Pakistani and Chinese Air Forces on Wednesday began the Shaheen-X exercise in which the PAF deployed for the first time, the J10-CE aircraft, considered a competitor to the Dassault Rafale fighter. The PAF had started to acquire a squadron of J10-CE fighters starting in 2021, soon after India began receiving Rafale aircraft from France
The Chinese Navy reportedly launched the first Type 054B frigate in Shanghai, on August 26. The Type 054B is likely equipped to carry land-attack cruise missiles, granting it the ability to strike ground targets, a feature not found in previous Chinese frigates
Japan, in collaboration with Britain and Italy, has strategic plans to create a novel missile for the upcoming generation of fighter jets that are jointly being developed. The intention is to incorporate these missiles into the fighter jets upon their initial deployment in Japan by 2035, an insider source was quoted as saying by
An Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with 23 people on board crashed during a U.S
Russias Kalashnikov Concern plans to establish an unmanned aviation training center for training of operators of all company-made drones. This was stated by Alan Lushnikov, President of the Kalashnikov Concern JSC, on the sidelines of the plenary session "Unmanned aircraft - dual-use technologies in war and peace
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force recently carried out manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) exercise involving a GJ-2 armed reconnaissance drone and two J-16 fighter jets. State-owned China Central Television (CCTV) published a report on the training that took place at an undisclosed location
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) selected JetZero to build a blended wing body (BWB) prototype aircraft by 2027 for future military transports. The effort aims to mature BWB technology and demonstrate its capabilities, giving the department and commercial industry more options for future air platforms
Denmarks defense ministry said eight Ukrainian pilots have touched down on its soil to learn how to fly the American-made F-16. The number of Ukrainian F-16 pilots and crews arriving at an air base in Skrydstrup was revealed by Denmark on August 22
The Russian Army operating in Ukraine has begun receiving new ammunition that matches with the technical characteristics of drones used to launch them. Previously, the Army used ammunition such as grenades and mines strapped to drones which was not in flux with the aerodynamics of the UAVs
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) will double the number of MQ-9A Remotely Piloted Aircraft they will procure, taking the total order from four to eight aircraft. The first four MQ-9A Block 5 Reapers and associated Ground Control Stations were delivered to the RNLAF in 2022