Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots were killed on Wednesday after a Jaguar trainer jet crashed during a routine training mission in Rajasthan, a state in western India. The aircraft went down near Ratangarh town in Churu district
France is seeking to take an 80 percent stake in the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project, potentially upending the long-standing principle of equal partnership among the participating nations and aerospace companies. This development follows ongoing disputes within the FCAS consortium—particularly between Frances Dassault Aviation and Airbus, which represents both...
From September 1 to December 1, the Netherlands will deploy F-35 fighter jets to Poland to support NATO's airspace surveillance over Eastern Europe, the Dutch Ministry of Defence
Polands Deputy Minister of National Defense Paweł Bejda visited the Central Air Force Training Ground in Ustka on July 7 to witness tests of Polands latest anti-drone systems.
South Koreas plan to purchase 36 additional AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from the United States is likely to be scrapped following a sharp budget cut, according to opposition lawmaker Yoo Yong-won. Yoo, of the People Power Party, said on Sunday that the National Assemblys recently passed supplementary budget slashed funding for the project from 10 billion won ($7
ASELSAN has completed a live-fire test of its YILDIRIM 100 Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) System, confirming the systems ability to deflect infrared-guided missiles equipped with active warheads. The YILDIRIM 100 system directed multi-band laser energy at incoming missile seekers, effectively neutralizing them mid-flight
Six defence companies from across Europe gathered near Rome on July 3 to test unmanned systems as part of the European Defence Agencys (EDA) first-ever European Defence Innovation Operational Experimentation (OPEX) campaign. The
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Frances defence procurement agency (DGA) notified Harmattan AI of a contract to supply 1,000 micro-combat drones. The French company secured the
Swedish defence tech startup Nordic Air Defence (NAD) has raised an additional $3 million, expanding its pre-seed funding round to a total of $4.4 million
An Indonesian pilot has flown South Koreas KF-21 fighter for the first time, putting the joint jet program back on track after years of stalled payments. Colonel Pnb Ferrel Rigonald of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) occupied the front seat during a test flight of the KF-21 prototype on June 27, 2025, from Sacheon Air Base in South Korea