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Everything We Know About The Drone Attacks On Two Saudi Aramco Oil Facilities Yesterday
Strike Has Strategic Implications, Amplifies Asymmetric Drone War Relevance. Yemen’s Houthi...
Read More This Awesome Video Of A General Electric J79 Engine Shows The Theory Behind Afterburners And Variable Exhaust Nozzles
This is how one of the most famous jet engines works. Videos like the one below are interesting...
Read More The Italian Air Force Celebrates The 30th Anniversary Of the AMX in Italian Service With Four Special Colored Jets
The AMX Ghibli in Italian service turns 30 and the Italians have celebrated the anniversary in...
Read More Here Are All The Highlights Among The +200 Aircraft Attending Zeltweg’s AirPower 2019 Airshow.
Once again, some really interesting participants made Zeltweg airshow worth the trip. And...
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We Have Followed The Red Arrows As They Performed In The Washington DC Region
The Washington D.C. area was treated to a rare appearance by the Royal Air Force Acrobatic Team...
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U.S. State Department Formally Approves Polish F-35 Procurement
Poland to buy the F-35 Lightning II aircraft, becoming first ex-Warsaw Pact member to get the...
Read More Climb Into The Cockpit Of An A-6 Flying A Show Of Force Mission To Protect A UN C-130 From Somali Warlords in 1992
Former Intruder Pilot Recalls Flying Combat Missions over Somalia During Operation Restore Hope....
Read More Italy Joins Tempest Becoming Third Nation To Partner On The Program To Develop A 6th Generation Fighter.
Let’s talk about Italy officially joining Tempest Programme. On Sept. 10, Italy has...
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B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Performs Hot-Pit Refueling At Lajes Field, Azores
The B-2s of the Bomber Task Force deployed to RAF Fairford paid visit to another strategic base in...
Read More A Guy Recreated The First Part of Top Gun Using DCS World. The Result Is Simply Amazing.
Enjoy the aerial scenes of the first couple of minutes of Top Gun recreated with Digital Combat...
Read More The A-10C Warthog Gets New Upgrades To Be Ready To Fight In Future High-end Conflicts
The A-10 Common Fleet Initiative will keep the aircraft flying into the 2030s. The A-10C...
Read More First Dutch F-35A Assembled In Italy Makes Maiden Flight
AN-9 (F-009) made its first flight today. The first Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A built by the...
Read More You Have To Watch This Video Of Four U.S. MC-130Js During Low Level Tactical Formation Flying In the Mach Loop
Four Special Operations C-130s flying at low level: what an impressive sight! In UK, training...
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F-35A Demo Team moves from Luke AFB, Arizona, to Hill AFB, Utah, for 2020 airshow season
Beginning next year, the demo pilot and team will be from the 388th FW. The U.S. Air Force...
Read More Cold War Footage Shows German F-104 Starfighter Landing On Highway Strip (And Ending Nose-down On Grass)
There was a time when the German Air Force F-104s trained to land on Autobahn. As already...
Read More U.S. Air Force’s B-52 Flies a +30 Hour Nonstop Mission To Perform A Show Of Force During Ex Eager Lion 19 in Jordan
Flying from its homebase in the U.S. the heavy bomber once again integrated in the drills. But...
Read More A-10 Accidentally Fires Rocket Over Arizona Range: Rocket Lands in Remote Area.
Incident is Second Accidental Weapons Release in 2019 for aging A-10. A U.S. Air Force A-10C...
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A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Flew An Extended Duration Sortie Over The Arctic Circle
This was the B-2’s first mission this far north in the European theater. A B-2 Spirit...
Read More Russian Il-76MD Performs Tactical Landing On Dirt Strip Escorted By Mi-24s in “Mandatory Matsurov” Mission
The mission of escorting large aircraft and act as a “bait” for MANPADS dates back to...
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This Close Up Photograph of the B-2 Spirit Provides A Fantastic View On The Stealth Bomber’s Air Data Ports
This shot exposes a few interesting details about some of the B-2’s sensors. The U.S. Air...
Read More Check Out This Video Of Two B-2A Stealth Bombers Recovering Back To RAF Fairford In Stunning Late Afternoon Light
Radio comms, dramatic footage, black triangles flying across the sky: this video is fantastic and...
