First modernized Luftwaffe Tornado takes off for maiden flight
The first modernized Panavia Tornado took off from Airbus facilities in Manching, Germany. The aircraft belonged to the…
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RAF C-17 Globemaster makes emergency landing in Birmingham
About 20 minutes after taking off from RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), United Kingdom, a Royal Air Force C-17…
FCAS: the Franco-German fighter jet program on the edge?
Since it was officially announced in April 2018, the joint development by France, Germany, and (later) Spain of…
Safran, HAL consider assembly of Rafale M88 engine in India
The French manufacturer Safran Aircraft Engines and the Indian aviation company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed a Memorandum…
LongShot, DARPA’s dedicated air-to-air drone, enters development
General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman have been awarded LongShot program contracts to design a drone for…
USAF capabilities jeopardized by air refueling problems
Following the induction of the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tanker on January 10, 2019, multiple voices pointed at the…
UK reportedly offered Turkey technical aid for aircraft carrier
Throughout 2020, Turkish authorities were discussing with the United Kingdom the acquisition of an aircraft carrier, either new…
Boeing ready to offer F-15EX fighter jet to India
Ankur Kanaglekar, head of Boeing India, reported discussions between New Delhi and Washington about the F-15EX, on January…
First USAF F-15EX begins maiden flight with “Viking” takeoff
The first F-15EX destined to the United States Air Force (USAF) completed its maiden flight in Saint Louis,…
Algerian MiG-29M2 spotted for the first time
For the first time, an Algerian MiG-29M2 was photographed. The twin-seat fighter jet numbered FB-99, shot by the…
France confirms emergency order of 12 Rafale fighters
It was expected: the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly confirmed the order of 12 Dassault…
First Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter joins pilot training center
The Russian Aerospace Forces ferried the first serial Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet to its home base on January…
French helicopter collision due to poor communication, report finds
Thirteen French soldiers died in the collision of two helicopters in Mali on November 25, 2019. The two…
MiG-41: what it was and what it wasn’t | Part 1
Late January 2020 saw several sources claiming that the Russian state-owned corporation Rostec announced the start of the…
MiG-41: the program, the plane, the legend | Part 2
New tensions, new projects Russia had little need, and even less resources for new interceptors in the 90s and…
Like a phoenix: German heavy-lift helicopter tender resumes
Since 2017, Germany has been attempting to replace the current fleet of seventy CH-53G Sea Stallion of the…
Boeing reports new $275M charge on KC-46, overruns exceed contract
In its Q4 2020 earnings Boeing reported a new $275 million charge on KC-46 Pegasus, the troubled aerial…
Biden administration suspends F-35 sales to the Emirates
The administration of newly-elected United States President Joe Biden suspended the sale process of F-35 fifth-generation fighter jets…