Russia gave captured Western weapons to Iran in return for drones – report
Russia gave Western weapons captured in Ukraine to Iran in exchange for drones, a report by British news…
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Indonesia sends fighter pilots and engineers for Rafale training in France
Indonesian Air Force pilots and engineers have been sent to France where they will learn to fly and…
USAF F-35 fighter crashes near Utah air base runway
An F-35A Lightning II fighter belonging to the United States Air Force crashed near Hill Air Force Base…
USAF T-38 Talon trainer crashes in Mississippi, pilot ejects
A United States Air Force (USAF) T-38C Talon trainer jet experiencing an “in-flight emergency” crashed near Crawford in…
Italy to replace four KC-767A tankers with six Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aircraft
The Italian procurement agency has recommended the acquisition of six Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tankers to renew the tanker fleet of…
J-35, stealth drones and Sci-Fi fighters: China prepares for Zhuhai 2022
A host of new developments are slated to be showcased at Airshow China 2022, also known as Zhuhai…
Norway NH90 contract break ‘legally groundless,’ Leonardo says
In its financial report for the first nine months of 2022, the Italian aerospace manufacturer Leonardo said that…
Five Venezuelan military officers killed in Cessna crash
Five members of the Venezuelan military died when Cessna C-208B Grand Caravan utility plane crashed near Jose Antonio…
Former Norwegian Air Force F-16 fighter jets to replace Romania’s aging MiG-21s
The Romanian Defense Ministry has agreed with the government of Norway to purchase F-16AM/BM multirole fighter jets, which…
French Mirage 2000 fighter crashes, pilot ejects
A French Air & Space Force Mirage 2000-5 fighter crashed near Luxeuil – Saint-Sauveur Air Base in Haute-Saone,…
South Korea scrambles 80 fighters after spotting North Korean warplanes
South Korea has scrambled dozens of fighter jets after spotting hundreds of North Korean warplanes on November 4,…
The end of Cobra: Bell delivers final AH-1Z to the United States Marine Corps
Bell delivered the 189th AH-1Z Viper helicopter to the United States Marine Corps (USMC) during a ceremony at…
US lawmakers concerned about F-15 withdrawal from Japan
A rotation of US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighters will be temporarily deployed to Japan in order to…
Will Finland and Sweden house NATO nuclear weapons?
Finland and Sweden are not ruling out the possibility of housing nuclear bombs as part of the NATO nuclear sharing…
Australian Air Force secures US approval for C-130J Super Hercules deal
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been given the green light from the US government to move…
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…
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…