Read More An Insider’s Look at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Visit to MAKS 2019.
Some Interesting Photos of The Russian President’s Aircraft, Support Detail and More....
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From the Pilot’s Point of View: Comparing the F-104 and the Eurofighter Typhoon’s landing patterns.
What Does The Different Shape Of Their Overhead Traffic Patterns Say About the iconic F-104 and...
Read More Growler Ball 2019 Is Definitely The Greatest Footage Of The EA-18G Growler From All Around The World This Year
The latest video features the US Navy’s numerous VAQ squadrons and the US Air Force’s...
Read More Russian MiG-35D Loses Wing Panel During Flight Demo at MAKS 2019
Panel Loss is Second Caught on Film This Month Following U.S. F-16 Three Weeks Ago. A new MiG-35D...
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U.S. B-2 Spirit Bombers Conduct Joint Training With RAF F-35B Jets. And Here Are Some Stunning Photographs.
The stealth aircraft conducted integration flying training over the English countryside. The UK...
Read More Russian Air Force Su-34 Fullbacks Operate From An Under Construction Highway In Central Russia
The exercise in the Central Military District involved 12 Su-34s, 2 An-26s and at least 3 Mi-8s On...
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B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Makes First Historic Visit to Iceland
A B-2 bomber deployed to RAF Fairford landed in Keflavik yesterday. On Aug. 28, 2019, one of the...
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We Interviewed The A-10 Thunderbolt II Demo Pilot Who Told Us Why The “Warthog” Still Rocks
We met Major Cody “ShIV” Wilton, commander of the A-10C Thunderbolt II demonstration...
Read More Take A Ride In A Hungarian JAS 39 Gripen Jet During a Flyby Over Budapest
Interesting clip shows Hungarian Air Force Gripens flying (and releasing flares) over Budapest....
Read More You Have To Watch This Video Of The Night Arrival Of Two (out of Three) B-2 Stealth Bombers Into RAF Fairford
“As close to seeing a UFO as it gets”. On Aug. 27, 2019, just before 1AM Local Time,...
Read More MAKS 2019 Surprise Appearance: The Mysterious Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut Re-emerges.
Last Seen at MAKS in 2007, The Experimental Su-47 Tested Forward Swept Wings and Other Advanced...
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[Updated] A CASA C-101 Aviojet of the Spanish Air Force Has Crashed Earlier This Morning
A video shows the aircraft crashing into the sea. A Casa C-101 Aviojet advanced trainer of the...
Read More Check Out These Interesting Photos of a Sukhoi Su-57 Popping Its Drag Chute in The Air Before Touchdown
Early deployment of the drag parachute is a safe practice but rarely seen. Media day at the...
Read More Russian Altius-U Unmanned Aerial Vehicle flies for the first time
The drone is the final version of the Altius project and equivalent of the U.S.-made MQ-9 Reaper....
Read More Watch Starfighters’ TF-104 Intercept and Escort “One More Orbit” G650ER World Record Flight To NASA’s KSC
65 years since its first flight, the F-104s of the NASA’s KSC-based...
Read More USAF F-22 Demo Team Vs. Russian Su-57 Demo: Which Airshow Demo is “Best”?
Real World Capability Aside, Which Country Puts on The Best Gen. 5 Demonstration? Military...
Read More Check Out These Stunning Images Of The Rare NYC Flyover Featuring the Thunderbirds, the Red Arrows, F-22s and F-35s
What a flypast over Hudson River. History was made on Aug. 22, 2019, as the U.S. Air Force’s...
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MAKS 2019 Airshow Preview: The Practice Flights as Seen at Zhukovsky.
Russia’s Greatest Airshow, And One of The Best in The World, In One Week. We’re...
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Israel Defense Forces Shoot Civilian Light Aircraft on Golan Heights Mistaking it for An Infiltrating Aircraft from Syria
The aircraft was considered as a hostile aircraft coming from Syria. After realizing the mistake,...
Read More This Is What A Tactical Descent In A C-17 Globemaster III Cargo Aircraft Looks Like
Yeah, airlifters may need to perform this kind of maneuver. Despite its size, the C-17 airlifter...
Read More LOTOS Gdynia Aerobaltic 2019: A Change of Direction?
