RAF Typhoon shoots down drone over Syria, Eurofighter’s first kill
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense announced that a Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet has shot down a hostile drone…
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Finland confirms the Lockheed Martin F-35A as its next fighter jet
Following the recommendation of the Finnish Defense Force (FDF), Finland’s Ministry of Defense will procure 64 Lockheed Martin…
Israel’s request for early KC-46 delivery rejected by the US
The United States has rejected a demand from the Israeli Air Force to facilitate the early delivery of…
Israel wants to speed up KC-46 deliveries
Israel has requested that the US increase deliveries of Boeing KC-46 tankers over the next two years, doubling…
Russia’s UAC rolls out upgraded S-70 Okhotnik combat drone
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) rolled out the second prototype of the Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik combat drone. This version of the aircraft is said…
Polish F-16 fighters scramble to intercept Russian reconnaissance aircraft
For the first mission of their deployment, the Polish F-16 fighter jets deployed at Šiauliai Air Base in…
France to monitor Qatar airspace during FIFA World Cup 2022
As part of a defense agreement between the two countries, France will help Qatar secure its airspace during…
Japan moves forward with F-15J ‘Super Interceptor’ upgrade
The Japanese government has included the modernization of Japan’s F-15 fleet into the so-called F-15JSI (Japan Super Interceptor)…
Australia to replace European NH90 helicopters with US-made UH-60 Black Hawks
Another European disenchantment down under. After replacing its 22 Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters with Boeing AH-64E Apaches, and two…
Russian Su-27s intercept French fighters over the Black Sea
The Russian Air Force intercepted a flight group of three military aircraft from the French Air Force over…
Second Russian interception of French warplanes in two days
For the second day in a row, fighters of the Russian air defense forces intercepted a flight group…
Reports: Finnish military selects F-35, government undecided
The Finnish Defense Force (FDF) has selected the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II to replace the country’s ageing fleet of F/A-18 Hornets, and has…
Dassault workers on strike a week after ‘historic’ Rafale order
Workers at Dassault Aviation blocked seven of the nine factories the manufacturer operates in France on December 9,…
United Kingdom and NATO recover wreckage of ditched F-35B
The wreckage of the Royal Air Force F-35B that crashed into the Mediterranean while taking off from the aircraft…
Japanese ASDF F-35A fighter makes emergency landing at Hakodate Airport
A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) F-35A fighter jet had to make an emergency landing at Hakodate Airport…
India’s top military chief dies in helicopter crash
India’s Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat died when an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crashed in Coonoor, in southern India, on December 8, 2021. An IAF Mi-17 V5 helicopter was carrying 14…
Cracks found on majority of Canada’s CH-148 helicopters
Cracks were found on the tails of the majority of the CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters operated by the…
Ex-Norwegian F-16s to become a part of Draken private air force
Draken US, a Texas-based private military contractor, has announced purchasing 12 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from the government…