US excludes Turkey from F-35 program, Russia sends counter-offer
After years of negotiations, the U.S. authorities finally began the process of excluding Turkey from the F-35 program…
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USAF launches construction of first permanent F-35 base in Europe
Representatives of the United States Air Force and of the British Ministry of Defence symbolically broke ground to…
UK’s first P-8A Poseidon makes maiden flight
The first of nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft due to join the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF)’s…
France to establish its own Space Force
A day before the 14th of July national celebrations, President of France Emmanuel Macron announced the creation of…
Airbus and Boeing ready to drop the Canadian fighter jet tender?
Airbus and Boeing might consider withdrawing from the tender launched by Canada for new fighter jets. Both manufacturers…
Russian Su-27 intercepts US P-8A Poseidon near Crimea [Video]
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled to intercept a U.S. P-8A Poseidon observation plane over the Black…
USAF A-10 accidentally releases three dummy bombs on Florida
An A-10C Thunderbolt II of the United States Air Force dropped three training bombs after being hit by…
German armed forces EC-135 helicopter crashes during training
An EC-135 helicopter belonging to the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, crashed near Hameln, Lower Saxony, on July…
USAF deploys F-22 stealth jet in Qatar for the first time
For the first time, the United States Air Force deployed F-22 Raptor fighter jets on its base of…
The Russian military is about to fly over the United States. How?
Usually, observation planes approaching a foreign airspace experience a strong reaction, often in the form of an interception and…
Two German Eurofighter jets collide in training, one pilot dead
Two Eurofighter EF-2000s of the Luftwaffe, the German Air Force, collided during a training mission. While both pilots…
US confirms Iran shot down one of its drones
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRCG) claimed to have shot down a U.S. drone near the Strait of…
Turkish Aerospace’s new TF-X fighter displayed at Paris Air Show
Turkish Aerospace displayed a one-to-one mock-up of the new Turkish Fighter, known as TF-X, for the first time…
Trump confirms Poland’s decision to acquire F-35A fighter jets
President of the United States Donald Trump confirmed Poland’s decision to purchase 32 F-35A fighter jets, as part…
United Technologies to merge with Raytheon Company
United Technologies and Raytheon Company confirmed merger plans on June 9, 2019. Both companies are to enter an…
US lawmakers seek to block Trump’s plans for Air Force One livery
U.S. President Donald Trump is eager to move ahead with his plans to change the iconic livery on…
Busy week for Boeing KC-46 Pegasus
The KC-46 Pegasus has reached two important milestones this week by receiving certification testing to refuel the F-35…
Indian Air Force An-32 carrying 13 people on board still missing
Three days after an Indian Air Force An-32 transport plane disappeared near the Chinese border with 13 people…