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,…
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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…
Airbus and Dassault urge their governments to act on the FCAS
This year, the Paris Air Show saw the signing of the agreement that set the legal framework for…
The Netherlands to acquire nine additional F-35A fighter jets
The Dutch Ministry of Defense announced the planned acquisition of nine additional Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets. The…
US F-16 fighter jet crashes during training near Trier, Germany
An F-16C fighter jet belonging to the United States Air Force crashed near Zemmer, close to the German…
Dassault Aviation delivers its first Rafale fighter jet to India
Ten years after the initial request for tender, the Indian Minister of Defense, Shri Rajnath Singh, received the…
US administration considers withdrawing from Open Skies Treaty
Trump administration is reportedly considering the withdrawal of the United States from the Treaty on Open Skies. The…
US Navy F/A-18C Hornet makes final active duty flight
The last US Navy F/A-18C Hornet made its official final active-duty flight at Naval Air Station Oceana on…
Airbus A400M achieves awaited simultaneous paratrooper dispatch
The Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft has completed the certification flight test for the simultaneous dispatch of 80…
Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet to replace the German Tornado?
Since 2017, the German government has been actively looking to replace its aging fleet of Panavia Tornado aircraft.…