Taiwan MoD denies shooting down Chinese fighter jet
Footage of a Chinese fighter jet crash emerged on social media, accompanied by claims that it was shot…
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Mitsubishi to obtain F-X stealth fighter jet development contract
The Japanese Defense Ministry is about to formalize Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) as the prime contractor of the…
South Korea begins assembly of KF-X fighter jet prototype
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) began an assembly of KF-X, the first South Korean indigenous fighter jet. The plane…
First flight of B-21 Raider strategic bomber delayed to 2022
The maiden flight of the first Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider long range strike bomber (LRSB) is expected to…
Excessive speeding: Ukrainian jet smashes road sign [Video]
A road sign, informing drivers about the maximum allowed speed of 90 kilometres per hour, was struck by…
China and U.S. in standoff after U-2 surveys live-fire exercise
Chinese Ministry of National Defence made a strongly-worded statement accusing the U.S. of flying its U-2 spy plane…
Russia rushes updated combat drone into service
Russian Ministry of Defence and manufacturing company Kronshtadt have signed a deal to start delivery of Russia’s first…
Does COVID-19 mean salvation for Indian Air Force?
One of the main problems Indian Air Force (IAF) faced over the years was the massive shortage of…
Japan hopes UAE will become first Kawasaki C-2 export customer
The Japanese government will subject the Kawaski C-2 transport plane to unpaved runway landing tests in an attempt…
Helicopters involved in the incident at Belarus border
The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus announced that a breach of Belarusian airspace was attempted…
58% of Swiss voters support buying new fighter jets, poll shows
On September 27, 2020, five bills will be put to the vote of Swiss citizens through a referendum.…
Russia claims it intercepted long-retired Italian airplane
According to the Russian Defence Ministry, an Italian Breguet BR-1150 Atlantic approached its state border on August 14,…
Luftwaffe takes delivery of world’s first A350 governmental plane
The Luftwaffe, the German Air Force, took delivery from Lufthansa Technik of the first new Airbus A350 due…
Two US drones reportedly collided and crashed in Syria
Two U.S.-operated unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), including at least one MQ-9 Reaper attack drone, crashed after colliding over…
Secretive Boeing Loyal Wingman prepares for taxi trials
The first prototype of the stealth unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Loyal Wingman, developed by Boeing Defence…
Air Force One possibly involved in near-miss incident with drone
While approaching Joint Base Andrews from where the Air Force One fleet operates, the C-32A transporting the United…
Lufthansa Technik orders two Airbus A321LR for Luftwaffe
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has won the first A321LR order for two aircraft from Lufthansa Technik. The aircraft…
Concerned about UFO sightings, Pentagon launches new taskforce
Shortly after footage of multiple UFO sightings was declassified, the Pentagon is about to create a new task…