American warship downs drones with laser weapon

 The US Navy has confirmed that a frontline destroyer has successfully used a ship-mounted laser weapon to defeat multiple uncrewed aerial threats during a recent at-sea demonstration.

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/american-warship-downs-drones-with-laser/

Lockheed: How our space capabilities enable the long range kill chain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ySZDg7Hkeo

Dassault has proposed a partnership with the Tata Group to establish the FAL for the Rafale in India.

https://theprint.in/defence/exclusive-what-rafale-plan-looks-like-tata-lt-mahindra-and-hal/3008247/ 

[UK] Spy cameras on Navy drones secretly sent data to China

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/09/spy-cameras-on-navy-drones-secretly-sent-data-to-china/

Evaluating the US Wildland Fire Service while it’s still being built

https://wildfiretoday.com/evaluating-the-us-wildland-fire-service-while-its-still-being-built/

UK Releases RFI for New Jet Trainer and Red Arrows Aircraft

 https://theaviationist.com/2026/08/08/uk-releases-rfi-for-new-jet-trainer/

Damaged USAF C-17 Flies Again After First-of-its-Kind Repair

 A C-17 of the 445th Airlift Wing extensively damaged in March 2025 was repaired by using new technologies of the Rapid Sustainment Office, after no vendors were able to provide the needed parts.  

https://theaviationist.com/2026/08/08/damaged-usaf-c-17-flies-again/

Helicopter crashes while fighting +100K-acre Utah wildfire. Both pilots confirmed dead

• https://wildfiretoday.com/helicopter-crashes-while-fighting-100k-acre-utah-wildfire/
• https://wildfiretoday.com/search-for-crashed-helicopter-crew-continues-as-widemouth-2-fire-crosses-110000-acres-burned/
• https://wildfiretoday.com/two-pilots-confirmed-dead-after-helicopter-crash-at-utahs-widemouth-2-fire/

AIR DEFENSE: USMC Adopts Israeli Iron Dome

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htada/articles/202608096229.aspx 

AIR DEFENSE: Machinegun Drone Destruction System

 http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htada/articles/2026080765319.aspx

Explosive Drone Targets Ukrainian Antonov Cargo Aircraft Carrying Ammunition at Leipzig Airport

 https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/08/explosive-drone-targets-ukrainian-antonov-cargo-aircraft-carrying-ammunition-at-leipzig-airport/

Accidental Foam Suppression Activation Submerges Virgin Atlantic Aircraft at London Heathrow Hangar

 https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/08/accidental-foam-suppression-activation-submerges-virgin-atlantic-aircraft-at-london-heathrow-hangar/

Hop Aero, otro intento de usar misiles para entregar paquetes

 https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/hop-aero-otro-intento-usar-misiles-para-entregar-paquetes/

Australian start-up unveils sovereign counter-drone system – Australian Aviation

https://australianaviation.com.au/2026/08/australian-start-up-unveils-sovereign-counter-drone-system/

KC-135 Damaged in Iran War Collision Arrives in US for Repairs

The KC-135 Stratotanker that lost part of its vertical stabilizer in a deadly midair collision over Iraq in March is among a group of damaged tankers that have returned to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., to be fully repaired.

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/kc-135s-battle-damaged-in-iran-war-arrive-at-tinker-for-repairs/