Busy final days for Belgian NATO air policing mission [Video]
The Belgian participation in the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission is coming to an end. But their last…
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Germany picks Boeing F-18 to replace aging Tornado fleet
Germany has officially confirmed to the United States that it would acquire 45 F / A-18 Super Hornets…
Chadian Su-25 mistakenly fires missile at airport, 5 dead [Video]
A missile was fired off from a Chadian attack aircraft as it was preparing for takeoff. The ordnance…
French army helicopter crash kills two soldiers, injures five
An Airbus AS532 Cougar helicopter of the French army crashed in the Pyrenees with seven soldiers on board.…
Boeing demonstrates capacities of latest F-15 variant [Video]
The Boeing F-15QA, to be delivered to Qatar in 2021, made its first flight in the skies of…
Airbus A400M destined to Luxembourg takes off for maiden flight
The A400M ordered by the Luxembourg military completed its maiden flight at the final assembly line of Seville,…
Boeing assembles fuselage of first Loyal Wingman combat drone
Boeing completed the fuselage assembly of the first prototype of its upcoming stealth combat drone, Loyal Wingman, and…
Fighter jet crash averted by defect in civil ejection incident
On March 20, 2019, a civilian passenger was accidentally ejected from a twin-seat Rafale B fighter jet as…
Boeing to receive $882 million in withheld USAF payments
The United States Air Force has reached two agreements with Boeing, one regarding the final corrections to the…
U.S. Air Force reports new Boeing KC-46 critical deficiency
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tanker is marred by yet another technical problem. The United States Air Force has…
German A400M evacuates two French coronavirus patients
An A400M Atlas transporter of the Luftwaffe was used to transport patients hospitalized in Strasbourg, France, towards Ulm,…
NATO fighters intercept Russian bombers three times in one week
In recent days, multiple flights of Russian long-range aircraft near the British identification zone have put the Royal…
Australia to sell 46 F/A-18 Hornet to private military contractor
The Australian Ministry of Defense announced its intention to sell 46 F/A-18 Hornets to the private company US…
Flawed Boeing KC-46A tanker catches Israel interest
The State Department officially informed the Congress of its intention to proceed with the sale of 8 Boeing…
Boeing lifts the veil on its FARA helicopter
Until the last minute, Boeing remained secretive about its proposal for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition…
Turkey shoots down two Syrian Su-24 attack aircraft
Two Su-24s of the Syrian regime were shot down by the Turkish military in the Idlib region, north-western…
Boeing tests nightmare scenario onboard T-7A Red Hawk [Video]
To demonstrate the reliability of the T-7A Red Hawk, Boeing tested the limits of its new advanced training…
Spanish Air Force C-101 Aviojet trainer crashes in the sea
A C-101 Aviojet training aircraft belonging to the Patrulla Águila, the aerobatic team of the Spanish air force,…