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Jan- 2026 -

21 January

Robots Step In as US Air Force Modernizes Aircraft Maintenance

Human technicians could soon be freed up for other tasks as the US turns to GrayMatter Robotics’ autonomous robotic system for aircraft repairs.

19 January

Europe

President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel attends a joint news conference with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 16, 2026.

Giulia Bernacchi

Czech Republic to Send Drone-Hunting Aircraft to Ukraine

The Czech Republic has announced plans to supply Ukraine with combat aircraft capable of intercepting drones.

14 January

Air

A Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft for the US Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) program

Rojoef Manuel

SNC Buys Global 6500 Jet to Accelerate US Army HADES Development

Sierra Nevada Corporation has purchased a new Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft at its own expense to expedite the US Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System program.

8 January

Air

United States Navy Boeing E-6B Mercury of Strategic Communications Wing ONE, Task Group 114.2, based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, high over Colorado Aug. 23, 2019. The E-6B was refueled by a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker of the 507th Air Refueling Wing, Air Force Reserve Command, also from Tinker AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

Rojoef Manuel

Collins Aerospace to Modernize US Navy’s E-6B Doomsday Aircraft

RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace has received a $20.3-million contract to upgrade the US Navy’s E-6B airborne command post and communications relay aircraft.

7 January

Air

A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II flies over the Gulf of America, September 16, 2025. The F-15EX, from the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is one of the first F-15EXs in the Air Force, and is going through developmental and operational test series at Eglin to confirm its operational capabilities before it is delivered to the combat Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Jacob Stephens)

Rojoef Manuel

Boeing to Supply F-15s to Israel Under $8.5B Pentagon Deal

The US Department of Defense has awarded Boeing an $8.5-billion contract to provide F-15IA combat aircraft for the Israeli Air Force.

7 January

Land

Rojoef Manuel

Textron Wins $41M Contract for US Air Force T-7A Maintenance Training Support

Textron Systems has secured a $41-million contract to support the US Air Force’s T-7A Advanced Pilot Training Program - Maintenance Training System.

Dec- 2025 -

30 December

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Spain Buys 18 C-295 Military Transport Aircraft From Airbus

Madrid has acquired 18 C-295 tactical transport aircraft from Airbus to replace the Spanish Air and Space Force’s CN-235 and C-212 planes in service since the 1970s.

30 December

Air