Aerobaltic, in essence, consists of two parts: night and day portions. We’ve attended both...
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You Could Almost “Touch” A Ukrainian Su-27P Flanker During This Epic Air-To-Air Photoshoot
Unbelievably close and personal with a Ukrainian Su-27. World famous photographer Sławek...
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We Interview One of The Masters of Aviation Photography: Kedar Karmarkar.
From Major Aviation Magazines to Social Media, Karmarkar Built a Dynasty of Remarkable Images. His...
Read More Another F-117 Nighthawk Fuselage Spotted in Transit in California along Columbia Way.
Photographer Chris McGreevy Captures Interesting Photos Of “Retired” Stealth Fighter....
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What’s It Like to Be Inside the USAF Thunderbirds “High Bomb Burst Cross”.
Remarkable Video Shows Four F-16s Converging in Dramatic Crossing Maneuver. You may have seen the...
Read More Check Out This Sort-Of Parody “Top Gun: Maverick” Trailer Featuring Japanese F-4 Phantoms
What if Top Gun 2 was all about JASDF F-4EJ “Kai” Phantom II and RF-4? The Japan Air...
Read More Reports: Syrian Su-22 “Shot Down” Down Near Idlib, Pilot Reported as Ejected.
Syrian Insurgents Claim Aircraft Was Shot Down Just After Take-Off. Reports surfacing across...
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U.K. To Receive Its Final Eurofighter Typhoon By The End Of The Year While Eyeing New Upgrades
The Royal Air Force started new sensors’ integration and the Long Term Evolution program...
Read More Spanish EF-18 Hornet Shadowing Russian Defense Minister’s Jet Gets Shooed Away By Escorting Su-27 Flanker
It’s not the first time a Flanker escorting the Russian Defense Minister jetmaneuvers...
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U.S. Army’s 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade trains on newest range
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade took to the sky and engaged...
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U.S. Navy receives first E-2D Hawkeye with aerial refueling capability
The U.S. Navy Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 120 (VAW-120), also known as...
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U.S. formally approves sale of F-35 fifth-generation fighters to Poland
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale of 32 F-35...
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Senate panel approves Air Force’s plan to buy ‘Strike Eagles on steroids’
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on 10 September advanced its Fiscal Year (FY)...
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U.S. Air Force simulates large force engagement with enemy aircraft
The U.S. Air Force has announced that fighter jets from the Hill Air Force Base increase flying as...
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U.S. Army conducted unique experiment involving armed drone and artificial intelligence
The U.S. Army researchers made a historic first with its experiment over the Mohave Desert...
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U.S. Air Force awards contract to GE Aviation for Super Hercules’ propeller systems
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced that the Air Force awarded a nearly $20,8 million...
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Poland sends formal request to buy five C-130H Hercules transport aircraft
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced September 3 that his ministry “sent two...
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B-1 Lancer bomber to get deadly hypersonic missiles
U.S. Air Force starting to look at the idea and engaging industry partners regarding the...
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First U.S Air National Guard unit received new KC-46 Pegasus air-refueling tanker
The first U.S. Air National Guard unit has received Boeing KC-46 Pegasus air-refueling...
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Lockheed Martin gets new $266 million contract for F-35 support
The U.S. Department of Defense has reported on Friday that the U.S. aerospace giant Lockheed...
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Raytheon releases first images of new high-power airborne electronic attack weapon system
U.S. defense contractor Raytheon has released first images of the newest high-capacity and...
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U.S. Air Force deploys B-52 Stratofortress bombers to Europe
The U.S. Air Force deployed B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, Reserve Citizen Airmen and support...
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U.S. Air Force’s future trainer jet makes 100th flight in test program
A future trainer jet of the U.S. Air Force being flight tested at Boeing’s St Louis plant...
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U.S. Air Force deploys KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft to Czech Republic
The U.S. Air Force has announced that a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft are deployed to Czech...
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U.S. Air Force evacuates F-22 Raptors to Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base
More than U.S. Air Force 150 aircraft, including F-22 Raptor stealth fighters, have evacuated...
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U.S. Air Force to buy full size mock-ups of Russian S-300 air defense system
The U.S. Air Force is seeking responses for its requirement to acquire full size mock-ups of the...
