AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
UK and French air forces conducted a joint strike on an ISIS-linked underground weapons facility north of Palmyra, Syria, in a combined operation on 3–4 January 2026. The Ministry of Defence said RAF Eurofighter Typhoons and French fighters used precision munitions to hit the site.
JoongAng Daily
• CHO YONG-JUN
By JoongAng Daily: Korea's first fighter jet, built with domestic technology, is expected to be delivered to the Korean Air Force in 2026, a critical test for the country's competitiveness in air defense.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Space Force begins base network overhaul as cybersecurity demands grow Space Force begins base network overhaul as cybersecurity demands grow.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: The RQ-170 was made for just the kind of mission that occurred in Venezuela last night and was present overhead during others like it in the past.
Reuters
• Reuters |
By Reuters: It was Washington's most direct intervention in Latin America in decades.
Reuters
• Kanishka Singh
By Reuters: The order did not name the individual or detail Trump's concerns.
insidedefense.com
• Vanessa Montalbano
By insidedefense.com: The Air Force is not envisioning its Collaborative Combat Aircraft as "one-trick ponies," a top service official told Inside Defense, but rather as multirole platforms able to complete a variety of missions.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: Funding will support drone detection, tracking, identification, and mitigation during one of the world’s largest sporting events.
Unmanned Airspace
• Philip Butterworth-Hayes
