US Air Force carries out KC-46 tanker flights without a co-pilot
Are single-pilot tanker operations coming to the US Air Force? The McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas announced…
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USAF to withdraw F-15 presence from Japan starting November 2022
The United States Department of Defense confirmed that the permanent presence of F-15 fighters in Japan will be…
Is it real? Meet MF-212, an odd modern Hungarian-Belarusian prop fighter
The history of aviation is full of projects that lead to the question: what were they thinking? Such projects might…
Baykar drone factory in Ukraine to be complete in two years: CEO
Turkey’s Baykar is pushing ahead with plans to build a drone factory in Ukraine, with construction set to…
India’s Tata starts setting up production of the Airbus C-295
Construction is about to start of Tata Group’s factory to manufacture Airbus C-295 light transport aircraft in India,…
Did Lockheed Martin tease a new image of the NGAD fighter?
Several pictures released by Lockheed Martin appear to show an as yet-unseen rendering of a sixth-generation fighter jet. The…
Upgraded B-52 bombers to forgo gunpowder cartridges for engine kickstart
Boeing selected a new auxiliary power unit (APU) manufactured by Honeywell to upgrade the B-52 strategic bomber. Honeywell…
Former US Marine pilot faces extradition over work in China: Reuters
A former United States Marine Corps (USMC) pilot and flight instructor who worked several years in China faces…
Embraer agrees to shrink Brazilian Air Force KC-390 order
Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer has agreed a cut to the final amount of KC-390 medium-size jet-powered military transport…
Israel bombed Iranian drone factory in Syria: report
A manufacturing site that produces Iranian-designed drones in Syria has been struck by Israeli airstrikes, the Syrian Observatory…
Were Sukhoi fighter pilots unconscious before crash into a house in Russia?
A Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet crashed into a residential house in a Siberian town of Irkutsk, killing both…
Northrop Grumman schedules B-21 rollout for December 2
Northrop Grumman revealed that the B-21 Raider, the United States Air Force’s (USAF) upcoming strategic bomber, will be…
Norway’s intel agency takes over investigation into reported drone sightings
Norway’s domestic intelligence agency has taken over investigations into the country’s reported drone sightings near key infrastructure sites…
Sketching the 6th generation fighter jet
While some countries are still developing 5th generation fighter jets, the most advanced to date, manufacturers around the…
Russian Su-27 fighter fired missile near RAF spy plane: UK MoD
The UK Defence Secretary reported that a Russian Su-27 fighter fired a missile near an RAF spy plane…
Australia probes possibility China is recruiting ex-air force pilots
Australia is taking a cue from the United Kingdom by investigating whether its own ex-Royal Australian Air Force…
Leaked video shows the moment US Navy F-35 crashed onto carrier
Leaked video allegedly capturing the moment a United States Navy Lockheed Martin F-35C fifth-generation fighter jet crashed onto the…
France and Switzerland renew air policing agreement
France and Switzerland renew their cooperation agreement on mutual airspace surveillance and protection and air policing. Established in 2004,…