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U.S. Air Force’s new B-21 bomber will likely have air-to-air defense capabilities
The U.S. Air Force’s new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, will likely have...
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First next generation Navy’s jamming pod arrives for test preparation
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has confirmed that the first Raytheon’s Next...
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U.S. Air Force evacuates Joint STARS aircraft to Tinker
The U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft from the 116th Air...
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U.S. Air Force evacuates aircraft ahead of Hurricane Dorian
The U.S. Air Force began evacuation of its aircraft and helicopters in preparation for...
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U.S. Navy deploys MH-60R helicopters to Maxwell AFB in advance of Hurricane Dorian
The U.S. Navy has deployed MH-60R helicopters from Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Naval...
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B-52 conduct first-ever launch of laser-guided bombs from revolutionary rotary launcher
The U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber has conducted the first-ever launch of laser-guided...
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U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers train with British F-35 jets for the first time
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bombers conducted interoperability training with Royal Air Force F-35...
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U.S. Air Force to spend $31million for research ‘bioeffects’ of directed energy weapons
The Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has awarded General Dynamics...
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U.S. Air Force receives two more newest KC-46 Pegasus tankers
The U.S. Air Force received two additional KC-46 Pegasus military aerial refueling and transport...
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U.S. attack helicopters to compete for Australia armed reconnaissance requirement
The U.S.-made AH-64E Apache and AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to compete for Australia’s...
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Bell continues to make progress with revolutionary vertical lift for U.S warfighters
Bell Textron, a global leader in tiltrotor and leading provider of military and commercial...
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U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers land in Iceland
The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces has announced on Thursday that two U.S. Air Force B-2...
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Pentagon awards contract to Planck Aerosystems for vehicle-mounted drones
A $2 million contract to Planck Aerosystems to produce mobile tethered unmanned aircraft systems...
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MD Helicopters awarded $50 million for support of Afghan MD-530F helicopter fleet
U.S. defense contractor MD Helicopters said on Tuesday it had awarded a $50.4 million contract...
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U.S. Air Force announces Europe deployment for B-2 stealth bomber aircraft
The U.S. Air Force has announced on Tuesday deployment of B-2 Spirit stealth bomber aircraft to...
Read More Pentagon announces possible $500 million AMRAAM sale to Hungary
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air...
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Northrop Grumman breaks ground on new facility in support Air Force’s future ICBM capability
U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman Corp celebrated the groundbreaking of a new...
Read More Apache helicopter ‘capable to take out’ 16 enemy’s tanks during sortie
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter is one of the most dangerous helicopters ever to lift...
Read More U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds posted 360 video from F-16 cockpit over Hudson River
The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, has posted a nifty...
Read More U.S. Air Force delayed $176 million Offutt’s runway replacement project
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed delays of Offutt Air Force Base’s runway replacement...
Read More Lockheed Martin gets $2.43 billion F-35 Lightning II contract modification
The U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin has received a $2.43 billion modification to its contract...
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B-52H bomber demonstrates the ability to counter a massive marine invasion
The Air Force’s venerable B-52H Stratofortress long-range strike bomber reportedly...
Read More Czech Republic chose Venom and Viper helicopters from U.S. maker Bell Helicopter
The Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces of the Czech Republic has announced on 22 August that it...
Read More C-130 Hercules fleet resumes flight after latest grounding
The Air Force has resumed flights of almost three-quarters of the transport planes that the...
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U.S. Navy awards contract to General Dynamics for procurement of F/A-18’s Gatling guns
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a...
Read More Boeing gets a new contract for A-10 ‘Warthog’ wing replacements
The U.S. aerospace giant Boeing has been awarded a new contract for continues A-10 Thunderbolt II...
Read More Lockheed Martin awards contract to BAE Systems to enhance F-35’s EW capabilities
British multinational defense, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has been...
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U.S. Air Force demonstrates rifle-mounted fire-control system in action
The U.S. Air Force has showcased the cutting-edge, rifle-mounted fire-control system during a...
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U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35B completes simulated defensive combat air patrol with AIM-9X missile
The U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth aircraft...
