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Turkish Personnel Have Already Arrived in Russia To Begin Training on the S-400 “Triumf” Missile Systems
Turkish MoD stated that S-400 training has already started, even though it may jeopardize the F-35...
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U.S. Air Force F-35A Squadron Deploys To Aviano Air Base As Part Of European Theater Security Package
The USAF F-35A Lightning II fighter jets are at their first operational deployment to Italy....
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Interesting New Video Shows U.S. Air Force F-35A Jets Deployed To UAE Taking Off In “Beast Mode”
USAF F-35A supporting Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria and Iraq have started going...
Read More This Video Shows U.S. Air Force’s Newest F-16 Squadron Specialized In CAS At Work During Red Flag Rescue 19-1
The 24th Tactical Air Support Squadron flies the Block 40 F-16CM and focuses on Close Air Support....
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For The Second Day In A Row US F-22 Jets Intercept Russian Tu-95 Bombers And Su-35 Fighters Entering Alaskan ADIZ
Nothing to be worried about, just an opportunity to take some nice photographs. On May 20, 2019,...
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RAF F-35B Aircraft Deployed To Cyprus Today To Take Part In Their First Overseas Training Exercise
“The Dambusters” are on the move with their F-35B stealth aircraft. Earlier today,...
Read More Frightening Surveillance Video Shows Moment of Fiery Chinese JH-7 Impact.
Crash of Second JH-7 This Year Caught on Video in China. Frightening surveillance video of a...
Read More U.S. Marine AV-8B Harrier Crashes in North Carolina, Pilot Ejects.
USMC Harrier Loss is Fourth U.S. Military Aviation Aircraft Loss in 2019. A U.S. Marine Corps...
Read More Blue Angels and Thunderbirds highlight Joint Base Andrews Air Show 2019
Held just outside of Washington D.C., this year’s air show at Joint Base Andrews was a...
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Hydrazine: A Significant Hazard Each Time An F-16 Crashes (Or Fires Up The Emergency Power Unit)
The recent crash of a South Dakota Air National Guard F-16 into a warehouse near March Air Reserve...
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U.S. Navy First with Pixelated Aggressor Scheme On VFC-12 Hornet, And the Russians Are Loving It!
Navy Beats Air Force with First Legacy Hornet in Su-57 Livery, Russia is Confused, Troll Party...
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USAF F-16 Crashes into Building at March Air Reserve Base, Pilot Ejects, Injuries on the Ground.
California Air Nation Guard Pilot Being Evaluated, Aircraft Was from South Dakota ANG. A U.S. Air...
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Russian Air Force Il-22M11-RT “Sokol” Radio-Relay Aircraft Intercepted By RAF Typhoons Over The Baltic
A quite rare variant of the Il-22 Coot-B was intercepted by the Royal Air Force Typhoon jets...
Read More Second, Previously Unseen U.S. Navy F/A-18E In “Top Gun: Maverick” Color Scheme Spotted at NAS Oceana
Latest Aircraft Is Single Seat F/A-18E Super Hornet. Instagram user @_fwankie managed to get a...
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Rare MiG-15UTI Caught on Camera Flying Through The Star Wars Canyon (With An Open Main Landing Gear Door)
Private Aircraft Photographed in Western U.S. by Tyler Hernandez, Shows Its Age. Ace...
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Let’s Have A Look At The Italian Armed Forces “Dual Use” Demo At Pratica di Mare Airbase
A series of tactical events were carried out at Pratica di Mare airbase to show the ability of the...
Read More At $450, This Ultra-Rare Zuma Project Patch May Be the Aviation Collectors’ Holy Grail
Unusual Patch Was Pulled from Stores When Classified Project May Have Failed. If you’re a...
Read More Here Are The First Shots Of The U.S. B-52s Flying First Deterrence Mission As Part Of Bomber Task Force Based in Qatar
B-52s as well as F-15Cs and F-35As have conducted “deterrence missions” in the CENTCOM...
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This Interesting Video Shows Two Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets Arriving At Meiringen As Part Of Swiss Air Force Evaluation
Take a look at how the Super Hornet’s flight control surfaces move during approach. Earlier...
