Airlines across the United States continue competing aggressively for experienced pilots in 2026, especially as military aviators remain among the industry’s most valuable recruits.
Fighter Jet
Airbus unveils Germany’s first Tranche 4 Eurofighter in Munich with ECRS Mk 1 AESA radar for the Luftwaffe fleet.
Italian Air Force F-35B Lightning II completes first highway landing during Imminent Field 26 exercise hosted in Finland.
Netherlands and Denmark extend F-16 ties to the F-35 as four NATO nations join the WIC at Leeuwarden Air Base.
Turkey signs first domestic contract with TAI for 20 indigenous KAAN stealth fighter jets, delivered between 2028-2030.
GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney advance XA102 and XA103 adaptive-cycle engines for the US Air Force Boeing F-47 fighter.
Spain opens talks with Türkiye for Kaan stealth fighter as Madrid seeks sovereignty over F-35 and FCAS delays.
The United Kingdom (UK), Italy, and Japan have taken a key step to stabilize the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), signing a short-term funding contract to maintain development momentum.
A USAF wargame finds current modernization plans insufficient to defeat a Chinese Taiwan invasion by 2035. F-47 and B-21 key to any viable strategy.
South Korea and Indonesia have agreed to transfer Indonesia’s first KF‑21 Boramae fighter jet prototype, bringing the long-running joint fighter program closer to its final stage.