Three Russian domestic carriers- IrAero, Aurora Airlines and Smartavia signed letters of intent with United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to buy 89 new locally made MS-21, Sj-100 and Tu-214 aircraft during the IX Eastern Economic Forum yesterday. All these airlines were earlier operating Western-made aircraft and will completely retire these once the new Russian-made passenger carriers are inducted
The German Air Force has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the IRIS-T SLM ground-based air defense system, following the completion of training for its first operators. This milestone was marked by an official ceremony at the Todendorf military training area in Schleswig-Holstein, attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, and Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, Chief of the German Air Force
Argentina received its first P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft from Norway on Tuesday, September 3. The aircraft landed at the Almirante Zar Naval Air Base in Trelew, Chubut Province, marking the beginning of a planned acquisition of four such aircraft for the Armada Argentina, as
A Ukrainian drone, being referred to as 'Dragonfire,' has deployed molten thermite on a Russian-held treeline, setting it ablaze for the second consecutive time. The incident was first revealed on September 2, when a video surfaced on social media showing the drone releasing a stream of intense, white-hot flames from thermite onto Russian positions
President Zelensky dismissed Ukraine's Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk on Aug. 30 over the crash of the F-16 fighter jet which has caused considerable embarrassment to Washington
Indonesia has donated and unspecified number of weapons and ammunition to the special forces of the Cambodian armed forces which were flown aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The handover ceremony was led by Air Vice-Marshal H
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is looking into the crash of a Western-donated F-16 fighter aircraft by “friendly fire” from a Ukraine-operated Patriot air defense system on Monday as one of the possibilities of the sudden downing of the aircraft. Speaking to the Voice of America radio an AFU official said that various possibilities are being considered, including friendly fire, a technical malfunction, and pilot error
Raytheon (RTX) showcased the SeaVue Multi-role Radars long-range target detection at the U.S
Leonardo DRS, announced it has received a $117 million order for next-generation thermal weapon sights for the U.S
Spent nuclear fuel and chemicals that can be used to make "dirty bombs" are being supplied to Ukraine via Poland and Romania, the Russian Ministry of Defense said today. A dirty bomb is a term used to describe a small nuclear explosive that can cause maximum damage within a given area