United Kingdom to train Ukraine’s pilots ahead of fighter deliveries
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that Ukrainian fighter pilots will be trained in the United Kingdom. The announcement…
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Assembly of 1,000th Lockheed Martin F-35 begins
The final assembly of the 1,000th Lockheed Martin F-35 lightning II fighter jet has begun at the company’s…
French Rafale fighters intercept two Russian flight groups in one scramble
In the same flight, French Rafales intercepted two different groups of Russian military aircraft approaching Baltic airspace, France’s…
China supplies Russia with fighter jet parts for war in Ukraine: report
A detailed report on trade between China and Russia shows Chinese companies supplying Russia with high-tech goods, including…
Wagner publishes details on US air strikes during Battle of Khasham
A Telegram channel associated with Russian private military company (PMC) Wagner published a detailed description of coming under…
Russia’s Rostec to invite India to join Checkmate fighter jet project
Russia is seeking India’s cooperation in the Su-75 Light Tactical Aircraft “Checkmate” project. An official of the state-owned defense…
Chinese balloons overflew US on at least four occasions: US officials
Chinese spy balloons have previously breached US airspace on at least four occasions, US officials have claimed. Three overflew…
Indian Navy LCA fighter achieves first landing on INS Vikrant: video
A carrier-borne version of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, called the Tejas-N, successfully conducted its maiden landing…
Man apprehended after breaking into Air Force One base
An intruder was apprehended after breaking into United States Air Force (USAF) facility Joint Base Andrews on February…
Ukrainian soldiers start training on the SAMP/T air defense system
While France and Italy scramble to assemble a complete Aster 30 SAMP/T [also called MAMBA – ed. note]…
Dassault Aviation to help coordinate European combat aircraft interoperability
The European Union tasked Dassault Aviation with standardizing future European combat aircraft interoperability. The project called the European Initiative…
F-22 Raptor fighter jet bursts suspected Chinese spy balloon
A United States F-22 fighter jet shot down a Chinese high-altitude balloon that was flying over the United…
Chinese spy balloon detected flying over US nuclear missile silo field
A Chinese spy balloon has been detected flying over the United States. Defense officials observed the object with…
DARPA selects teams to design Liberty Lifter ground effect demonstrator
DARPA has selected General Atomics and Boeing’s Aurora to develop designs for the Liberty Lifter ground effect transport…
Will Brazil’s toxic aircraft carrier be sunk in the Atlantic Ocean?
The Brazilian Navy could be planning to sink its aircraft carrier Sao Paulo and the hazardous materials it…
DARPA, Lockheed perform last test on scramjet hypersonic missile
The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced the completion of a successful test of the…
Which countries want to send fighter jets to Ukraine? Here’s what we know
A Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base in late January 2023 ended inconclusively, with many…
Lithuania launches campaign to crowdfund air defense radars for Ukraine
Multiple Lithuanian charities launched a campaign to crowdfund several air defense radars to protect Ukrainian infrastructure from Russian…