Rescue helicopter forced to drop unstable cargo at sea [Video]
An NH-90 Caiman of the French Army Light Aviation was forced to jettison the container it was transporting…
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Su-35 fighter jet tests long-range hypersonic missile [Video]
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the V.P. Chkalov State Flight Test Center, the Russian Ministry of Defense…
ATAC’s Mirage F1 fleet to begin adversary training with USAF
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) announced it received a third contract for adversary air live training, using its fleet…
Doomsday planes hover as Trump tests positive for COVID-19
On the morning of October 2, 2020, the President of the United States Donald Trump announced he tested…
Meta Aerospace to fill in for Boeing KC-46 Pegasus deficiencies
Meta Aerospace announced it received the first of four former Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Boeing KC-135R…
Germany scraps procedure to acquire new heavy-lift helicopters
Dissatisfied with Sikorsky and Boeing offers, the German Ministry of Defense announced that the procurement of 45 to…
Parisians alarmed by Dassault Rafale fighter jet sonic boom
Around noon on September 30, 2020, a loud explosion was heard in Paris and its outskirts, startling citizens.…
F-35B crashes after mid-air collision with KC-130 while refueling
A United States Marine Corps F-35B fighter jet crashed after colliding with a KC-130J tanker during an air-to-air…
BREAKING| Armenia claims Su-25 shot down by Turkish F-16
A Turkish F-16 fighter jet shot down a Su-25 attack aircraft of the Armenian Air Force over the territory…
Nagorno-Karabakh: downed helicopters and Turkish drones?
After almost thirty years of latent conflict, the landlocked region of Nagorno-Karabakh has recently been the theater of…
50.1% of Swiss voters approve the acquisition of new fighter jets
On September 27, 2020, Switzerland held a referendum on whether it should acquire or not new fighter jets.…
World’s most powerful private air forces
The majority of air forces are maintained and commanded by sovereign states, being part of their military structures…
Brazil’s first Gripen E takes to the skies [Video]
The first Brazilian Gripen E, designated by Brazilian Air Force (FAB) as F-39 Gripen, concluded its first flight…
Serbian MiG-21 crashes during training, two pilots killed
A MiG-21 fighter jet of the Serbian Air Force crashed in Brasina, near the Serbian border with Bosnia…
First Indian female fighter jet pilot upgrades to Dassault Rafale
Lieutenant Avani Chaturvedi, the first female pilot of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to have completed a solo…
Open Skies treaty: why Russian “spy planes” fly above France
Usually, reconnaissance aircraft (colloquially referred to as “spy planes”) approaching foreign airspace provoke a strong reaction, often in…
Russian Su-30 fighter jet reportedly shot down by friendly fire
During an exercise on September 22, 2020, a Russian Su-30 fighter jet was shot down by another aircraft.…
Risk of explosion: Dutch F-35As must stay away from thunderstorms
Among several other deficiencies, the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu), the Royal Dutch Air Force identified a defect on its…