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Legendary B-2 stealth bomber marks 30th anniversary of first flight
On 20 August, B-2’s manufacturer, Northrop Grumman, hosted an event to mark the legendary...
Read More Pentagon approves sale of F-16C/D Block 70 fighter jets to Taiwan
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale of 66 F-16C/D Block 70 aircraft and...
Read More U.S. Air Force releases unique video shows refueling capabilities of two its newest aircraft
The U.S. Air Force has released a new video that showed the refueling capabilities of two of its...
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Idaho Governor came to Orchard training center to watch A-10 Thunderbolt IIs target practice
Idaho Gov. Brad Little and other distinguished visitors came to the Orchard training center...
Read More UAE Now Has Three ISR Exec Jet Programs
Two Bombardier Challenger 650 business jets are being converted to an intelligence, surveillance,...
Read More DSEI 2019: Italy Joins the Tempest Team
Italy has become the newest member of the UK’s Tempest sixth-generation fighter program,...
Read More DSEI 2019: Unusual Cargo Delivery Drone Gets Contracts
An unpowered tandem-wing guided delivery vehicle that can be dropped from the ramp of airlifters...
Read More ‘Buffs’ Demonstrate Global Reach
The U.S. Air Force has been demonstrating the range and reach of its force of aging Boeing B-52H...
Read More HAL Awaits Contract for LUH
Government-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has completed high-altitude testing in...
Read More Enlarged Derivative of Orion UAV Under Development
St. Petersburg-based Kronstadt (KT) has unveiled a full-size mock-up of its “multipurpose...
Read More MAKS 2019: Stealthy Chinese Target, and Iranian Cruise Missile
Chinese companies Xian CCKW and the Northwestern Polytechnic University (NPU) have jointly...
Read More US Military Helos Mobilize To Help Bahamas
The U.S. military is stepping up the tempo of its relief efforts in the Bahamas after that island...
Read More MAKS 2019: Refined MiG-35 Gets New Missiles and Avionics
Russia still hopes to win an Indian order for the MiG-35 multirole fighter, RAC MiG general...
Read More Rafael Moves into the UAV World
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd of Israel will soon complete the acquisition of unmanned...
Read More Leonardo Carries Out First Flight of MAIR Missile Warning Sensor
Leonardo has carried out the maiden flight of its new Multiple Aperture Infra-Red (MAIR) system....
Read More Typhoon Pulled from Canada Competition
And then there were three….in November 2018 Dassault withdrew the Rafale from...
Read More MAKS 2019: KRET Showcases Updated Mi-24
Ongoing modernization efforts for the Mil Mi-24P—first delivered in 1975—are aimed at...
Read More Airbus Offers Tiger Upgrade to Australia
Airbus Helicopters is proposing a program to update the Australian Army’s fleet of EC665...
Read More ‘Red Air’ Contractors Chalk Up Milestones
Part of Textron Airborne Solutions, Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) has been conducting...
Read More MAKS 2019: Erdoğan Inspects Su-57, Considers Alternatives to F-35
Ankara is considering buying Sukhoi jets and using Russian expertise in aerospace to complete its...
Read More Brazil’s First Gripen E Takes Flight
Saab test pilot Richard Ljungberg took the first Gripen E for Brazil aloft for its maiden flight...
Read More Vipers and Venoms for the Czech Air Force
Speaking to reporters during a visit to a Czech military base on August 21, the country’s...
Read More Russia Opens Competition for Medium Airlifter
The Russian defense ministry has opened a competition for the design of a “Medium Military...
Read More Japan Firms Up on F-35B; F-16s Approved for Taiwan
As expected, the Japanese Ministry of Defense formally approved the acquisition of 42 Lockheed...
Read More An-178 Lands First Export Order
Ukraine’s defense industry concern UkrOboronProm (UOP) announced on August 14 that it had...
Read More Boeing Begins JASDF E-767 Upgrade Work
On August 12 the first of four Japanese Boeing E-767 airborne early warning aircraft arrived in...
Read More US Air Force Completes A-10 Re-winging Program
After nearly a decade of work, the U.S. Air Force has completed the task of re-winging 173...
Read More Russia Relaunches Production of Engine Cores for the MiG-31
Russia’s United Engine Corporation (local acronym ODK) is halfway through an effort to...
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