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President Biden Selects Livery Design for the Next "Air Force One," VC-25B...

March 11, 2023 @ 10:38 AM

President of the United States (POTUS) Joe Biden has selected the livery design for the next "Air Force One," VC-25B, a design that will closely resemble the livery of the current Air Force One, VC-25A.The VC-25B aircraft will replace the current VC-25A fleet, which faces capability gaps, rising maintenance costs, and parts obsolescence
Top Antonov Official Prevented Ukrainian Forces from Protecting An-225 Aircraft

March 11, 2023 @ 10:21 AM

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a former aviation security head of Antonov State Enterprise (ASE) on charges of allowing the destruction of the An-225 "Miria," the World's biggest transport aircraft during the early days of the Ukraine-Russia war in 2022.The former security head along with the former deputy manager of ASE who is currently absconding, are accused of preventing servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine from entering the Gostomel Airport where the AN-225 aircraft were based, according to a statement released on Friday by Ukroboronprom, the parent company of ASE
Norway’s NASAMS Air Defence Systems to Protect Ukrainian Skies

March 11, 2023 @ 05:45 AM

Norways defence ministry said it will provide Ukraine with two complete NASAMS firing units in cooperation with the United States. “Ukraine has a critical need to defend itself against missile attacks, and Norway will assist,” said Norways minister of defence Bjørn Arild Gram
Bahrain to Soon Become First F-16 Block 70 User

March 11, 2023 @ 04:34 AM

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 F-16 Block 70
S.Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Prototypes Perform First Nighttime Flights

March 11, 2023 @ 04:14 AM

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
Likely Ukrainian MiG-29 Drops JDAM kit-Equipped Test Bomb: Russian Media

March 10, 2023 @ 06:43 PM

A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter dropped GPS-guided bombs in eastern Ukraines Kurdyumovka, Russian media claimed. Kurdyumovka is close to Artyomovsk located on the Kiev-controlled part of the Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR), where fierce fighting for the city is underway
Lockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace to Develop TF-50A, an Advanced Version of the...

March 10, 2023 @ 05:37 PM

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...

March 10, 2023 @ 10:25 AM

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 that “the decision about how to use aircraft will be made depending on their condition
250 Leopard 2A7 Tanks on Italy’s Shopping List?

March 10, 2023 @ 09:58 AM

Italy is reportedly planning a massive purchase of Leopard 2A7 tanks from Germany for approximately €8 billion. This was reported recently by Italian news agency
Korea Aerospace Reveals Poland’s First FA-50 Jet

March 10, 2023 @ 09:33 AM

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

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