First Long-Distance Para-Drop By French A400M
A French A400M aircraft airdropped paratroopers of the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (RPIMa) in Cote d'Ivoire after a non-stop flight from France, making it the first such mission by the countrys military. After taking off from Toulouse-Francazal airport and after 7 hours of non-stop flight, the 80 paratroopers jumped into...
Russian Su-57 Jet to Get New Engine, Hypersonic Weapons From 2027
Russias fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet will be equipped with a new higher thrust engine besides being armed with hypersonic missiles by 2027. About 25 aircraft out of 76 aircraft being manufactured under the long-term contract already concluded (between Su-57 manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and the Russian MoD) be initially...
Boeing Wins $93.4M Saudi F-15SA Deal
Boeing won $93.4 million bilateral requirements contract for the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA Original Equipment Manufacturer Training Program
U.S.A.F. Clears KC-46A Tanker for Five More Refueling Missions...
The U.S
Tata-Lockheed Martin JV to Manufacture Fighter Wings in India
Lockheed Martin has formally recognized Tata-Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) as a potential future co-producer of fighter wings in India's Hyderabad city. A ceremonial event marking the first fighter wing prototype built at the TLMAL facility in Hyderabad was attended by Shri
Chinese Navy Practices ‘Island’ Bombing, Mine Laying with New-Type of Bomber
A H-6J bomber of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently participated in a live-fire exercise in the South China Sea, practicing bomb dropping on islands and sea mine-laying. This type of aircraft was officially revealed by Chinas Defense Ministry only last year
Ukroboronprom’s Odessa Plant Repairs Modernized L-39M Aircraft
Odessa Aviation Plant State Enterprise, a subsidiary of Ukraines state-owned Ukroboronprom has repaired modernized L-39M aircraft and organized two successful air trials. During the upgrade, specialists of the enterprise installed a modern on-board training complex on the L-39M, which brings the aircraft cockpit information field as close as possible to the information field of combat fighters and attack aircraft
RAF Typhoons Conduct Joint Exercise with Qatar Emiri Air Force
UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoons from 12 Squadron arrived in Qatar for their joint Exercise Fox Defender. Pilots and engineers from both nations will fly and maintain the Typhoon throughout the exercise
U.A.E. Signs Contract to Buy 80 Rafale F4 Jets, 12 H225M Helicopters...
The United Arab Emirates (U.A
Canada Shortlists F-35, Swedish Gripen to Replace Boeing Hornet Jets
Canada narrowed down its decade-long hunt for CF-18 replacement to two choices: Lockheed Martin F-35 and Saabs Gripen. The Government on Wednesday officially rejected Boeings Super Hornet offer
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