Read More U.S. Air Force To Reactivate 65th Aggressor Squadron At Nellis AFB With 11 F-35A Lightning II
The unit, inactivated in September 2014 due to budget constraints imposed by sequestration, is...
Read More Tracking The U.S. B-52 Bombers Deploying To Qatar In Response To Iranian Threat In The Persian Gulf
The U.S. Air Force is positioning four B-52s to Qatar. And, for the very first time, at least one...
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The Scary Moment An EC145 Helicopter Hit The Power Lines During Winching Rescue Operation
Wires represent a serious hazard to both helicopters and airplanes flying at low altitude. The...
Read More F-35A “Explodes” in New USAF Video Promoting Teamwork: Is the Messaging Off?
Confusing New Teamwork PSA May Send Wrong Message About Joint Strike Fighter Program. An official...
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That Night An F-14 Tomcat Suffered Ramp Strike While Attempting Night Landing Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
Graphic footage shows the massive ramp strike of a Tomcat in 1993. The footage below was filmed by...
Read More This Breathtaking HD Footage From Aboard USS Shangri-La Aircraft Carrier Was Originally Filmed In 1962
Although it was filmed little less than 60 years ago, the photography of this footage is...
Read More Superb Video Shows French Air Force Rafale Jets During An Air-to-Air Firing Campaign At Solenzara Air Base
Interesting footage of the Escadron de Chasse 3/30 “Lorraine” at work over Corsica...
Read More U.S. Marine Corps Conducts First “Elephant Walk” With 20 F-35B Jets At Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
The F-35B’s “Elephant Walk” was part of a readiness exercise. On May 1, 2019,...
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Italian Typhoons Deploy To Romania To Augment Romanian Air Force MiG-21 Jets under NATO’s enhanced Air Policing
Four Italian Air Force F-2000A jets are deploying to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base tomorrow. The...
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These Photos Of The F-22 Raptor Flying With The Blue Angels Are Some Of The Best Aerial Shots You’ll Ever See!
F-22 Raptor makes historic flight with Blue Angels during MCAS Beaufort Airshow. And here are some...
Read More Let’s Discuss Poland’s Controversial Decision To Buy four AW101 Helicopters To Replace Navy’s Soviet-era Mi-14 Helos
The procurement did spark a lot of controversy. On Apr. 26, Leonardo announced the signing of a...
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U.S. Air Force’s F-35A Jets With Radar Reflectors And External AIM-9X Missiles Carry Out First Airstrikes In Iraq
Photos of the U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft involved in an airstrike at Wadi Ashai,...
Read More Top Gun: The New Book by Navy’s Program Founder Is a Rare Aviation Literary Gem.
Thrilling, Masterful and Meticulously Detailed; Top Gun Founder’s Book is Outstanding. Of...
Read More Here Are Some Interesting Details We’ve Noticed In The First Ever Video Filmed Inside A B-2’s Cockpit While In Flight
Unique video footage recently filmed in a U.S. Air Force B-2A Spirit stealth bomber cockpit just...
Read More Watch The Moment A Towbar Fails As A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion Is Being Loaded Onto A Ship
That was a pretty dangerous accident. We don’t know when and where it was filmed, but the...
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Israeli Air Force Prepares To Induct Second F-35I “Adir” Squadron
The 116th Squadron will be officially re-established in one year and will be part of the...
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RAF Typhoon Jets Deploy To Estonia To Support Baltic Air Policing With NATO’s 70th Anniversary Logo On Their Tails
Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 jets from RAF Coningsby arrived in Estonia to begin their 4-month...
Read More Let’s Talk About The Israeli “Rampage” Stand-Off Weapon Reportedly Used in Combat in Syria For The First Time
A fighter pilot’s point of view. The Israeli Air Force has reportedly started employing its...
Read More Here Are The Last 4 F-15E Jets Returning From Middle East Deployment With Unique Nicknames and Nose Arts
Along with the nicknames and nose arts, the aircraft also sport some mysterious markings…...
Read More This Awesome Video Shows A C-17 Globemaster III Flying At Low Altitude Through the Star Wars Canyon
It’s not the first time a C-17 flies in the “Jedi Transition” but it’s...
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This Photo Shows The Large Drag Chutes Needed To Slow Down The Russian Tu-160 Blackjack Bomber After Landing
The three chutes deploy from the tail of the “White Swan” to reduce the landing roll....
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The last F-35C Lightning II belonging to “Grim Reapers” squadron left its home base
The U.S. Navy’s Commander Joint Strike Fighter Wing has announced that the last F-35C...
Read More VIDEO: Maiden sortie for ‘Russian-style’ F-16C fighter jet
Nellis Air Force Base has released video showing the first flight of the F-16C fighter jet painted...
Read More U.S. and Australian airmen conduct bilateral flying operations
The Pacific Air Forces announced that U.S. airmen in partnership with their Australian...
Read More U.S. Air Force deployed F-35’s squadron to Europe
The U.S. Air Force has deployed one squadron of F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, Airmen, and...
Read More U.S. State Department clears $80 million sale of Blackjack surveillance system to UAE
The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible $80 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to...
Read More U.S. Air Force awards contract to Raytheon for new high-speed anti-radiation missiles
U.S. defense contractor Raytheon has won a contract valued at as much as $355,5 million for new...
Read More Raytheon awarded $151M for support and repairs of AIM-9X Block II and Block II+ missiles for U.S., allies
U.S. defense contractor Raytheon was awarded a $151.5 million contract for integrated logistics...
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U.S. Navy awards Raytheon with $234M contract for precision landing systems
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Co. a $234 million contract to procure GPS-based precision landing...
Read More U.S. Air Force’s new radar system detects breakup field from India anti-satellite test
U.S. Air Force’s new radar system plays a vital role as space becomes more congested and...
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U.S. Air Force F-22s intercept Russian bombers and fighter jets off Alaskan coast
U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter jets supported by an E-3 Sentry aircraft intercepted Russian Tu-95...
Read More Bell’s experimental tiltrotor deliver impressive flight test results
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. has announced that it’s Air Vehicle Concept...
Read More Raytheon shows capability of its Multi-Spectral Targeting System
Tomahawk missile maker Raytheon has released video showing capability of its new family of...
Read More Honeywell to provide high-speed communications system for fleet of C-17 aircraft
Honeywell International Inc said on Monday it was selected to provide the high-speed satellite...
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McConnell Air Force Base received their sixth KC-46A Pegasus
McConnell Air Force Base in Kan added a sixth KC-46A Pegasus aircraft to its inventory during an...
Read More U.S. Air Force regenerates B-52H bomber after sitting in storage for last ten years
A B-52H “Wise Guy” bomber built in the early 1960s and put into retirement in an Air...
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Nellis Air Force Base unveils F-16 in Russian-style color scheme
Nellis Air Force Base has released footage of F-16C Fighting Falcons fighter aircraft from the...
Read More U.S. Army’s Soldiers train with first nano drones
Training course for the U.S. Army’s new first personal Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), known...
Read More Raytheon moving one step closer to a new era for Global Positioning System
U.S. aerospace and defenses giant Raytheon moving one step closer to a new era for Global...
Read More Japan to buy hundred advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of nearly $317 million worth of advanced...
Read More U.S. Navy awards Boeing with $164M contract for modernization of 10 F/A-18 Hornets
The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a $164 million contract for the service life modification (SLM) of up...
Read More Boeing offered Super Hornet Block III fighters to Canada
According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the politically charged competition to replace...
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Lockheed Martin breaks ground on new strike systems production facility
American defense firm Lockheed Martin has announced on Thursday that the U.S. Air Force and local...
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Lockheed Martin and Rafael team to market ‘Spice’ munition for U.S. sale
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp and Israel’s largest defense...
Read More UK scrambled Typhoon fighters twice in two days to intercept Russian aircraft
Royal Air Force Typhoons deployed in Estonia scramble for the first time since taking over the...
Read More Boeing shows how high-speed Apache gunship will look like
U.S. aerospace manufacturer Boeing has shown footage of high-speed version of Apache attack...
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U.S. heavy-lift transport aircraft makes unique landing at Yakima Training Center
A C-17 Globemaster III heavy-lift transport aircraft assigned to McChord Field made a unique...
Read More U.S. Air Forces Central Command aircraft flew deterrence missions in area of responsibility
The U.S. Air Forces Central Command has announced that its combat aircraft flew deterrence...
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U.S. Air Force completes test of innovative warfighting concept
The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center announced on Tuesday that Air Force...
Read More U.S. Air Force orders eight mobile air defense electronic warfare threat simulators
The U.S. aerospace giant Northrop Grumman announced that the U.S. Air Force has ordered additional...
Read More Lockheed Martin to be competing in Korea’s tender to acquire 12 maritime helicopters
The U.S. aerospace and defense giant Lockheed Martin is expected to be competing to acquire the...
Read More U.S. Air Force confirms KC-46 first operational refueling
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that a KC-46A Pegasus aerial-refueling aircraft out of McConnell...
Read More U.S. Navy orders additional 12,000 JDAM bomb guidance kits
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Boeing a $139,8 million modification to a...
Read More Kratos announces new contracts for missile defense system and other microwave electronic products
San Diego-based U.S. defense contractor Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced...
Read More U.S. is preparing to use nuclear weapons in Europe: Russian Foreign Ministry
Nuclear weapons are being prepared to use by the U.S. forces in Europe, the director of the...
Read More U.S. Marines delayed start of CH-53K operational testing by almost 2 years
The CH-53K King Stallion is a new build aircraft with the same logistical footprint as the...
Read More Raytheon and Kongsberg unveiled lethal version of MH-60 Romeo armed with Naval Strike Missiles
Raytheon Missile Systems, partnered with Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, has unveiled a lethal...
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Indian Air Force receives first AH-64E Apache attack helicopter
The Indian Air Force announced on its Twitter account that first AH-64E (I) Apache Guardian attack...
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U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcons to take part in joint exercises with Romanian MiG-21 fighters
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces has reported that F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft and...
Read More U.S. Air Force decided to create F-35’s aggressor squadron at Nellis Air Force Base
The Secretary of the Air Force has confirmed plans to reactivate aggressor squadron at Nellis Air...
Read More McConnell provided the first operational refueling by a KC-46 tanker
Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base provided the first operational refueling by a KC-46A Pegasus...
Read More U.S. Air Force tested Minuteman III missile twice in a week
The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has announced that for the second time in just over a...
Read More Largest military training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces kicks off in Alaska
Approximately 10,000 U.S. military personnel will participate in exercise Northern Edge 2019, a...
Read More Boeing KC-46 tankers complete phase two receiver certification testing with stealthy F-35
U.S. aerospace manufacturer Boeing announced on its Twitter account that KC-46 mid-air refueling...
Read More U.S. State Dept approves possible $3 bln sale of additional AH-64E helicopters to Qatar
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of twenty-four AH-64E Apache Attack...
Read More Northrop Grumman delivered more than 3,000 electro-optical sensors for F-35 Lightning II aircraft
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman said Thursday it delivered more than 3,000 AN/AAQ-37...
Read More U.S. Air Force selects Sierra Nevada Corp. to build next Light Attack Aircraft
On FMay. 8, the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command posted a notice on the U.S. government’s...
Read More Russian fighter jet made a dangerous pass ahead of U.S. MQ-9 Reaper aircraft
An Instagram account claiming to be of a Russian pilot posted a video showed a dangerous pass...
Read More Boeing plans to deliver newest F/A-18 Block III tactical aircraft in 2020
Boeing is expected to deliver its first F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet newest highly capable,...
Read More Boeing unveils new version of F/A-18 Super Hornet developed for U.S. Navy
U.S. aerospace manufacturer Boeing Co has unveiled the concept of future F/A-18 Block III...
Read More Kratos to integrate small tactical missile systems on its high-speed drones
U.S. missile tactical drone targets and unmanned aircraft Kratos Defense & Security Systems,...
Read More RAF F-35s Deploy for Lightning Dawn
The Royal Air Force has sent its Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs on their first overseas...
Read More Philippines Considering Surplus P-3C Orions
The Philippines is looking to get hold of at least one ex-U.S. Navy Lockheed P-3C Orion maritime...
Read More US Defense Contractors See Hypersonic Ramp-up
There has been a major push in the U.S. for the past couple of years for offensive and defensive...
Read More First D-Day Squadron DC-3 Lands in UK
The first of 14 DC-3/C-47 Dakotas and variants comprising the D-Day Squadron and scheduled to...
Read More Bell V-280 Completes Agility Tests
The Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor completed the low-speed agility key performance parameter flight...
Read More Sikorsky Flies HH-60W as CH-53K Gets Production Award
On May 17 Sikorsky flew its HH-60W combat rescue helicopter for the first time. During the initial...
Read More Russian Helicopters Keeps Low Profile at HeliRussia’2019
The 12th edition of HeliRussia, held at the Crocus Center in Moscow on May 16-18, saw a...
Read More MILEX 2019: Belarus Introduces New UAS and EW Jammers
At the MILEX 2019 defense industry exhibition held in Minsk from May 15 to 18, Belarus introduced...
Read More Drone Flights Prohibited Near US Navy Vessels
The FAA is issuing new rules to prohibit drone flights over or near U.S. Navy vessels. The...
Read More Putin Calls for Additional Su-57s and Mi-28NMs
With six Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighters providing an escort to the presidential Ilyushin...
Read More King Aerospace Preps Kirtland AFB Facility for NNSA Contract
Corporate and military MRO provider King Aerospace is readying a new facility in Albuquerque, New...
Read More New Missiles for the ‘Bear’ and ‘Blackjack’
Low clouds and mist in the morning of May 9 caused the cancellation of an aviation flypast with 78...
Read More BriteCloud Expendable Decoy Selected for ANG Testing
The U.S. Department of Defense has selected Leonardo’s BriteCloud active expendable decoy to...
Read More USAF to Activate ‘Stealth’ Aggressor Unit
On May 9, the U.S. Air Force announced that it is creating a new aggressor squadron to conduct...
Read More Qinetiq-led Team Selected for Canadian UAV Requirement
A Qinetiq-led team has been selected to provide unmanned rotary-wing services to the Royal...
Read More Saab Names US Site for TX Production
Saab will establish a site at West Lafayette, Indiana, for the manufacture and assembly of...
Read More ATAC Lands US Navy Controller Training Contract
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) has been awarded an IDIQ (indefinite delivery,...
Read More Marines Reactivating Unmanned Kaman K-Max Helicopters
The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) is reactivating two unmanned Kaman Aerospace K-Max helicopters...
Read More IDEF’19: Su-57 May Provide Turkey with an F-35 Alternative
All documents necessary to arrange shipments of the Sukhoi Su-57 to would-be foreign customers...
Read More IDEF’19: Turkish Hürjet Approaches PDR Despite Program Delays
Supplier selection delays with Turkish Aerospace’s Hürjet light attack/trainer aircraft...
Read More IDEF’19: Anka Aksungur to Fly with Turkish Engine by Year-end
Turkish Aerospace’s newest twin-engine Aksungur version of its Anka unmanned aerial vehicle...
Read More US Air Force F-35A Sees First Combat Action
Two F-35As from Hill AFB, Utah have flown the first combat missions by the type in U.S. Air Force...
Read More HJT-36 Flight Test Resumption Renews Hope for AL-55 Engine
Following a three-year break, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has resumed flight tests of the...
Read More Ukraine Develops New Targeting Systems
Ukraine’s State Defense Concern UkrOboronProm (UOP), in cooperation with Motor Sich and a...
Read More KAI Maintains Hopes for Surion Sales
Despite losing out to the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk in the Philippines’ Combat Utility...
Read More Poland Signs for AW101s
Poland’s Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej (MON, Ministry of National Defense) has signed a...
Read More Upgraded F-5 Flies with Garmin G3000
A Northrop F-5E Tiger II has recently made its first flight after being upgraded with the Garmin...
Read More Lockheed Martin Inaugurates New F-16 Production Facility
During a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 23, Lockheed Martin formally opened its new F-16...
Read More Army Selects First Round FARA Competitors
The U.S. Army demonstrated the urgency it is attaching to the Future Attack Reconnaissance...
Read More Bell Banking On FVL For Future Military Sales
Textron’s Bell unit is counting on aftermarket military aircraft support revenues and the...
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