U.S. Navy new aircraft recovery system reaches milestone
The U.S. Navy announced that its newest aircraft recovery system, the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), had successfully completed…
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MBDA Twister missile interceptor receives European green light
The Council of the European Union approved the Twister multi-role interceptor project that should be implemented within the…
German military refuses new A400M deliveries over safety concerns
The Bundeswehr, the German military, announced it would not accept deliveries of two A400M Atlas transport aircraft due…
USAF F-16 accidentally releases dummy bomb in Japan
A United States Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon accidentally dropped an inert bomb on private land outside training…
Airbus reveals LOUT, a German secret stealth drone demonstrator
During the 2019 edition of its Trade Media Briefing on November 5, 2019, Airbus Defense and Space unveiled…
First Dutch F-35A grounded for three weeks after welcome blunder
As the Koninklijke Luchtmacht, the Dutch Air Force, was receiving its first operational F-35A fighter jet in Leeuwarden…
USAF F-16 fighter jet crashes during training in New Mexico
A United States Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed near Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, on October…
Turkey denies procurement plans for Russian Su-35
The Turkish minister of Defense denied media reports that the country was about to acquire around forty Sukhoi…
Bomber diplomacy: visit of two Russian Tu-160s in South Africa
An air group of the Russian Aerospace Forces paid an exceptional visit to South Africa. During their stay,…
USAF B-52 intercepted by Russian fighter jet over Black Sea
United States Air Force B-52 strategic bombers from the 2nd Bomb Wing carried out a 12-hour training flight…
U.S. Air Force awards $6.4 billion for private adversary training
The Pentagon announced that seven contractors would be awarded $6.4 billion in contracts to provide realistic training, known…
Six Russian warplanes intercepted by South Korean fighter jets
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that six Russian military aircraft entered the country’s air defense…
Pentagon postpones F-35 full-rate production by a year
Initially anticipated for December 2019, the decision to approve the full-rate production of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning…
Taiwan Mirage 2000 black box found two years after disappearance
The Taiwan Ocean Research Institute recovered the flight data recorder of a Taiwanese Mirage 2000 fighter jet that…
Spicejet Boeing 737 intercepted by Pakistani F-16 fighter jets
A SpiceJet Boeing 737 carrying out flight SG21 from New Delhi (DEL) to Kabul (KBL) was intercepted by…
France and Germany reach export agreement of future fighter jet
France and Germany signed an arms export agreement regarding weapons developed conjointly, a necessary step for the development…
British F-35Bs land for the first time on HMS Queen Elizabeth
For the very first time, F-35B Lightning II fighter jets of the Royal Air Force and the Royal…
Crash of presidential cargo plane in Congo kills eight people
An Antonov An-72 cargo plane operated by the Congolese Air Force crashed near Punia in the Democratic Republic…