Belgian Army receives first Airbus A400M airlifter
The first of seven Airbus A400M transport aircraft of the Belgian Army’s Air Component completed its ferry flight…
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Russia, China carry out joint patrol over Western Pacific
Russian and Chinese strategic bombers carried out a joint mission over the Western Pacific on December 22, 2020.…
Leonardo hack targets European stealth combat drone
An investigation into a data theft at the Italian defense group Leonardo showed that one of its employees…
Mirage F1 to begin training USAF pilots in Florida
A unit of Mirage F1 fighter jets owned by Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), a subsidiary of Textron,…
Boeing F-18 Super Hornet shows ability to ski-jump off India’s carrier ramp
A F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet demonstrated its ability to take off by ski-jumping off a ramp similar…
Loyal Wingman completes autonomous high-speed taxi test
The Royal Air Force (RAAF) and Boeing completed the first high-speed taxi test of the Loyal Wingman, the…
Artificial intelligence co-pilots US Air Force U-2 spy plane
The United States Air Force tested the use of artificial intelligence to pilot a military aircraft. The experiment…
Italy to acquire two Gulfstream G550 CAEW spy planes
The United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) approved a possible foreign military sale to the Italian government…
Military helicopter crashes off the coast of Algeria [Video]
An AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin military search and rescue helicopter of the Algerian Navy, registered as MS-25, was on…
Turkish Air Force capability threatened by US sanctions
After the dispute between Turkey and the United States about the procurement of the Russian S-400 missile system,…
XQ-58A Valkyrie maiden sortie with F-22 and F-35
A flight test campaign involving an XQ-58A Valkyrie experimental combat drone, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B, an Air…
NORAD gets ready to track Santa’s journey live
The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) special duty dates back to 1955. According to the legend, a…
Lockheed Martin joins Japanese fighter jet program
Lockheed Martin was selected by the Japanese government to provide technological support to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in the…
USAF F-15E fighters to use recycled wings from Saudi F-15S
As the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) was preparing to scrap the wings of 66 of its F-15S…
Airbus Spain enters Future Combat Air System program
Spain made its official entry into the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program on December 9, 2020. Airbus…
Boeing and U.S. Navy conduct MQ-25 flight with refueling pod
Boeing, in collaboration with the United States Navy, carried out a test flight of the MQ-25 Stingray T1…
B-1B test-launches cruise missile externally ahead of hypersonic weapons
A B-1B Lancer strategic bomber of the United States Air Force successfully carried out an external weapon release…
Russian Doomsday plane robbery: secret codes “may have been stolen”
The radio equipment, stolen from Russian Ilyushin Il-80 airplanes, could have contained emergency communication frequencies. The robbery was…