French Mirage 2000 fighters kill 50 Islamic insurgents in Mali
During an operation of the French military in the Sahel region, airstrikes carried out by Dassault Mirage 2000D…
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Japan selects Mitsubishi to lead F-X stealth fighter development
The Japanese Defense Ministry selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) as the prime contractor for the development of the…
Taiwan grounds F-5E fighter fleet after crash kills pilot
An F-5E fighter jet crashed off the coast of Taitung, southeastern Taiwan. The pilot died following the crash.The…
US Naval Air Forces orders partial stand-down pending inspection
The aviation branch of the United States Navy decided to ground all planes and helicopters that are not…
US Navy experiment aerial delivery to resupply submarines [Video]
The United States Navy ran a battery of tests using different aerial means in order to evaluate the…
The secretive third life of F-117 Nighthawk
Few military planes are as iconic and recognizable as the F-117. Even fewer have such an aura of…
Russian Su-27 intercepts two French Mirage 2000 above Black Sea
Two French Mirage 2000 tactical bombers were escorted by a Russian Su-27 fighter over the waters of the…
Airbus A400M achieves first airlift of Griffon armored vehicle
Validating yet another tactical capability, the Airbus A400M Atlas was able to carry, for the first time, a…
Royal Air Force plane completes special task in Sarajevo Airport
A United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) C-17 Globemaster arrived in Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ), the main international…
India’s Prime Minister receives new VVIP Boeing 777
The government of India announced the arrival of the first specially equipped Boeing 777 that was added to…
Chinese fighter jet crash caused by bird strike
A Chinese fighter jet suffered a bird strike in-flight during combat training. The bird strike caused a sudden…
Antonov AN-26 military plane crashes in Ukraine, at least 22 dead
An Antonov AN-26 aircraft crashed in the Kharkov region of Ukraine in the late hours of September 25,…
Russian Air Force Su-34 crashes during training in Khabarovsk
A Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber crashed during a routine training mission in Khabarovsk region, Russian Eastern Military District…
Boeing delivers first MH-47G Block II Chinook to U.S Army
The United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) received the first new-generation MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopter. While the…
Israel opposes any potential US sale of F-35 fighter jet to UAE
Despite the recently established diplomatic relation between two Middle Eastern countries, Israel opposes any potential Lockheed Martin F-35…
Air Force Two forced to turn around after hitting bird [Video]
Air Force Two, the plane carrying United States Vice President Mike Pence, was forced to turn around after…
Oregon Air National Guard to get new F-15EX jets first
The Oregon Air National Guard was chosen to be first to receive the Boeing F-15EX in 2022. New…
Single cadet survives Antonov An-26 crash in Ukraine
“Fire, destroyed plane, darkness and bodies all around,” Ukraine’s president Volodymir Zalensky retold the recollection of the sole…