Italian Eurofighter Typhoons intercepted a Russian Beriev Be-200 Altair over the Baltic Sea in January during a NATO air policing mission based at Ämari Air Base in Estonia, marking a rare appearance of the worlds only jet-powered amphibious aircraft currently in service and production. A Russian aircraft was detected approaching the Baltic Sea region before being visually identified and monitored in line with standard alliance procedures
India and France have elevated their ties to a Special Global Strategic Partnership, placing defence, security, and strategic autonomy at the centre of their cooperation. This follows talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron during Macrons visit to India from February 17–19, 2026
Ukraine has allegedly assembled a covert F-16 squadron made up of Ukrainian, American and Dutch pilots on renewable six-month contracts to defend Kyiv from Russian missile and drone attacks, French intelligence outlet Intelligence Online reports. The unit was formed in recent weeks under strict secrecy and is now central to air defense operations over Kyiv Oblast, which faces repeated Russian aerial strikes
Denmark, Canada, Greenland and the Faroe Islands have signed a
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Russia has offered to support licensed production of the T-90MS main battle tank in India, marking 25 years since the two countries signed their first T-90 agreement on February 15, 2001. The original contract between Indias defense ministry and Rosoboronexport covered delivery of fully built T-90S tanks as well as semi-knocked down and completely knocked down kits for assembly in India
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency has approved the inclusion of locally-made composite materials in the load-bearing elements of the vertical stabilizer box and stabilizer of the MC-21 Airliner.Thus, Russian science and industry have fully completed a large-scale project to integrate domestic composite materials into the MC-21 aircraft design, a United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) release said
Hanwha Aerospace and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate on the development of domestically produced aviation weapons, including long-range air-to-air missiles. The agreement was announced during the 3rd World Defense Exhibition (WDS) held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
China on Tuesday warned that any move by Taiwan independence supporters to provoke conflict, including reported plans to deploy U.S