Bayraktar Kizilelma combat drone conducts ground tests ahead of first flight
The Bayraktar Kizilelma combat drone completed autonomous taxi and takeoff run tests ahead of its first flight. The…
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Premature celebration? FCAS manufacturers still not on the same page
Contrary to what was announced by the German authorities, the industrial agreement on the Future Combat Air System…
Royal Air Force and Airbus complete first military transporter flight using SAF
For the first time, a military aircraft has flown in the UK using 100% sustainable aviation fuel on…
Poland plans to station German Patriot air defense systems at Ukrainian border
Poland is planning to station Patriot air defense systems at the border with Ukraine, after agreeing to an…
Iran secretly agrees to manufacture drones in Russia: reports
Russia and Iran have agreed a partnership to produce Iranian-designed drones that could be assembled on Russian territory,…
South Korean KF-16 fighter crashes after engine failure, pilot ejects
A South Korean Air Force (ROKAF) KF-16C fighter crashed after suffering an engine failure. The pilot managed to…
Russian fighters dangerously overfly NATO warships in the Baltic Sea
NATO reported that two Russian fighters overflew a French and a Dutch warship in the Baltic Sea in an…
Japan, UK, Italy to agree on next-generation F-X fighter development
The authorities of Japan will soon reach an agreement with the United Kingdom and Italy on the development…
Boeing restructures defense divisions, splits Phantom Works
Boeing Defense, Space and Security announced that it will restructure its defense unit following substantial losses incurred by…
Final standard of Atlantique 2 submarine hunter reaches full operability
The latest and final modernization of the venerable French maritime patrol aircraft known as the Atlantique 2 (ATL2)…
German Air Force One: Germany receives new VIP Airbus A350
A new Airbus A350-900 equipped to carry VIP passengers has been delivered to the German Air Force. Despite…
Airbus unveils details of new heavy loyal wingman drone concept for FCAS
Airbus has revealed more information about the new loyal wingman drone intended to accompany the upcoming European sixth-generation…
Indonesia seeks foreign loans for fighter jets procurement: report
The Indonesian Ministry of Finance approved plans to seek up to USD3.9 billion in foreign loans to procure…
One of the last three taxiable Avro Vulcan bombers to retire in 2023
Vulcan XH558, one of three remaining taxiable aircraft, will start its engines one last time on November 20,…
Boeing delivers 20th CH-47F Chinook to the Royal Netherlands Air Force
Boeing announced that it had delivered the 20th CH-47F Chinook to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), completing…
Poland receives first USAF F-16 for maintenance
Polish Military Aviation Depot No.2, located in the city of Bydgoszcz, received the first US Air Force (USAF)…
First loyal wingman: USAF begins testing Valkyrie drone
The US Air Force has received its first two Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie stealth combat drones, the first loyal…
Israel strikes Iranian drone shipment in Syria with F-35s – reports
Israeli F-35 fighter jets conducted a deep incursion into Syria and struck a convoy carrying Iranian kamikaze drones…