SEP 10, 2026
Sweden signed a SEK 7 billion ($729 million) Foreign Military Sales contract on September 7, 2026 for just over ten M142 HIMARS launchers and ammunition, announced at รrna Air Base with Finland's defense minister, with first deliveries due in 2027.
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SEP 10, 2026
GlobalMilitary.net's inventory data puts the US Air Force's A-10C fleet at 162 aircraft in 2026, down 43.6% since 2020, as the latest US force-structure proposal defers the type's final retirement to 30 September 2030 and the Warthog flies combat missions against Iran from Jordan.
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SEP 9, 2026
GlobalMilitary.net has logged 50 US uncrewed aircraft lost in 34 events between January 1 and September 9, 2026, 48 of them MQ-9 Reapers and all attached to the Iran conflict; on September 8 Iran said it had recovered a US Navy underwater drone at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.
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