US National Guard F-16 pilots to use new augmented reality helmets
Thales has received an order for Scorpion Helmet Mounted Displays (HMD) to equip U.S. Air National Guard F-16…
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Aisha Alexander:“Safety is the real foundation of Aviation.”
Captain Aisha Alexander holds an extraordinary passion for flying. Even at the early age of four years old,…
French Mirage 2000s intercept Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea
Two French Mirage 2000-5F multirole fighters deployed in Estonia intercepted three Russian military aircraft. After NATO radar systems detected…
Sweden, Denmark say Russian aircraft violated their airspace
Swedish and Danish authorities say a Russian observation plane has violated both countries’ airspace in the evening of…
Australian A330 MRTT conducts first refueling of Japanese F-2 fighter
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Airbus A330 MRTT conducted mid-air refueling of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force…
US Navy mulls cutting third of EA-18G Growler fleet
The US Navy announced its plans to decommission all non-carrier-based EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft. The choice was…
How the F-35 became the most expensive fighter jet ever built
This article was originally published on October 12, 2020. The F-35 stealth fighter jet was supposed to be…
Atlas Cheetah, South Africa’s forgotten fighter jet
This article was originally published on January 23, 2022. Private military corporations, in their modern form, appeared fairly recently. They…
Romania grounds MiG-21 fleet, accelerates transition to F-16
The Romanian Ministry of Defense announced that all operations with the MiG-21 LanceR fighter jets were suspended starting…
US to supply Ukraine with Mi-17 helicopters, drones, air surveillance radars
The United States will provide an additional $800 million worth of military aid package to support Ukraine in…
Slovakia discusses Turkish Bayraktar TB2 armed drone order
The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Slovakia Jaro Nad met with Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of the…
Russia sees return of Iran’s S-300s to use in Ukraine – reports
Reports suggest that supply chains stemming from Iran have been used to smuggle a large amount of weaponry…
Russian government fleet aircraft suspected of violating Finnish airspace
The Finnish government says Russian governmental aircraft flew through Finnish airspace, marking the first violation of Finnish territory…
New CEO of Pegasus becomes first woman to run an airline in Turkey
Pegasus Airlines will appoint Güliz Öztürk as its new chief executive officer, the airline announced on March 31,…
Russia to investigate alleged management corruption at aviation authority
The Russian government has started an investigation into possible high-level corruption cases at the Federal Air Transport Agency…
Private air forces Top Aces and Blue Air merge
Top Aces and Blue Air Training, two companies that provide various kinds of air combat training, have merged…
Canada picks the Lockheed Martin F-35 as its next fighter jet… again
More than 10 years after its initial choice, Canada reconfirmed that it would replace its fleet of CF-18…
How the invasion of Ukraine impacted global aviation
Just as the global aviation industry seemed to be recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, it was struck by…