US Air Force retires KC-10 Extender, making way for Boeing KC-46
A first McDonnell-Douglas KC-10A Extender was flown to the Davis Monthan storage facility in Arizona. The U.S. Air…
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Airbus delivers third A330 MRTT to France four months early
The French Ministry of Armed Forces took delivery of the third Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT)…
Taiwanese helicopter crash kills two during China invasion drill
A Bell 0H-58D helicopter crashed on its way back to Hsinchu Air Force Base after participating in one…
First Japanese V-22 Osprey deployed amidst controversy
Japan becomes the first foreign operator of the U.S.-made tiltrotor aircraft, a move anticipated for almost a decade,…
U.S. Air Force orders eight pre-production Boeing F-15EX fighters
The U.S. Air Force officially signed the first order for eight Boeing F-15EX Advanced Eagle fighter jets on…
F-16 fighter jet crashes in New Mexico, pilot injured
A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The pilot managed…
U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots: one and same thing?
It is well-known that not everyone can become a U.S. Air Force or Navy pilots. At first, candidates…
Russian MiG-31BM heavy interceptors to monitor Pacific Ocean
A squadron of modernized Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-31BM supersonic interceptors is being deployed on the Kamchatka Peninsula, at the…
Snowbird pilot injured by ejection due to seat malfunction
Investigators of the Canadian Department of National Defense determined that the crash of the CT-114 Tutor belonging to…
Pilot of crashed South Carolina F-16 fighter jet pronounced dead
A United States Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcon crashed at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, during a…
Multinational Air Group (MAG) days – “MAGDAYs Exercise”
For the second year, the Deutsche Luftwaffe – German Air Force (GAF), has committed itself to organizing the…
Ireland considers first fighter jet acquisition in 45 years
Currently, Ireland relies solely on the British Royal Air Force to defend the sovereignty of its airspace. This…
Airbus to modernize German Eurofighter Typhoon simulators
The Pilot Synthetic Training System (PSTS) consortium under the industrial leadership of Airbus has been commissioned to modernize…
Japan naval aviation on the hunt for Chinese submarines
Following reports of a foreign submarine cruising near the Satsunan Islands, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force deployed two…
French training jet cockpit explodes after birdstrike
An Alphajet of the French Air Force had to request an emergency landing at La Rochelle airport (LRH)…
Trudeau’s plane victim of bad equipment and training, report says
The investigation into the incident that led one of the Canadian governmental planes to hit a wall in…
AIDC T-5 Brave Eagle performs its maiden flight
The Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) T-5 Brave Eagle, a supersonic advanced jet trainer, performed its very first…
Pilot missing after USAF F-15C disappears above North Sea
An F-15C fighter aircraft of the US Air Force 48th Fighter Wing disappeared above the North Sea on…