Bahrain to Soon Become First F-16 Block 70 User
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first F-16 Block 70 fighter being built for the Royal Bahraini Air Force. The Kingdom of Bahrain became the first operator of F-16s in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the 1990s, and now, will be the first to receive the aircrafts most advanced variant, the...
S.Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Prototypes Perform First Nighttime Flights
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said prototypes of the homegrown KF-21 Boramae fighter jet have conducted their first nighttime flights. The third and fourth prototypes of the KF-21 conducted the test flights, the state arms procurement agency said
Lockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace to Develop TF-50A, an Advanced Version of the...
Lockheed Martin (LM) and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) are developing the TF-50, the most advanced version of the latter's FA-50 Light FIghter-Trainer aircraft.Lockheed Martin recently submitted the TF-50A variant in response to the U
Ukraine Could Cannibalize Slovak, Polish MiG-29s to Keep its MiG-29 Fleet Flying...
Ukraine could use components from the MiG-29s to be donated by Slovakia and Poland on its own jets, Ukrainian MoD spokesman Yuriy Ihnat has hinted. "Supply of aviation systems is good news because it means that the supply of combat aircraft has moved on," Ihnat said at a briefing Thursday, adding...
Korea Aerospace Reveals Poland’s First FA-50 Jet
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has published photographs of the first FA-50/PL light attack aircraft being built for the Polish Air Force. A contract for 48 FA-50s, said to be worth around $3 billion, was signed in September 2022
Indonesia Releases Down-payment to Acquire 18 Rafale Jets
Indonesia has made a down-payment to acquire 18 Dassault Rafale jets, a contract for which was signed in April 2022. With this, Indonesias order has officially entered the Dassault Aviations backlog for Rafale jets, French publication
Egyptian Rafale Jets Pass 10,000 Flight Hours Mark
Egyptian Air Forces Rafale fighters have become the first export Rafales to reach 10,000 flight hours, Dassault Aviation announced Wednesday. In the presence of senior Egyptian authorities and Dassault Aviation representatives, a ceremony to celebrate the Rafale's 10,000 flight hours was held last week at Gebel el Basur Air Base (Beheira, Egypt) where the Air Force's Rafale "Wild Wolves" squadron is stationed
Rafale F4.1 Standard, the Latest Version of the Fighter Joins French Air...
The French Air and Space Force received the first of the latest generation Rafale jetsm dubbed "Rafale 4.1 standard," on March 2, the countrys defense ministry has
MBDA Opens Facility in U.A.E. to Produce Missiles for Rafale Jets...
European missile maker MBDA has set up an engineering center in the U.A
U.S. Air Force Deletes Tail Numbers from Aircraft as Counter-intelligence Measure
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Turkey Could Reject F-16; Explore Chinese, Russian Fighter Jets: Erdogan's Advisor
Turkey could take a heel turn by rejecting U.S
Ukrainian Pilots Undergoing Skills Evaluation in U.S.
Two Ukrainian pilots are reportedly undergoing tests in the U.S
As U.S. Halts Military Aid, Ukraine on the Verge of Losing Kursk...
Mirage-2000 Jet Intercepts Russian Cruise Missile in First Kill in Ukraine
Russian Air Defense Radar in Crimea Destroyed in Unknown Fire
Hiroshima Bomber Enola Gay to lose "Gay" as Pentagon Purges Transgender Names
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