58% of Swiss voters support buying new fighter jets, poll shows
On September 27, 2020, five bills will be put to the vote of Swiss citizens through a referendum.…
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Russia claims it intercepted long-retired Italian airplane
According to the Russian Defence Ministry, an Italian Breguet BR-1150 Atlantic approached its state border on August 14,…
Luftwaffe takes delivery of world’s first A350 governmental plane
The Luftwaffe, the German Air Force, took delivery from Lufthansa Technik of the first new Airbus A350 due…
Two US drones reportedly collided and crashed in Syria
Two U.S.-operated unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), including at least one MQ-9 Reaper attack drone, crashed after colliding over…
Secretive Boeing Loyal Wingman prepares for taxi trials
The first prototype of the stealth unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Loyal Wingman, developed by Boeing Defence…
Air Force One possibly involved in near-miss incident with drone
While approaching Joint Base Andrews from where the Air Force One fleet operates, the C-32A transporting the United…
Lufthansa Technik orders two Airbus A321LR for Luftwaffe
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has won the first A321LR order for two aircraft from Lufthansa Technik. The aircraft…
Concerned about UFO sightings, Pentagon launches new taskforce
Shortly after footage of multiple UFO sightings was declassified, the Pentagon is about to create a new task…
Royal Air Force deploys P-8 Poseidon to monitor Channel migrants
The British Ministry of Defence announced that the new P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft of the Royal Air…
MiG-31 fighter jet lands after losing a wheel [VIDEO]
Sparkles fly as Russian Mig-31 Foxhound fighter jet lands without one of its back wheels which fell off…
South Korea confirms development of first aircraft carrier
To better defend its interests overseas, the Republic of South Korea plans to build the first aircraft carrier…
Thai Fokker F-27 performs emergency nosegear-up landing [Video]
After failing to deploy its landing gear, a Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 maritime patrol plane of the Royal Thai…
Russian MiG-31 fighters intercept US Global Hawk over Chukchi Sea
Three MiG-31 fighters intercepted an RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle of the United States Air Force in…
EA-18 Growler completes maiden flight with Next-Gen Jammer pods
The Naval Air System’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) initial mission system flight onboard the electronic attack aircraft…
French Air Force receives first Beechcraft ISR spy plane
The French Air Force received the first of two light surveillance and reconnaissance planes it had ordered from…
US Air Force conducts final captive test of new hypersonic weapon
The United States Air Force successfully carried out the final captive-carry test of the hypersonic air-launched missile AGM-183A…
RAF P-8 Poseidon monitors Russian warship for maiden mission
A P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF) carried out its first mission by…
Argentine A-4AR fighter jet crashes near Cordoba, pilot dead
A Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk of the Fuerza Aérea Argentina (FAA), the Argentine Air Force, crashed during a…