Official: U.S. establishes Space Command [Video]
The United States Department of Defense officially announced the establishment of U.S. Space Command on August 29, 2019.…
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Water bombers scramble to fight the Amazon forest fires
The Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro authorized two C-130 Hercules of the Brazilian Air Force to participate in fighting…
Spanish C-101 Aviojet training jet crashed in Mediterranean Sea
A C-101 Aviojet training plane belonging to the Spanish Air Force crashed into the Mediterranean Sea near La…
Exclusive interview with Gaetano Farina, Frecce Tricolori
The Italian aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori (Tricolour Arrows) is one of the best in the world. Every summer,…
Germany grounds fleet of Airbus Tiger helicopters
The Bundeswehr has grounded its fleet of Tiger attack helicopters following a safety warning issued by Airbus Helicopters.The…
USAF funds Boeing $55.5 million KC-46A Pegasus fix
Boeing has been awarded a $55.5 million contract by the United States Air Force for the redesign of…
French waterbomber crashes during forest fire, one pilot dead
A Grumman S2F Tracker of the French Civil Security crashed near Générac, France, during an intervention on forest…
RAF deploys Chinook helicopter to prevent dam from collapsing
A Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter has been deployed to assist with the reinforcement of a dam about…
US Navy declares death of pilot in F-18 “Star Wars” canyon crash
UPDATED: After a day of research, the US Navy announced the death of the pilot of a single-seat F/A-18E Super…
Pakistan army plane crash leaves at least seventeen dead
A small Pakistan army plane which was on a training mission crashed in the city of Rawalpindi. The accident…
PAF Alpha Jet crashes in France
An Alpha Jet of the Patrouille Acrobatique de France (PAF), the precision aerobatic demonstration unit of the French…
Bulgarian President vetoes $1.3 billion F-16V acquisition
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev vetoed the purchase of 8 F-16V fighter jets that the Parliament had approved last…
South Korean F-15K jets fire warning shots at Russian aircraft
Fighter jets of the South Korean Air Force fired warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that had…
US military condemns Venezuela “aggressive” interception [Video]
The United States military accuses a Venezuelan SU-30 Flanker fighter jet of following a U.S. Navy EP-3 Aries…
US Navy claims it shot down Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz
While it was about to transit through the Strait of Hormuz, the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer shot down…
US excludes Turkey from F-35 program, Russia sends counter-offer
After years of negotiations, the U.S. authorities finally began the process of excluding Turkey from the F-35 program…
USAF launches construction of first permanent F-35 base in Europe
Representatives of the United States Air Force and of the British Ministry of Defence symbolically broke ground to…
UK’s first P-8A Poseidon makes maiden flight
The first of nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft due to join the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF)’s…