Structural crack reportedly found on Japan F-2 fighter jet
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) reportedly grounded its Mitsubishi F-2 multirole fighter jets after a crack was…
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First serial Ilyushin Il-112V aircraft to be delivered in 2023
The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive the two prototypes of the Ilyushin Il-112V cargo plane in 2021, while…
France to place Dassault Rafale fighter jet emergency order
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces confirmed an order for 12 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation…
Airbus delivers A400M military plane to Luxembourg Armed Forces
Luxembourg Armed Forces took delivery of its Airbus A400M military aircraft after a 3 hour-long ferry flight from…
From modern to vintage: new expansion of Indian fighter jet fleet
In a span of several days, Indian Air Force (IAF) confirmed an intention to purchase a number of…
Tunisian F-5 fighter jet crashes, pilot dead
In the morning of October 6, 2020, Northrop F-5E Tiger fighter jet crashed in the region of Remada,…
Rescue helicopter forced to drop unstable cargo at sea [Video]
An NH-90 Caiman of the French Army Light Aviation was forced to jettison the container it was transporting…
Su-35 fighter jet tests long-range hypersonic missile [Video]
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the V.P. Chkalov State Flight Test Center, the Russian Ministry of Defense…
ATAC’s Mirage F1 fleet to begin adversary training with USAF
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) announced it received a third contract for adversary air live training, using its fleet…
Doomsday planes hover as Trump tests positive for COVID-19
On the morning of October 2, 2020, the President of the United States Donald Trump announced he tested…
Meta Aerospace to fill in for Boeing KC-46 Pegasus deficiencies
Meta Aerospace announced it received the first of four former Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Boeing KC-135R…
Germany scraps procedure to acquire new heavy-lift helicopters
Dissatisfied with Sikorsky and Boeing offers, the German Ministry of Defense announced that the procurement of 45 to…
Parisians alarmed by Dassault Rafale fighter jet sonic boom
Around noon on September 30, 2020, a loud explosion was heard in Paris and its outskirts, startling citizens.…
F-35B crashes after mid-air collision with KC-130 while refueling
A United States Marine Corps F-35B fighter jet crashed after colliding with a KC-130J tanker during an air-to-air…
BREAKING| Armenia claims Su-25 shot down by Turkish F-16
A Turkish F-16 fighter jet shot down a Su-25 attack aircraft of the Armenian Air Force over the territory…
Nagorno-Karabakh: downed helicopters and Turkish drones?
After almost thirty years of latent conflict, the landlocked region of Nagorno-Karabakh has recently been the theater of…
50.1% of Swiss voters approve the acquisition of new fighter jets
On September 27, 2020, Switzerland held a referendum on whether it should acquire or not new fighter jets.…
World’s most powerful private air forces
The majority of air forces are maintained and commanded by sovereign states, being part of their military structures…