Europe struggles to stockpile fast-changing drones

https://www.ft.com/content/b5ee2129-8f6f-493b-aa33-c593f3c5bb6a

House rejects bill requiring aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions like last year’s

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/house-will-vote-on-requiring-locator-systems-that-would-have-prevented-washington-midair-collision/

Here’s Our First Look At The YFQ-44A Fury Fighter Drone Carrying An AIM-120 Missile

https://theaviationist.com/2026/02/24/yfq-44a-fury-aim-120-missile/

F-35 Tested with AI-Enhanced Combat Identification Capability

https://theaviationist.com/2026/02/24/f-35-ai-combat-id/

Skunk Works/Lockheed Martin Tests combat missile evasion AI on X-62 VISTA

• https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/2026/Flying-Tactical-AI-From-Classroom-to-Cockpit.html
• https://youtu.be/2EilqBZBy7w

MC-21 aircraft ‘freed’ from foreign composites — UAC

https://www.rusaviainsider.com/mc-21-aircraft-freed-from-foreign-composites-uac/

Russia nationalizes critical air travel distribution and settlement infrastructure

https://www.rusaviainsider.com/russia-nationalizes-critical-air-travel-distribution-and-settlement-infrastructure/

US E-7 Wedgetail prototypes advance despite Pentagon opposition

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/us-e-7-wedgetail-prototypes-advance-despite-pentagon-opposition/166437.article

Introducing the “Ursa Major HAVOC Missile System”: A Medium-Range, Affordable Hypersonic Capability

https://ursamajor.com/media/press-release/unleashing-havoc-hypersonic-missile-system/

INSIGHT-How China is masking drone flights in potential Taiwan rehearsal

HONG KONG--A large Chinese military drone has conducted regular flights over the South China Sea in recent months while transmitting false transponder signals that made it appear to be other aircraft, including a sanctioned Belarusian cargo plane and a British Typhoon fighter jet.

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16381238

Rolls-Royce completes key F130 altitude and operability testing, advancing U.S. Air Force B-52J program

https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2026/24-02-2026-rr-completes-key-f130-altitude-and-operability-testing-advancing-us-air-force-b-52j-program.aspx

Powering the Next Phase of Collaborative Combat Aircraft: A conversation with Kaare Erickson, Rolls-Royce

https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/our-stories/discover/2026/powering-the-next-phase-of-collaborative-combat-aircraft-a-conversation-with-kaare-erickson-rolls-royce.aspx

DIRECT HIT IN AIR-TO-AIR ENGAGEMENT WITH EREN MUNITION FROM BAYRAKTAR AKINCI

• https://www.baykartech.com/en/press/a-first-for-bayraktar-akinci/
• https://youtu.be/espi0sKSsGA

FLAWLESS PERFORMANCE BY BAYRAKTAR TB3 UCAV IN THE HARSH CONDITIONS OF THE BALTIC SEA

• https://www.baykartech.com/en/press/bayraktar-tb3-ucav-makes-a-show-of-force-at-nato-exercise/
• https://youtu.be/NSm3rbMPVk0

Autonomous Air Force Fighter Drones Are Being Put to the Test

https://www.flyingmag.com/autonomous-air-force-cca-drone-flight-testing/

Archer Accuses Vertical of Ripping Off Electric Air Taxi Design

https://www.flyingmag.com/archer-vertical-electric-air-taxi-patent-dispute/

Uber and Joby Aviation Unveil Integrated All-Electric Air Taxi Service for Global Urban Travel

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/02/uber-and-joby-aviation-unveil-integrated-all-electric-air-taxi-service-for-global-urban-travel/

Separate F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes Reported in Turkey and South Korea

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/02/separate-f-16-fighter-jet-crashes-reported-in-turkey-and-south-korea/

FAA Orders Emergency Inspections for Boeing 757s After Wing Cracks Discovered

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/02/faa-orders-emergency-inspections-for-boeing-757s-after-wing-cracks-discovered/

IAG Cargo launches 24/7 global AOG service as demand for rapid aircraft recovery grows

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/international-airlines-group-iag/iag-cargo/iag-cargo-launches-24-7-global-aog-service-as-demand-for-rapid-aircraft-recovery-grows/

Robinson Plans to Disrupt Australian Skyline: All-New R88 to Debut at RotorTech 2026

https://australianaviation.com.au/2026/02/robinson-plans-to-disrupt-australian-skyline-all-new-r88-to-debut-at-rotortech-2026/

Stanford researchers and Air Force partner to test AI copilots

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2026/02/25/stanford-researchers-and-air-force-partner-to-test-ai-copilots/

Edwards launches “Game of Drones” to help deliver Drone Dominance for the Warfighter

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2026/02/25/edwards-launches-game-of-drones-to-help-deliver-drone-dominance-for-the-warfighter/