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…
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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…
Israel F-35 photographed for the first time in Lebanon sky
An F-35I “Adir” of the Israeli Air Force was spotted during a low-altitude flight in Lebanon on January…
Rafale performs maiden flypast for India’s Republic Day
For the first time, a Dassault Rafale fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) took part in…
Sikorsky and Boeing introduce Defiant-X helicopter
Sikorsky and Boeing presented the new Defiant X helicopter to compete in the U.S. Army’s Future Long Range…
It’s official! Greece acquires 18 Rafale fighter jets from France
Florence Parly, the French Minister of the Armed Forces, flew to Athens on January 25, 2021, to meet…
Chinese air incursion in Taiwan prompts reaction from US
Fifteen Chinese military aircraft, including twelve fighter jets and three bombers, entered Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)…
UK selects loyal wingman drone for RAF
Spirit AeroSystems was selected to develop and manufacture a prototype of the UK’s loyal wingman drone.The company was…
USAF ups Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tanker order to nearly 100
Boeing has announced a contract by the US Air Force for another 15 KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft,…
Third flight test for X-61 Gremlins drone, still no recovery
Dynetics announced the successful completion of the third flight test of the X-61A Gremlins drone, but its primary…
5GAT aerial target drone crashes on maiden flight
The first prototype of 5GAT, a 5th generation aerial target drone, crashed during its first flight on October…
UAE orders 50 F-35A jets hours before Biden’s inauguration
The United Arab Emirates reached an agreement on the acquisition of 50 F-35A fighter jets as well as…
Russian Il-80 Doomsday plane theft suspect arrested
A man suspected of stealing equipment from the Ilyushin Il-80 airborne command post of the Russian Air Force…
Russian design bureau unveils new aircraft carrier concept
Russia’s sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, could not return to operations before 2022. And with the new…
Indian and French Air Forces to conduct joint exercise
Starting from January 20, 2021, an air group of the French Air Force will visit several countries, namely…
Russia carries out largest Antonov An-124 formation flight ever
As part of a series of training flights, six An-124-100 Ruslan strategic military transport aircraft of the Russian…