Russian MiG-31 fighter was downed by friendly fire: Report
The Russian MiG-31 crash that took place on April 26, 2017 happened when the fighter was shot down accidently by “friendly fire” during a routine training session near the Telemba proving ground in Siberia, an investigative report by Baza has claimed
Russia May Offer Su-35, Su-57 Jets if US Cancels F-35 Deliveries to...
Russia may offer its latest aircraft such as the Su-35 and the Su-57 stealth jets if Turkey seeks an alternative in the event of the United States cancelling the sale of F-35 fighters to Ankara. Alexander Mikheev, head of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, said on April 24 that Russia is...
Russia Begins Assembly Of Su-30SMs Meant For Myanmar
Russia has begun assembling the six Su-30SM fighters that will be delivered to Myanmar under a 2018 bilateral contract, according to Myanmar Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing. "The aircraft are currently at the production facilities
Lockheed Martin Shifts F-16 Production Line to South Carolina
Lockheed Martin inaugurated its new F-16 production line in Greenville, South Carolina shifting F-16 tooling and equipment previously in Fort Worth,Texas which will be used for assembling the F-35. Lockheed had previously offered to shift the production line to India if it ordered over 100 F-16 jets and make it a...
Su-30SM Fighters To Replace MiG-29s At Russia’s Airbase In Armenia ...
Russian Su-30SM fighters will be delivered to 3624th airbase at Erebuni in Armenia belonging to their country to replace MiG-29 aircraft, according to a source from the Russian Defense Ministry. "The Su-30SM fighter jets will be delivered to our airbase in Armenia starting next year
HAL Recommences Intermediate Jet Trainer Testing After 3 Years Hiatus
HAL has recommenced flight testing of modified Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) yesterday from its Bangalore facilities. The flight testing of IJT (HJT36), designed and developed by HAL for the stage-II training of IAF pilots was put on hold after the aircraft had encountered problem in the spin test flights in the year 2016
Russia looks to export Yak-130, MiG-29M Fighter Jets to Mexico
Mexico, which currently does not have any fighter jets in its air force is being wooed by Russia to sell its Yak-130 and MiG-29M Fighter Jets which will be presented at the Mexico Aerospace Fair FAMEX-2019 later this week. The Russian arms export agency, Rosoboronexport, is setting up a joint Russian exposition at the FAMEX-2019 to take place at AFB 1 in Santa Lucia, Mexico, on April 24-27
US, Allies To Deploy 200 F-35 jets In The Asia-Pacific Region In...
The United States (US) and its allies will be deploying about 200 Lockheed Martin F-35 fifth generation fighters in the Asia-Pacific region alone within the next six years or by 2025, Gen. Charles Brown, commander of the US Pacific Air Forces said during a recent interview at the headquarters of the Pacific Air Forces in the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu
Five Japanese F-35A Stealth Jets, Including Crashed Aircraft Involved in Emergency Landings...
The Japanese F-35A stealth jet, which is missing since April 9 was involved in seven emergency landing incidents prior to the crash along with four other F-35s out of 13 in service with the Japanese Self Defence Force (JSDF). The first accident took place on April 9 when one of the fighters crashed into the Pacific during a routine anti-fighter combat training with three other F-35A jets
Pakistan To Get Egyptian Mirage 5 Jets: Report
Pakistan is set to ink a deal with Egypt for a batch of Mirage 5 fighters. The contract with Egypt had been under negotiation for a couple of years, and now PAF is set to receive the fighters belonging to the Egyptian Air Force
Lockheed Martin Working on $25000 Per Flight Hour Operating Cost of F-35
Lockheed Martin is working on achieving a $25,000 Cost per Flight Hour (CPFH) for its F-35 joint strike fighter by 2025. The CPHF target is comparable to the cost to sustain legacy aircraft, while providing a generational leap in capability; a Lockheed Martin release said adding that the target will be deliver 80 percent mission capable rates in the near term
Su-35 Fighters Delivered To China
Russia has completed deliveries of 24 Sukhoi Su-35 'Flanker-E' multirole fighters to China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). "The delivery of those platforms to the People's Republic of China has been completed,"
Turkish Firm, CANiK to Supply Heavy Machine Gun to Brazil
U.S.A.F. Receives First EPAWSS Electronic Warfare System-equipped F-15E Fighter...
Hundreds of British Military Vehicles Head to Romania for NATO's Exercise Steadfast...
Pentagon Funds Project to Extract Rare Earths from E-Waste
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U