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Airbus A400M Debuts Firefighting Mission as Wildfires Blaze Through France and Spain

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By Parth Satam
| The Aviationist
France has deployed the newly-developed firefighting kit aboard the A400M to support the assets suppressing the fires in the country’s southwest. The Airbus A400M conducted its first firefighting operation when an aircraft  operated by the French Air and Space Force (FASF) dropped fire retardant over raging wildfires in France’s southwest on Jun. 25, 2026. The move is part of the response to the massive fires that are raging in France.
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IAI Unveils Ellyon Electronic Warfare and ISTAR Aircraft

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By Parth Satam
| The Aviationist
The new Ellyon multi-mission platform integrates multiple payloads for Electronic Warfare, SIGINT and ISTAR roles. Israel’s state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled a new airborne platform offering combined Electronic Warfare (EW) and Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities, called Ellyon. The platform integrates the different payloads into a “new generation multi-mission […] unified airborne platform,” the Jul.
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Russia Shows Su-34s Carrying Four Jet-Capable UMPK Glide Bombs

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By Parth Satam
| The Aviationist
The new UMPK kit, strapped on to a FAB-500T bomb, has an elongated body with improved aerodynamics and space for a small turbojet motor. Russia’s Su-34 Fullback fighter-bombers are now flying carrying four bombs equipped with the improved (UMPB/UMPK) glide bomb kits. The new kits have an elongated body that has the potential to carry a small jet motor. The first official videos from the Russian Ministry of Defense’s, published on Jul. 15 and Jul. 24, 2026, show the Su-34 dropping the bombs.
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