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First USAF F-15EX fighter jet touches down in Florida

The United States Air Force received its first F-15EX fighter jet from Boeing. It will now be put to the test at Eglin A...

T-45 to receive new oxygen system after hypoxia reports

The US Navy T-45 Goshawk trainer jet will receive a new generation of oxygen supply system, after a series of hypoxia ev...

Belgium grounds F-16 fleet following engine mishap

Following an investigation into an engine incident, the whole fleet of F-16 fighter jets of the Belgian Air Component wa...

UK could scrap plan to acquire 90 F-35B fighter jets

The new defense strategy of the United Kingdom could scrap a plan to procure 90 F-35B fighter jets....

French Rafale F3R boasts new Meteor “game-changer” missile

The F3R Standard of the Dassault Rafale fighter jet reached another milestone with the integration of the Meteor missile...

Guyana says Venezuelan Su-30s invaded airspace, buzzed airport

Two Venezuelan Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets have entered the Guyanese airspace on March 2, 2020, country’s officials...

Japan reduces Chinese interceptions as it deploys F-35s

Since 2020, Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force only intercepts Chinese aircraft when they threaten the country’s...

Denmark showcases first F-35A unique livery

Lockheed Martin revealed the first Danish F-35 fighter, painted with a unique grey livery featuring the Danish flag, the...

Will Germany abandon the Airbus Tiger attack helicopter?

Germany could consider replacing the Airbus Tiger with the Boeing Apache attack helicopters, the French think-tank Mars...

Maiden flight of Boeing's Loyal Wingman drone | Video

The Loyal Wingman drone developed by Boeing for the Royal Australian Air Force made its maiden flight....

Irish Air Corps PC-9 glides back to safety after engine failure

After a PC-9 of the Irish Air Corps suffered an engine failure, the aircraft had to glide over 30 kilometers to land. &n...

Royal Air Force to bid farewell to Sentinel reconnaissance aircraft

The Royal Air Force officially retired its fleet of five Raytheon Sentinel R1 reconnaissance aircraft from service....

Putin's hypersonic army: what is the state of cutting-edge Russian missiles?

Russia is often pictured as being at the forefront of the hypersonic race. What is it so proud of, and what is the real...

Turkey rolls out mockup of unmanned electric attack helicopter

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) revealed a mockup of the TUSAŞ T-629 unmanned electric attack helicopter with a chara...

Private Mirage F1 “aggressor” crashes on landing at Tyndall AFB

A Mirage F1B operated by ATAC crashed at the end of the Tyndall airbase runway. The two pilots were injured....

Antonov to design indigenous heavy strike drone for Ukraine

Antonov met with the Ukrainian government to discuss the development of a domestic heavy strategic strike and reconnaiss...

KJ-600, China’s Hawkeye, successfully completes flight test

The Xian KJ-600, a Chinese-made carrier-based airborne early warning aircraft, successfully completed a new flight test....

Boeing begins production of T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer

Boeing started production of the new T-7A Red Hawk training jet at its plant in Saint Louis, Missouri, the United States...

Russia gives US deadline for Open Skies Treaty reversal

Russia gives US ultimatum for Open Skies Treaty reversal

Russia gave the Biden administration until the end of summer 2021 to save the Open Skies Treaty....

Mexican Air Force Learjet suffers fatal crash, kills 6

A LearJet 45 aircraft of the Mexican Air Force crashed during takeoff, killing all six onboard....

USAF takes delivery of first Wolverine light attack aircraft

The USAF receives its first Textron AT-6E Wolverine, the light attack version of the T-6C Texan II trainer....

Russia intercepts French military aircraft near Crimea [Video]

Three French military planes were intercepted by the Russian Air Force over the Black Sea....

Power outage in France after Rafale fighter jet cuts electric cable

A Rafale fighter jet hit a power line near Castellet, southeastern France, depriving locals of electricity for four hour...

FCAS: Last chance meeting for European fighter jet

French and German manufacturers involved in the Future Combat Air System reportedly met in Paris to decide the fate of t...

First modernized Luftwaffe Tornado takes off for maiden flight

The first modernized Panavia Tornado took off from Airbus facilities in Manching, Germany, following a process to extend...

RAF C-17 Globemaster makes emergency landing in Birmingham

A Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft declared an emergency and landed at Birmingham Airport....

FCAS: the Franco-German fighter jet program on the edge?

After the latest Franco-German Council on defense, doubts regarding the FCAS fighter jet project have emerged on both si...

Safran, HAL consider assembly of Rafale M88 engine in India

Safran and HAL signed a cooperation agreement to study the assembly of the Rafale’s M88 engine in India....

LongShot, DARPA’s dedicated air-to-air drone, enters development

General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman have been awarded LongShot program contracts to design a drone fo...

USAF capabilities jeopardized by air refueling problems

The US Transportation Command fears the aging tanker fleet and delays with the Boeing KC-46 could jeopardize the daily o...

First USAF F-15EX begins maiden flight with “Viking” takeoff

The first F-15EX destined to the US Air Force completed its maiden flight in Saint Louis, United States, on February 2,...

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First USAF F-15EX fighter jet touches down in Florida

T-45 to receive new oxygen system after hypoxia reports

Belgium grounds F-16 fleet following engine mishap

UK could scrap plan to acquire 90 F-35B fighter jets

French Rafale F3R boasts new Meteor “game-changer” missile

Guyana says Venezuelan Su-30s invaded airspace, buzzed airport

Japan reduces Chinese interceptions as it deploys F-35s

Denmark showcases first F-35A unique livery

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