Indonesia signs letter of intent to buy 36 Rafale fighters Indonesia reportedly signed a letter of intent to acquire 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.Since the visit of… ByClément CharpentreauJune 16, 2021
J-20 to become the first twin-seat fifth-generation fighter? In a promotional video, the state-owned Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) unveiled renders of a two-seater version… ByClément CharpentreauJune 4, 2021
Will the UK block the Chinese fighter offer to Argentina? On May 12, 2021, a Chinese delegation met with the Argentinian authorities to discuss the potential sale of… ByClément CharpentreauMay 17, 2021
First NATO’s Baltic Air Policing intercept by Italian F-35A fighters On May 14, 2021, an Antonov An-12 turboprop belonging to the Russian Air Force was intercepted near the… ByClément CharpentreauMay 17, 2021
French fighter pilot reports traumatic “attack run” hazing A French fighter pilot filed a legal complaint after being subjected to an unusual and traumatizing hazing, as… ByClément CharpentreauMay 10, 2021
Dassault unveils its largest business jet yet: the Falcon 10X Dassault Aviation unveiled the latest addition to the Falcon business jet family: the Falcon 10X. The largest business… ByClément CharpentreauMay 7, 2021
New F-15EX fighters undergo jamming test in Alaska Between May 3 and 14, 2021, the two new F-15EXs, also known as the Eagle II, that were… ByClément CharpentreauMay 7, 2021
Safran, MTU and ITP finalize future European fighter engine agreement The French Safran Aircraft Engines, German MTU Aero Engines, and Spanish ITP Aero engine manufacturers announced they reached… ByClément CharpentreauApril 30, 2021
Iran-China fighter deal deadlock: an opportunity for Russia? Since the end of the 1970s, Iran has been the target of international sanctions that have limited its… ByClément CharpentreauApril 26, 2021
Turkish NF-5 jet crashes during aerobatic training, the pilot killed A Northrop NF-5 belonging to the Türk Yıldızları (Turkish Stars), the aerobatic demonstration team of the Turkish Air… ByClément CharpentreauApril 7, 2021
France hopes to sell Rafale fighters to Ukraine With all its fighter jets dating from the Soviet era, the Ukrainian Air Force is in dire need… ByClément CharpentreauMarch 29, 2021
Philippine fighters monitor Chinese fleet at Julian Felipe Reef The Philippine Minister of Defense Delfin Lorenzana announced on March 27, 2021, that the presence of the flotilla,… ByClément CharpentreauMarch 29, 2021
Royal Navy Hawk trainer jet crashes, two pilots eject A Hawk trainer jet of the British Royal Navy crashed near Helston in Cornwall, southwestern England. Both pilots… ByClément CharpentreauMarch 25, 2021
French Rafale F3R fighter reaches full operational capability The French Air and Space Army and the French Navy signed the operational entry into service of the… ByClément CharpentreauMarch 18, 2021
“Make your own jet”: Royal Air Force funds Aeralis three-in-one trainer Aeralis, a London-based aircraft developer, wants to produce a training aircraft that can be transformed into three different… ByClément CharpentreauFebruary 23, 2021
France confirms emergency order of 12 Rafale fighters It was expected: the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly confirmed the order of 12 Dassault… ByClément CharpentreauFebruary 2, 2021
First Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter joins pilot training center The Russian Aerospace Forces ferried the first serial Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet to its home base on January… ByClément CharpentreauFebruary 1, 2021
UAE orders 50 F-35A jets hours before Biden’s inauguration The United Arab Emirates reached an agreement on the acquisition of 50 F-35A fighter jets as well as… ByClément CharpentreauJanuary 21, 2021