Burnelli lifting fuselage & 100-year-old conspiracy theory
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Private Mirage F1 “aggressor” crashes on landing at Tyndall AFB
A Mirage F1B operated by Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) crashed at the end of the runway of…
Russia and UAE to jointly develop supersonic aircraft
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and the United Arab Emirates’ investment fund Mubadala will create a joint venture…
Russia intercepts French military aircraft near Crimea [Video]
The Russian Air Force intercepted a flight group of three military aircraft from the French Air Force over…
First modernized Luftwaffe Tornado takes off for maiden flight
The first modernized Panavia Tornado took off from Airbus facilities in Manching, Germany. The aircraft belonged to the…
Top 10 craziest airliners to ever fly
The current generation of airliners is the result of decades of optimization. They combine speed, capacity, economy, and…
Could China’s aircraft carriers dethrone the US Navy?
Nine years ago, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy did not operate a single aircraft carrier. In 2021, its…
Safran, HAL consider assembly of Rafale M88 engine in India
The French manufacturer Safran Aircraft Engines and the Indian aviation company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed a Memorandum…
LongShot, DARPA’s dedicated air-to-air drone, enters development
General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman have been awarded LongShot program contracts to design a drone for…
UK reportedly offered Turkey technical aid for aircraft carrier
Throughout 2020, Turkish authorities were discussing with the United Kingdom the acquisition of an aircraft carrier, either new…
First USAF F-15EX begins maiden flight with “Viking” takeoff
The first F-15EX destined to the United States Air Force (USAF) completed its maiden flight in Saint Louis,…
Algerian MiG-29M2 spotted for the first time
For the first time, an Algerian MiG-29M2 was photographed. The twin-seat fighter jet numbered FB-99, shot by the…
MiG-41: what it was and what it wasn’t | Part 1
Late January 2020 saw several sources claiming that the Russian state-owned corporation Rostec announced the start of the…
MiG-41: the program, the plane, the legend | Part 2
New tensions, new projects Russia had little need, and even less resources for new interceptors in the…
Biden administration suspends F-35 sales to the Emirates
The administration of newly-elected United States President Joe Biden suspended the sale process of F-35 fifth-generation fighter jets…
Rafale performs maiden flypast for India’s Republic Day
For the first time, a Dassault Rafale fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) took part in…
Chinese air incursion in Taiwan prompts reaction from US
Fifteen Chinese military aircraft, including twelve fighter jets and three bombers, entered Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)…
UK selects loyal wingman drone for RAF
Spirit AeroSystems was selected to develop and manufacture a prototype of the UK’s loyal wingman drone.The company was…