AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) flew the MQ-9B fitted with Saab-supplied LoyalEye airborne early warning (AEW) pods for the first time on May 19, 2026, in Southern California. GA-ASI positions the test as a step toward persistent AEW surveillance on an unmanned platform.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: CENTCOM says more than 200 aircraft and warships, including two carrier strike groups, are enforcing the Iran blockade after 100 ships redirected.
Reuters
• Daniel Flynn, Yuliia Dysa
By Reuters: The overnight barrage killed four people and wounded more than 80, according to Ukrainian officials. "It was a terrible night for Kyiv," the city's mayor said.
Reuters
By Reuters: Putin has said the hypersonic missile is impossible to intercept.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Embraer-built transport aircraft stopped in Recife during ferry flight to the Republic first Embraer C-390 Millennium destined for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) was en route to South Korea on Friday, May 22, according to flight tracking data and reports from aircraft spotters.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: UK show had been due to run from 17-19 July. The organisers of the annual Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) have announced the cancellation of this year's event, due to its location being inaccessible due to US operations against Iran.
By aerospaceglobalnews.com: US Air Force A-10 Warthogs in the Middle East are gaining new aerial refuelling and electronic warfare capabilities.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Combination is described as the 'world's first unmanned AEW solution'. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has flown a company-owned MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft for the first time carrying pod-housed airborne early warning (AEW) radar arrays produced by Saab.
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Scanlon
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
