Does COVID-19 mean salvation for Indian Air Force?
One of the main problems Indian Air Force (IAF) faced over the years was the massive shortage of…
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58% of Swiss voters support buying new fighter jets, poll shows
On September 27, 2020, five bills will be put to the vote of Swiss citizens through a referendum.…
Airbus delivers third A330 MRTT to France four months early
The French Ministry of Armed Forces took delivery of the third Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT)…
How much do you know about fighter jets? [Quiz]
Since their invention at the end of the Second World War, fighter jets have become the backbone of…
French state unlocks €15 billion to support aerospace sector
The French Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, announced a massive support plan for the country’s…
Real planes vs. fake names? [Quiz]
The New Midsize Airplane by Boeing already has two names, the Boeing NMA and Boeing 797, but no…
Boeing demonstrates capacities of latest F-15 variant [Video]
The Boeing F-15QA, to be delivered to Qatar in 2021, made its first flight in the skies of…
Fighter jet crash averted by defect in civil ejection incident
On March 20, 2019, a civilian passenger was accidentally ejected from a twin-seat Rafale B fighter jet as…
Top 5 future fighter jets of 2020
While several countries are still developing the fifth-generation of fighter jets, the most advanced so far, manufacturers around…
Dassault and Thales to build the next French electronic spy plane
The French procurement and technology agency, Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) has awarded the Archange airborne strategic intelligence…
Mirage 2000D crash final report blames insufficient training
The Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for State Aviation Safety (BEA-É) published its final report regarding the crash…
Draken Mirage F1 achieves maiden flight [Video]
Almost three months after its competitor ATAC, Draken International announced the maiden flight of one of its Mirage…
UAE inks $800 million contracts for Mirage 2000 fleet
The United Arab Emirates has signed a $462 million contract with Dassault Aviation for the modernization of its…
Airbus and Dassault urge their governments to act on the FCAS
This year, the Paris Air Show saw the signing of the agreement that set the legal framework for…
Airbus A400M Atlas achieves first operational airdrop
The French Armed Forces General Staff revealed that an A400M Atlas achieved its very first Air Delivery on…
Airbus A400M achieves successful helicopter refueling [Video]
Airbus and the French Directorate General of Armament (DGA) have successfully achieved the first helicopter flight refueling test…
Lockheed Martin delivers first French KC-130J Super Hercules
The first KC-130J Super Hercules of the French Armée de l’Air landed at Orléans-Bricy Air Base on September…
Private Mirage F1 makes maiden flight in the United States
Five years after its retirement from the French Armée de l’air, the Mirage F1 completed its maiden flight…