Airbus launched FCAS loyal wingman demonstrator from A400M cargo hold
Airbus performed a new test of a Remote Carrier flight demonstrator – the loyal wingman drone for the…
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US charges former Marine pilot for training Chinese pilots
An unsealed indictment shows that former US Marine pilot was charged by a US court for providing training…
USAF test-fires first ARRW hypersonic missile operational prototype
The United States Air Force (USAF) launched an operational prototype of the Lockheed Martin AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response…
Russia trains Iranian pilots ahead of Su-35 transfer – report
Russia is preparing to give Iran a fleet of Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets, reports suggest. Iranian pilots trained…
Slovakia prepares to send MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine “soon”
Slovakia is ready to send its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Slovakian Minister of Foreign Affairs Rastislav…
B-2 Spirit strategic bomber damaged after emergency landing at Whiteman AFB
A B-2 Spirit strategic bomber was damaged in a fire following an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base in…
Are new fighter jets more likely to crash? | Data
The Lockheed Martin F-35, the newest US-made fighter jet, is controversial for a number of reasons including budget…
Myanmar receives first shipment of Chinese FTC-2000 fighter jets
The first shipment of Chinese Guizhou FTC-2000G Mountain Eagle fighter jets may have been delivered to the Myanmar…
Rafale takes lead over Super Hornet in India’s Navy tender
The Rafale M, the carrier-borne variant of Dassault’s fighter jet, has come out on top in an evaluation…
Neither JF-17 nor Tejas: Argentina stops fighter jet tender
Argentine president Alberto Fernandez has said the country is not going to purchase any military aircraft for the…
Operation Christmas Drop: when gifts fall from the sky
Has Santa traded his sleigh for a C-130 Hercules? That’s what you’d think seeing military pilots wearing red…
Another MiG-21 crashes in Croatia, pilots eject
A Croatian Air Force MiG-21UMD crashed during a training flight on December 6, 2022. Both pilots suffered minor injuries…
USAF validates first hypersonic weapon loading procedures
Aircrew from the Barksdale Air Force Base finished drawing up the loading procedures of the Lockheed Martin AGM-183…
Black Hawks to be replaced by tiltrotor after serving US Army for 40 years
The iconic Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk four-blade twin-engine utility military helicopters, which have served the US Army for…
Explosions reported at two Russian strategic bomber bases
A large explosion was reported to have taken place during the morning of December 5, 2022, at Engels-2, an air…
Northrop Grumman unveils the B-21 Raider, the future USAF strategic bomber
Northrop Grumman unveiled the B-21 Raider, a next-generation penetrating-strike stealth bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions.…
Japan orders two more Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tankers
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) ordered two more Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, adding to its previous…
Video: MiG-31 fighter jet crashes in Russia, pilots eject
A MiG-31 fighter jet crashed in Russia, the country‘s Eastern Military District press office confirmed to the Russian…