China Gets Closer to H-20 Strategic Stealth Bomber's First Flight
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...
Russian Su-35 Shoots Down Ukraine’s MiG-29, Su-25
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...
New Air-to-air Missile for Russian Su-57 Stealth Jet This Year
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
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...
In a First, U.S. Air Guard Warplanes Conduct Integrated Combat Turns on...
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Russia Offers Su-30MKI CKD Kits Under Make-in-India Program
Russia has offered to supply completely knocked down (CKD) kits of the Su-30MKI aircraft along with technology for their integration under the Make-in-India program.In addition, it has offered to carry out joint work on the modernization of the existing fleet of Su-30MKI jets including the integration of the latest air weapons, avionics, etc, a statement from Rosoboronexport (ROE), the Russian arms exporting agency said in a release
Russian Su-34 Jets Modernized with Precision Weapons, Electronics & Targeting Pods
Several new modernized and lethal Su-34M bombers have entered service with Russias Eastern Military District. The aircraft have already been put into operation and are involved in training flights, press service of the district reported Monday
Greece to Acquire 40 F-35 Jets, Places Request for First 20
Greece plans to acquire 40 F-35 jets from the United States and has placed a request for the first 20 aircraft, its Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told journalists after the NATO summit in Madrid Thursday. "Our intention is to acquire an F-35 squadron with a possible option for a second one
Pentagon Fully Supports Turkey’s F-16 Acquisition: U.S.
Turkeys Air Force could soon have new F-16s in its fleet, with the Biden administration throwing in all support to go ahead with the sale. “The U
Spanish Air Force Renamed as Air and Space Army
Spains Council of Ministers today approved a Royal Decree by which the Air Force will be renamed the Air and Space Army. The growing importance of outer space in the aerospace field determines that the Armed Forces, and especially the Air Force, must be capable of monitoring space, guaranteeing its security and freedom of action in favor of national interests, which will require the development and progressive empowerment of space systems, Spanish defense ministry said in a statement today
New F-35A Jets for South Korea on the Cards
South Koreas Defense Project Promotion Committee's subcommittee has endorsed a basic proposal to purchase some 20 F-35A Lightning II combat jets. The defense procurement subpanel gave its nod of approval for a 3
Chinese Bombers Armed with Hypersonic Missiles Flew Near Japan
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) reportedly flew bombers armed with hypersonic missiles over the Miyako Strait, which separates the Japanese islands of Miyako and Okinawa. Japans Ministry of Defense of Japan recorded the Chinese bombers flight on June 23
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