France to establish its own Space Force
A day before the 14th of July national celebrations, President of France Emmanuel Macron announced the creation of…
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Airbus and Boeing ready to drop the Canadian fighter jet tender?
Airbus and Boeing might consider withdrawing from the tender launched by Canada for new fighter jets. Both manufacturers…
Russian Su-27 intercepts US P-8A Poseidon near Crimea [Video]
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled to intercept a U.S. P-8A Poseidon observation plane over the Black…
USAF A-10 accidentally releases three dummy bombs on Florida
An A-10C Thunderbolt II of the United States Air Force dropped three training bombs after being hit by…
German armed forces EC-135 helicopter crashes during training
An EC-135 helicopter belonging to the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, crashed near Hameln, Lower Saxony, on July…
USAF deploys F-22 stealth jet in Qatar for the first time
For the first time, the United States Air Force deployed F-22 Raptor fighter jets on its base of…
The Russian military is about to fly over the United States. How?
Usually, observation planes approaching a foreign airspace experience a strong reaction, often in the form of an interception and…
Two German Eurofighter jets collide in training, one pilot dead
Two Eurofighter EF-2000s of the Luftwaffe, the German Air Force, collided during a training mission. While both pilots…
US confirms Iran shot down one of its drones
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRCG) claimed to have shot down a U.S. drone near the Strait of…
Turkish Aerospace’s new TF-X fighter displayed at Paris Air Show
Turkish Aerospace displayed a one-to-one mock-up of the new Turkish Fighter, known as TF-X, for the first time…
Trump confirms Poland’s decision to acquire F-35A fighter jets
President of the United States Donald Trump confirmed Poland’s decision to purchase 32 F-35A fighter jets, as part…
Busy week for Boeing KC-46 Pegasus
The KC-46 Pegasus has reached two important milestones this week by receiving certification testing to refuel the F-35…
Indian Air Force An-32 carrying 13 people on board still missing
Three days after an Indian Air Force An-32 transport plane disappeared near the Chinese border with 13 people…
US protests “unsafe” interception of patrol plane by Russian jet
The US Navy’s 6th Fleet reported the interception of one of its P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft by…
Japan calls off crashed F-35A search, rest of fleet grounded
Japan ended its search for the pilot’s body and the wreck of the F-35 fighter jet that fell…
Latin America aviation: industry to grow, safety needs addressing
Latin America economic outlook for 2019 looks positive, despite the fact Latin American and Caribbean airlines generate half…
Northrop Grumman delivers first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to Japan
The U.S.-based aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman announced on May 31, 2019, that the first Grumman E-2D…
US could suspend training of Turkish pilots on F-35 fighter jets
After halting the delivery of parts earlier in 2019, the Pentagon is now considering halting the training of…