France retires Mirage 2000C fighter jets
The French Air and Space Force has bid farewell to the Dassault Mirage 2000C fighter jet. The type…
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Cyprus places order for six Airbus H145M helicopters
The National Guard of Cyprus will expand its fleet by adding six Airbus H145M multi-role light military helicopters. The…
German Air Force receives first Airbus A321LR
The German Air Force took delivery of the first of two Airbus A321LR troop transport aircraft from Lufthansa…
Spain to replace F-18 with latest generation Eurofighters
Spain has placed an order for 20 latest generation Eurofighter jets to replace the older fleet of F-18…
Czech Republic mulls order of 24 F-35A fighters
The Czech Ministry of Defense is considering the replacement of the 14 JAS-39 Gripen C/D fighters currently on…
Germany’s first Chinook CH-47F heavy-lift helicopters could arrive from 2026
Germany’s first Chinook CH-47F heavy-lift helicopters could be delivered as soon as 2026, according to executives from Boeing. The…
Lockheed Martin “sprinting” to finalize German F-35 contract
Lockheed Martin is working at top speed to finalize a deal for F-35 Lightning II fighters for Germany,…
Slovakia offers Poland, Czechia a scheme to provide MiG-29s to Ukraine: report
Slovakia will transfer its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in exchange for temporary airspace protection from Poland and…
ATAC Hawker Hunter crashes into the Atlantic Ocean
A Hawker Hunter fighter jet, belonging to the private military corporation Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), has crashed…
Tajikistan may keep former Afghan Air Force aircraft
The United States may allow Tajikistan to keep the former Afghan Air Force aircraft which fled to the…
Turkey mulls Eurofighter Typhoon order if F-16 deal falls through: report
Turkish authorities are considering acquiring Eurofighter Typhoon fighters if negotiations to buy US-made F-16s fail, according to comments…
Iranian F-14 Tomcat fighter crashes after engine failure
An Iranian Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter jet crashed after suffering an engine failure. The incident took place on…
Netherlands to replace C-130 Hercules with Embraer C-390 transporter
The Dutch Ministry of Defense has selected the C-390 Millennium from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer to replace the four C-130H…
US sale of MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone to Ukraine hits stumbling block: report
Plans by the US administration to sell four large drones to Ukraine have been delayed over fears the…
China launches its largest aircraft carrier, the Fujian
China has launched the Fujian, the country’s second domestically-built aircraft carrier and the third to be introduced into…
Boeing assembles final T-7A Red Hawk trainer jet prototype
Boeing announced having completed the final assembly of its T-7A Red Hawk trainer aircraft prototype developed for the…
Jordan places order for eight Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters
Jordan officially placed an order for eight new production F-16 Block 70 fighters from Lockheed Martin. “This F-16 acquisition…
Romanian government approves acquisition of 32 Norwegian F-16 fighters
Romania’s government approved a bill for the purchase of 32 second-hand Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters from Norway on June…