French Navy to receive new eyes in the sky from Dassault
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces has ordered from Dassault Aviation seven maritime surveillance and intervention planes…
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Switzerland receives offer to buy Eurofighter jets
The European plane manufacturer Airbus and Germany seek to sell Eurofighter aircraft to Switzerland. The Swiss Federal Office…
Taiwan grounds F-16 fleet after fighter goes missing
An F-16A of the Taiwanese Air Force (ROCAF) went missing two minutes after takeoff from Hualien airbase, on…
Taiwan receives green light for MQ-9B maritime drones acquisition
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) responsible for the export of United States military equipment agreed to the…
Tigray crisis: three African airways called “unsafe at present”
Due to a major escalation of the conflict in the Tigray Region near the Ethiopia and Eritrea border,…
Leonardo unveils next-generation C-27J Spartan transport aircraft
The Italian manufacturer Leonardo finalizes testing the new generation of C-27J Spartan multi-mission military transport aircraft. The latest…
Eight peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash in Egyptian Sinai
Eight members of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the crash of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter…
Qatar turns to Italy to train pilots for its fighter jet cocktail
The Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini met his Qatari counterpart, Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah, to discuss the training…
Germany signs contract with Airbus for 38 Eurofighter Typhoons
Airbus has signed a contract for the delivery of 38 new Eurofighter Typhoons to the Luftwaffe, the German…
United States to sell 50 F-35 fighters and 18 MQ-9B drones to UAE
The United States State Department delivered a formal notification to the Congress saying it had given the green…
Boeing secures $800M in 3 contracts with Qatar Armed Forces
Boeing secured more than $800 million in three contracts related to the Middle East Training and Support agreements.…
Azerbaijan mistakenly shoots down Russian attack helicopter
A Russian Mi-24 helicopter gunship was shot down over Armenia, killing two crew members, and injuring the third…
From Classic to Super: Blue Angels switch Hornet
For their 75th anniversary, the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy aerobatic team, said farewell to the F/A-18 Hornet. They…
NATO fighters intercept Russian planes flying from Kaliningrad
In the span of a week, Eurofighter Typhoon jets assigned to NATO Baltic Air Policing mission identified and escorted two…
Airbus receives order for 38 Eurofighter Typhoons from Germany
The Bundestag, the German parliament, approved the acquisition of 38 Eurofighter Typhoons for the Luftwaffe, in a deal…
Lockheed, Boeing, BAE offer support for Japan fighter development
Three foreign companies have answered the tender launched by the Japanese Ministry of Defense to assist Mitsubishi Heavy…
Airbus A400M deployed to airlift COVID-19 patients around France
An Airbus A400M of the French Air Force landed on the tarmac of Nantes-Atlantique airport. Onboard the exceptional…
Gotta fly ‘em all: Indonesia offered F-16 Viper instead of F-35
The Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto expressed interest to acquire a number of F-35As for the country’s air…