Lockheed, Boeing, BAE offer support for Japan fighter development
Three foreign companies have answered the tender launched by the Japanese Ministry of Defense to assist Mitsubishi Heavy…
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Airbus A400M deployed to airlift COVID-19 patients around France
An Airbus A400M of the French Air Force landed on the tarmac of Nantes-Atlantique airport. Onboard the exceptional…
Gotta fly ‘em all: Indonesia offered F-16 Viper instead of F-35
The Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto expressed interest to acquire a number of F-35As for the country’s air…
Russia starts deliveries of serial Su-57. What is next step?
The second serial Su-57 Felon, Russian 5th generation fighter jet, will be delivered by the end of the…
Boeing and Airbus to compete again for USAF tanker modernization
The United States Air Force is ready to move forward with the second program aimed at renewing its…
French Mirage 2000 fighters kill 50 Islamic insurgents in Mali
During an operation of the French military in the Sahel region, airstrikes carried out by Dassault Mirage 2000D…
Japan selects Mitsubishi to lead F-X stealth fighter development
The Japanese Defense Ministry selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) as the prime contractor for the development of the…
Taiwan grounds F-5E fighter fleet after crash kills pilot
An F-5E fighter jet crashed off the coast of Taitung, southeastern Taiwan. The pilot died following the crash.The…
US Naval Air Forces orders partial stand-down pending inspection
The aviation branch of the United States Navy decided to ground all planes and helicopters that are not…
US Navy experiment aerial delivery to resupply submarines [Video]
The United States Navy ran a battery of tests using different aerial means in order to evaluate the…
The secretive third life of F-117 Nighthawk
Few military planes are as iconic and recognizable as the F-117. Even fewer have such an aura of…
Russian Su-27 intercepts two French Mirage 2000 above Black Sea
Two French Mirage 2000 tactical bombers were escorted by a Russian Su-27 fighter over the waters of the…
Airbus A400M achieves first airlift of Griffon armored vehicle
Validating yet another tactical capability, the Airbus A400M Atlas was able to carry, for the first time, a…
Royal Air Force plane completes special task in Sarajevo Airport
A United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) C-17 Globemaster arrived in Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ), the main international…
India’s Prime Minister receives new VVIP Boeing 777
The government of India announced the arrival of the first specially equipped Boeing 777 that was added to…
Chinese fighter jet crash caused by bird strike
A Chinese fighter jet suffered a bird strike in-flight during combat training. The bird strike caused a sudden…
Antonov AN-26 military plane crashes in Ukraine, at least 22 dead
An Antonov AN-26 aircraft crashed in the Kharkov region of Ukraine in the late hours of September 25,…
Russian Air Force Su-34 crashes during training in Khabarovsk
A Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber crashed during a routine training mission in Khabarovsk region, Russian Eastern Military District…