RN Wildcat Demonstrates Live Use of Drones for Real Time Targeting

https://theaviationist.com/2026/01/31/rn-wildcat-demo-drone-targeting/

A Rare Look at the Secretive RQ-170 Operations at Creech Air Force Base

https://theaviationist.com/2026/02/01/rare-look-rq-170-operations-creech-afb/

Trump threatens Canada over business jet dispute

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/trump-threatens-canada-over-business-jet-dispute/

Global Air Cargo Demand Achieved Record Volume in 2025

https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-01-29-01/

United Aircraft agrees to supply Il-114-300s to Indian aerospace firm

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/united-aircraft-agrees-to-supply-il-114-300s-to-indian-aerospace-firm/166117.article

DLR-led STAR project shines light on performance boost from ‘active twisting’ rotor blades

German researchers believe the addition of active twisting technology to helicopter main rotor blades can significantly improve performance while also cutting noise and vibration levels.

https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/dlr-led-star-project-shines-light-on-performance-boost-from-active-twisting-rotor-blades/166144.article

Singapore-based ST Engineering has disclosed details of its DrN-600 vertical take-off unmanned drone

https://www.flightglobal.com/civil-uavs/singapores-st-engineering-reveals-new-drn-600-medium-lift-cargo-drone/166147.article

Airbus seeks pre-orders to launch A220-500 in 2026

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/163338-airbus-seeks-pre-orders-to-launch-a220-500-in-2026

AirAsia inches toward 100-unit A220 order - report

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/163327-airasia-inches-toward-100-unit-a220-order-report

General Atomics Showcases New Do228 NXT for Enhanced Maritime Surveillance at Navy Tech 2026

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/01/general-atomics-showcases-new-do228-nxt-for-enhanced-maritime-surveillance-at-navy-tech-2026/

Airbus Moves Toward Launch of Stretched A220 Regional Jet

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/01/airbus-moves-toward-launch-of-stretched-a220-regional-jet/

Belgium Orders Five Cessna 408 SkyCourier Aircraft for Special Forces Operations

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/01/belgium-orders-five-cessna-408-skycourier-aircraft-for-special-forces-operations/

Iran Receives First Russian Mi-28NE Attack Helicopters in Boost to Combat Aviation

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/02/iran-receives-first-russian-mi-28ne-attack-helicopters-in-boost-to-combat-aviation/

IATA: Record passenger demand in 2025 highlights supply chain and decarbonisation strain

https://www.aviation24.be/organisations/iata-international-air-transport-association/iata-record-passenger-demand-in-2025-highlights-supply-chain-and-decarbonisation-strain/

Boeing: Indian, South Asian Airlines Will Need Nearly 3,300 New Airplanes by 2044

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2026-01-28-Indian,-South-Asian-Airlines-Will-Need-Nearly-3,300-New-Airplanes-by-2044

Air India Orders 30 Boeing 737 MAX Jets to Expand Single-Aisle Fleet

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2026-01-29-Air-India-Orders-30-Boeing-737-MAX-Jets-to-Expand-Single-Aisle-Fleet

KF 21 Jet Fighter Has South Korean Engine

• The South Korean KF-21 jet fighter will enter service next month
• Fighter-bombers are to be ordered and delivered by 2032
• Stealth version will show up sometime in the 2030s
• This year South Korea began development of a South Korean engine for the KF-21

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Spanish Hornets Intercept Russian Navy Su-30SM With a Rare Weapon Loadout Over the Baltic - The Aviationist

https://theaviationist.com/2026/02/01/russian-navy-su-30sm-weapon-loadout-over-the-baltic/