Czech firm AERO Vodochody has completed the overhaul and partial modernization of four L-39ZA Albatros aircraft for the Bulgarian Air Force, with the final aircraft delivered in August. The program was carried out under the terms agreed in a December 2023 contract
China will introduce multiple new types of military aircraft at its Victory Day (V-Day) parade in Beijing on September 3, an event marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The Sept 3 parade will be the second of its kind since 2015 to commemorate Japans 1945 surrender
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South Koreas Defense Ministry has disciplined 10 Air Force personnel after a C-130 transport aircraft entered Japans air defense identification zone (ADIZ) without authorization on July 13, prompting the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) to scramble fighter jets. The ministry said on Sunday, “We confirmed problems in mission execution during the...
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Turkish defense company Roketsan announced that the Tayfun Block-4 hypersonic ballistic missile will enter mass production in 2026 following a series of planned test launches next year. According to Roketsan, intensive test firings for the missile are scheduled for 2025
A Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday evening during a rehearsal for the upcoming AirSHOW Radom 2025 in central Poland, killing the pilot. Government spokesperson Adam Szłapka first announced the death, while Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz described it as a “great loss for the Air Force and the entire Polish Army
Poland has chosen L3Harris Technologies to supply its Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system as part of the countrys F-16 Viper upgrade program. The
An Osprey MK III unmanned aerial system (UAS) cut across the skies above Duke Field, north of Eglin Air Force Base, last week during a key Air Force navigation test. The seven-foot, 50-pound drone, sounding like a weed eater engine at ground level, was used to evaluate alternative navigation software designed to operate without relying on vulnerable GPS signals
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