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Israel said an overnight strike destroyed an Airbus A340‑300 that had been used by Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israeli officials publicly identified the airframe as part of Iran’s state aviation assets; the announcement came March 16, 2026.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has released images of its developmental Kawasaki EC-2 electronic warfare aircraft, converted from the first C-2 transport delivered, as the service weighs acquisition numbers and its future transport fleet composition.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: An aircraft panel measuring approximately 12 inches by 24 inches dropped from an F-35A sometime during a “routine training mission” about 65 miles east of Okinawa.
DefenseNews.com
• Stephen Losey
By DefenseNews.com: The 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, resumed flying T-6A Texan training flights on Tuesday. But the cause of the hypoxia-like symptoms that led Vance officials to ground the Texan fleet Nov.
DefenseNews.com
• Pierre Tran
By DefenseNews.com: Airbus Defence and Space continues to work on two key capabilities sought by France.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: Canada’s Liberal government will announce next week plans to proceed with an interim buy of used F/A-18 Hornets from Australia, dashing Boeing’s hopes of a Super Hornet sale, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
DefenseNews.com
• Barbara Opall-Rome
By DefenseNews.com: The Israeli Air Force has declared its initial squadron of nine F-35 stealth fighters ready for operational use, less than a year after the first two were delivered here by the U.S.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein says sequestration would be worst case scenario for the service, but a long-term continuing resolution would also have serious implications.
Reuters
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
