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S.Korea Approves $4B Project to Buy F-35A Jets, Chinooks

July 15, 2022 @ 09:48 AM

South Koreas arms procurement agency today approved two projects worth a combined $4 billion to buy F-35A jets and Chinook helicopters. The agency will set aside 3

S.Korean Navy Establishes Aviation Unit to Bolster Maritime Security

July 15, 2022 @ 05:24 AM

The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has established a new aviation command that, in future, will armed with aircraft such as P-8A Poseidon MPA and MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to bolster maritime security capabilities. On July 15, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm

First U.S.-S.Korea Joint Drills Involving Respective F-35A Jets

July 14, 2022 @ 05:50 AM

The United States and South Korea are holding their first combined air drills involving their respective F-35A stealth jets. Some 30 aircraft including South Korea's F-35A, F-15K, KF-16 and FA-50 jets, as well as American F-35A and F-16 jets took part in the four-day drills that kicked off on July 11...

U.S.A.F. B-2 Spirit Aircraft Arrives at Australia's Amberley Base

July 11, 2022 @ 11:40 AM

A Pacific Air Force (PACAF) B-2 Spirit bomber has flown to Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley as part of the Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC) initiative. Several PACAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft will be supporting the B-2 Spirit aircraft, providing refueling capability for the visiting bomber aircraft while they integrate with the RAAF to conduct various training exercises and activities

South Korean KF-21 Fighter Jet Undergoing Taxiing Trials, First Flight in 3

July 9, 2022 @ 01:51 PM

The South Koreas indigenously made KF-21 fighter jet is undergoing low, medium and high-speed taxi tests on the run up to its first flight test scheduled for late July. KF-21 Boramae fighter prototypes has been undergoing taxi tests from June 25, with the tests scheduled to be concluded by July 13

Philippines Air Force Shortlists F-16V and Saab JAS-39 Gripen for its Fighter...

July 8, 2022 @ 06:57 PM

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has short-listed Lockheed Martin F-16 and Saab JAS-39 Gripen for its multi-role fighter (MRF) project eliminating other contenders such as the South Korean TA-50 and the Indian Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas."(The) two last contenders are the F-16V Block 50/52 Variant and the JAS-39 Gripen C/D+ Version," PAF spokesperson, Col

China Gets Closer to H-20 Strategic Stealth Bomber's First Flight

July 8, 2022 @ 10:27 AM

China is planning to conduct a flight test of an "important type of aircraft that has crucial strategic and historic significance," which several state-owned media outlets alluded to the H-20 strategic stealth bomber, the country's worst-kept aviation secret.Ge Heping, Party chief of the Chinese Flight Test Establishment under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), referred to the upcoming flight test at a meeting on Tuesday to with personnel involved in the upcoming test, the media reports said citing a press release from the Establishment

Russian Su-35 Shoots Down Ukraine’s MiG-29, Su-25

July 7, 2022 @ 12:30 PM

Two Ukrainian fighter aircraft – MiG-29 and Su-25 – were shot down in a single day by Russian Air Force Su-35 jet, Russia claims. “Russian Su-35s fighters shot down: one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near Nikolaev and one Su-25 near the village of Adamovka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR)," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a press briefing today

New Air-to-air Missile for Russian Su-57 Stealth Jet This Year

July 5, 2022 @ 06:12 PM

A new short-to-medium-range missile for the Russian Su-57 fifth-generation fighters, capable of engaging small-size stealth targets in the air will be completed this year.The new air-to-air missile for the Su-57 fighter was unveiled on November 18, 2019

Two Ukrainian Su-25 Jets Shot Down During Dogfight: Russia

July 5, 2022 @ 09:57 AM

Ukrainian Su-25 fighters were shot down by Russian ones during a dogfight, Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov has claimed. "In the area of ​​​​the settlement of Novobratskoye, Kherson region, as a result of an air battle, a Russian fighter shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force," Konashenkov said at a regular press briefing today

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