Portugal Bets on a Tiny Italian Trainer

Portugal Bets on a Tiny Italian Trainer

The next generation of Portuguese military pilots will learn to fly in an aircraft that weighs less than a family car. On April 9, 2026, Tecnam and Spanish aviation services provider World Aviation announced that the Portuguese Air Force has selected the Tecnam...
155 aviones para salvar a un hombre.

155 aviones para salvar a un hombre.

On April 3, 2026, an F-15E Strike Eagle with the callsign Dude 44 was hit by a shoulder-fired missile over Iran’s Zagros Mountains. Both crew members ejected. The pilot was recovered within hours. The weapons systems officer — a colonel — was not. He landed on a...
Las Víboras de Bahréin consiguen el primer punto de sangre.

Bahrain’s Vipers Draw First Blood

In the pre-dawn darkness of April 1, 2026, a Royal Bahraini Air Force F-16 Block 70 lifted off from Sheikh Isa Air Base and turned toward an incoming threat that ground-based air defenses had already failed to stop. Two Iranian drones were inbound. Within minutes,...