France to host Atlantic Trident exercise for the first time Listing the major exercises in which the French Armed Forces will participate in the first half of 2021,… byClément CharpentreauDecember 31, 2020
No more office hours for Swiss air policing missions Until now, the Swiss Air Force was only able to police its airspace during “office hours”, meaning on… byClément CharpentreauDecember 29, 2020
Can you recognize aircraft by their shapes? | Best of 2020 For an untrained eye, all airplanes look the same. A couple of wings, some engines, a fuselage, or… byValius VenckunasDecember 25, 2020
Mirage F1 to begin training USAF pilots in Florida A unit of Mirage F1 fighter jets owned by Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), a subsidiary of Textron,… byClément CharpentreauDecember 22, 2020
Qatar Emiri Air Force performs impressive “elephant walk” Very popular in the United States, the exercise known as the “elephant walk” consists of rolling a large… byClément CharpentreauDecember 17, 2020
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will have nuclear-powered successor The President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron unveiled France’s upcoming nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which is to be… byClément CharpentreauDecember 8, 2020
Despite skeptic Swiss lawmakers, US moves forward with F-35 offer The U.S. government and Lockheed Martin submitted the F-35 stealth fighter jet to the New Fighter Aircraft (NFA)… byClément CharpentreauNovember 25, 2020
French Navy to receive new eyes in the sky from Dassault The French Ministry of the Armed Forces has ordered from Dassault Aviation seven maritime surveillance and intervention planes… byClément CharpentreauNovember 19, 2020
Qatar turns to Italy to train pilots for its fighter jet cocktail The Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini met his Qatari counterpart, Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah, to discuss the training… byClément CharpentreauNovember 12, 2020
Germany signs contract with Airbus for 38 Eurofighter Typhoons Airbus has signed a contract for the delivery of 38 new Eurofighter Typhoons to the Luftwaffe, the German… byClément CharpentreauNovember 12, 2020
Airbus receives order for 38 Eurofighter Typhoons from Germany The Bundestag, the German parliament, approved the acquisition of 38 Eurofighter Typhoons for the Luftwaffe, in a deal… byClément CharpentreauNovember 6, 2020
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… byClément CharpentreauNovember 3, 2020
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… byClément CharpentreauOctober 27, 2020
From modern to vintage: new expansion of Indian fighter jet fleet In a span of several days, Indian Air Force (IAF) confirmed an intention to purchase a number of… byValius VenckunasOctober 7, 2020
Fingermind: MRO industry needs innovation to rationalize itself The MRO sector, much like the rest of the aviation industry, focuses its energy on rationalizing costs. As… byClément CharpentreauOctober 7, 2020
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.… byClément CharpentreauSeptember 28, 2020
USAF already flew full-scale next-generation fighter prototype Taking the aviation world by surprise, Dr. Will Roper, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition,… byClément CharpentreauSeptember 16, 2020
France orders three additional Airbus A330 MRTT tankers The French Ministry of the Armed Forces placed a firm order for a new batch of three A330… byClément CharpentreauSeptember 8, 2020