Weapon or not? China denies testing nuclear-capable orbital glider
According to sources quoted by the Financial Times, China has tested a hypersonic orbital glider with nuclear capacity…
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Erdogan affirms Washington offered F-16 fighters to Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that the United States government offered to sell F-16 fighter jets.…
Turkey reportedly seeks 40 F-16 fighters from US
Turkey reportedly sent a request to the United States to acquire 40 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets as…
International exercise begins with Eurofighters above Jerusalem
Two Luftwaffe’s Eurofighter Typhoons, in formation with Israeli Air Force’s F-15 and F-35 fighter jets, flew above Jerusalem,…
Japan fighter jets scrambled 390 times in 2021, mainly for Chinese aircraft
The Japanese Ministry of Defense reported that during the first half of the fiscal year 2021, which begins…
Exosonic contracted to study supersonic aggressor drones
United States-based startup Exosonic was awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to develop a low-boom…
New contract to make Air Force One supersonic?
The United States Air Force awarded a new contract with Exosonic as a feasibility of Air Force One…
USAF F-15E fighter drops 2.3-ton ‘bunker buster’ bomb for the first time
For the first time, an F-15E Strike Eagle released a GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator bomb. The test, which…
Japanese F-2 fighter jet loses canopy during interception
A Mitsubishi F-2 fighter of the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) lost its canopy mid-flight during an…
Italy swaps long-struggling HammerHead drone for manned planes
Italy canceled its order for the Piaggio P.1HH HammerHead drone and ordered manned versions of the Avanti light…
USAF receives Lockheed Martin laser weapon for AC-130J gunship
Lockheed Martin delivered an Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL) to the United States Air Force (USAF) in preparation…
B-52 heavy bombers to undergo radar and electronic protection upgrade
The United States Air Force (USAF) awarded US-based defense technology company L3Harris a contract to upgrade the electronic…
US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter crashes in California’s Death Valley
A F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet of the United States Navy crashed in California’s Death Valley National Park.The…
USAF successfully test-drops B61 nuclear bomb using F-35A
The United States Air Force (USAF) conducted tests with two F-35A Lightning II fighter jets that dropped B61-12…
Dutch Air Force retires last McDonnell-Douglas KDC-10 tanker
The final McDonnell-Douglas KDC-10 trijet tanker of the Koninklijke Luchtmacht, the Dutch Air Force, will carry out its…
Zhuhai Air Show 2021: China’s weirdest aircraft projects
Zhuhai Airshow, which is also known as Airshow China, is the largest exhibition of military and civil aviation…
Lockheed Martin opens new facility to produce advanced hypersonic weapons
Lockheed Martin inaugurated a new facility on October 4, 2021, intended to enhance the production of advanced hypersonic…
US Army orders 4 upgraded Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters for $136 million
The United States Army awarded Boeing a contract ordering four new and upgraded CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters…