego Garcia Island in the Indian Ocean. This was reported by @MT_Anderson, who spotted the bombers on satellite images.
On 7 May, a Pakistani Chengdu J-10C fighter jet shot down at least two Indian military aircraft during an air battle.
During India's Operation Sindhur, a Rafale fighter jet of the Indian Armed Forces was shot down in an air battle over Pakistan.
An F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet crashed into the water during landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea due to a brake system failure.
Canada has officially started the procedure to confiscate the Russian An-124 Ruslan transport aircraft of Volga-Dnepr Airlines, which has been in the country since 2022.
On the night of 7 May, the Indian military carried out a large-scale attack on a number of targets in Pakistan, the largest escalation since the Third Indo-Pakistan War.
Turkey's national programme to develop a fifth-generation KAAN fighter jet has entered a new stage: by 2032, the Turkish TF35000 engine will be developed, which means a gradual move away from the US F110.
The DeepSeek artificial intelligence platform is actively used by Chinese designers to develop combat aircraft, including deck-mounted fighters and new generation aircraft.
The US Air Force has begun ground testing the first model of Anduril's YFQ-44A semi-autonomous unmanned combat aircraft, known as the CCA.
One of the newest F-16 Block 70 fighter jets delivered to Bulgaria in early April is currently inoperable due to a technical malfunction discovered after landing. The aircraft is awaiting delivery of the necessary spare parts from the United States.
South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace has officially confirmed its intention to create a new aircraft engine that will replace the US F-414 with the KF-21 and become the basis for a sixth-generation fighter jet.
The United States agreed to sell Poland the latest air-to-air missiles that will enhance its aviation capabilities, in particular for F-16 and F-35 fighters.
A large An-124 transport has delivered to Rzeszow, Poland, several fuselages of decommissioned F-16s that could become donors for the Ukrainian Air Force.
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has adopted the JSM multi-purpose cruise missile, designed specifically for fifth-generation fighters, for the first time.
Donald Trump's administration plans to sign a massive $100 billion defence deal with Saudi Arabia, seeking to restore US influence in the region and push Chinese arms companies out of the local market.
