USAF F-15C fighter jet fires the longest missile shot in history
An F-15C Eagle fighter jet fired the furthest air-to-air missile in history, the United States Air Force (USAF)…
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Biden administration to approve F-35 sale to the UAE
The administration of United States President Joe Biden is about to approve the sale of 50 F-35 fifth-generation…
Ukraine flies its first Turkish-made armed drone over Donbas
For the first time, the Ukrainian military used a Turkish drone Bayraktar TB2 for a reconnaissance mission over…
Dirk Hoke to leave Airbus Defense and Space management
Airbus announced the departure of several senior executives, including the head of its defense branch, triggering a cascade…
Taiwan reports record incursion of Chinese military aircraft
The Taiwanese government reported that 25 Chinese military aircraft entered the country’s air defense identification zone on April…
Boeing starts assembling Norway’s first P-8A Poseidon aircraft
Boeing announced it had started the first phase of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft assembly process, a move that…
South Korea rolls out its very own fifth-generation fighter jet, KF-21
South Korean President Moon Jae-in unveiled the country’s first domestically developed fighter, the KF-21 Boramae fifth-generation fighter jet,…
USAF officially unveils F-15EX, names it Eagle II
The name was revealed in a rollout ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on April 7, 2021.“Undefeated…
Russia gives US ultimatum for Open Skies Treaty reversal
In a plenary meeting of the Open Skies Consultative Commission on February 22, 2021, Konstantin Gavrilov, the head…
Four Greek pilots begin training to become Rafale instructors
Four pilots of the Hellenic Air Force started their training in France to become accustomed to the Dassault…
Turkish NF-5 jet crashes during aerobatic training, the pilot killed
A Northrop NF-5 belonging to the Türk Yıldızları (Turkish Stars), the aerobatic demonstration team of the Turkish Air…
US Air Force fails first ARRW hypersonic missile launch test
The United States Air Force was unable to demonstrate its advancement in hypersonic weapons as the ARRW AGM-183A…
US Navy admits ships were swarmed by unidentified drones
A US Navy’s top officer confirmed a bizarre incident in which Navy vessels were swarmed by dozens of…
Droneception: XQ-58A Valkyrie launches drone from weapons bay
Under the supervision of the US Air Force Research Laboratory, the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie experimental combat drone successfully…
China, US deploy carrier groups amid territorial tensions
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) sent a carrier battle group formed around the aircraft carrier CNS Liaoning…
Israel reveals Oron, new spy aircraft
Israeli Air Force has presented a new intelligence gathering aircraft focused on long-range surveillance.The first Oron arrived in…
Russian government approves design of PAK DA stealth bomber
A new Russian stealth bomber design, developed under the codename PAK DA, was finalized and approved by Russian…
French military takes over guidance of distressed Sky Mali flight
A Sky Mali flight with 105 passengers lost its positioning system while traversing adverse weather conditions. The aircraft…