Risk of explosion: Dutch F-35As must stay away from thunderstorms
Among several other deficiencies, the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu), the Royal Dutch Air Force identified a defect on its…
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USAF already flew full-scale next-generation fighter prototype
Taking the aviation world by surprise, Dr. Will Roper, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition,…
U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots: one and same thing?
It is well-known that not everyone can become a U.S. Air Force or Navy pilots. At first, candidates…
USAF accidentally drops hypersonic missile during test
A hypersonic missile under development accidentally separated from a B-52 aircraft during tests in the United States, according…
Flawed Boeing KC-46A tanker catches Israel interest
The State Department officially informed the Congress of its intention to proceed with the sale of 8 Boeing…
First Dutch F-35A grounded for three weeks after welcome blunder
As the Koninklijke Luchtmacht, the Dutch Air Force, was receiving its first operational F-35A fighter jet in Leeuwarden…
British F-35Bs land for the first time on HMS Queen Elizabeth
For the very first time, F-35B Lightning II fighter jets of the Royal Air Force and the Royal…
No paper plane: NASA supersonic X-59 QueSST is coming together
Following years of research and design engineering, NASA believes it has come up with a solution on how…
The Netherlands to acquire nine additional F-35A fighter jets
The Dutch Ministry of Defense announced the planned acquisition of nine additional Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets. The…
Lockheed Martin delivers first French KC-130J Super Hercules
The first KC-130J Super Hercules of the French Armée de l’Air landed at Orléans-Bricy Air Base on September…
US administration approves $6.5 billion sale of F-35A to Poland
The State Department officially informed the Congress of its intention to proceed with the sale of 32 F-35A…
Airbus withdraws Eurofighter Typhoon from Canadian tender
Confirming the rumors that spread earlier this summer, Airbus announced its withdrawal from the Canadian fighter jet replacement…
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…
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…
Japan finds some debris from its F-35A lost at sea
Japan announced on May 7, 2019, that it had found more debris, including part of the flight recorder,…
US Air Force deploys F-35A in the Middle East for the first time
The US command for Central Asia and the Middle East (CENTCOM) announced on April 15, 2019, that F-35A…
Crash of Japanese F-35A confirmed, pilot missing
The crash of an F-35A stealth fighter jet of the Japan Self Defense Forces during a training flight…
United States approves F-16V “Viper” sale to Morocco
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DCAS) announced the approval of the upgrade of 23 Moroccan F-16 C/D Block…