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…
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KAI KF-21, South Korea’s stealth jet, prepares for maiden flight
South Korea’s indigenously developed KAI KF-21 Boramae fighter jet is almost ready for the maiden flight, the country’s…
Pentagon orders F-35 engines worth up to $4.4B from Pratt & Whitney
The Pentagon has awarded Pratt & Whitney an additional contract to supply several hundred engines for the Lockheed…
DARPA mulls recharging drones wirelessly using lasers
The Tactical Technology Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) issued a request for information on…
France, Germany mutualize NH90 helicopter fleet support
Through the NATO Helicopter Management Agency, France and Germany signed a new contract with NHIndustries to better support the support…
T-38C Talon trainer loses canopy mid-flight, pilots land safely
A T-38C Talon aircraft lost its canopy mid-flight during training on June 14, 2022. The incident took place…
Boeing to set up military veteran transition hub with Virginia & Virginia Tech
Boeing has announced its partnership with the commonwealth of Virginia and Virginia Tech to establish the Boeing Center…
US Navy grounds aircraft pending one-day safety review
After a series of crashes affecting both US Navy and Marine aircraft, all non-deployed naval aviation units were…
‘Ghost’ plane sold to mystery customer before suspicious flight to Bulgaria
Further details have been revealed about a ‘ghost’ plane that entered the airspaces of Hungary, Romania, Serbia, and…
KAI, Lockheed Martin team up again to sell T-50 jet trainer in the United States
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed Martin signed an agreement to cooperate on the sale of KAI T-50…
MV-22 Osprey crashed in Southern California desert
A United States Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crashed in the Southern California desert. The status of the…
USAF KC-46A conducts first air refueling of CV-22 Osprey
A United States Air Force (USAF) Boeing KC-46A Pegasus refueled a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to the…
Norway NH90 contract break ‘legally groundless’, NHIndustries says
The helicopter consortium NHIndustries said it was “extremely disappointed” by the Norwegian Defense Ministry’s decision to terminate its…
Lithuania to buy more Estonian-made ‘goddess of death’ drones for Ukraine
After Turkey decided to gift a Bayraktar TB2 armed drone to Lithuanians so they could donate it to…
Three air forces scrambled as unidentified aircraft tours Balkans
An unidentified Beechcraft with its transponder and radio turned off flew in the airspaces of Hungary, Romania, Serbia…
Chinese J-7 fighter crashes into building, killing one person
A Chengdu J-7 fighter jet of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force crashed into a residential building near…
Norway cancels its contract for 14 European NH90 helicopters
Norway canceled a contract for 14 NH90 military transport helicopters from the European industrial consortium NHIndustries over delivery…
RAAF Super Hornet pilot at fault in aborted takeoff incident: report
An investigation found a Royal Australian Air Force pilot responsible for veering a Super Hornet off the runway,…