Thailand to Evaluate Gripen in Highway Operations as MoD Backs Decision to Purchase Gripen E/F

The RTAF is set to evaluate the service’s Saab Gripens’ ability to operate from makeshift runways and highways in February. This announcement comes days after the Government backed the service’s…

First Operational EPAWSS-Equipped F-15E Strike Eagles Delivered to RAF Lakenheath

Two USAF F-15E Strike Eagles returned to the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, UK, after upgrades in the USA, which included the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System self-protection…

The Promising Beginning and Sudden End of the BAC TSR.2

First flying in September 1964, the TSR.2 was designed as a tactical strike and reconnaissance aircraft capable of speeds up to Mach 2, and was one of the most technologically…

U.S. Approves Japan’s Purchase of More AGM-158 JASSMs in $39 Million Deal

After the acquisition of 50 AGM-158B JASSM-ER missiles last year, Japan has now been granted the approval for 16 additional AGM-158s, reinforcing the JASDF’s long-range stand-off strike capabilities of the…

Denmark Repatriates Three More F-35s as it Plans to Reinforce Greenland

Denmark plans to replace the F-16MLUs with F-35s to meet its needs for national QRA and NATO’s Air Policing missions, but is also looking to support F-35 operations from Kangerlussuaq…

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Thailand to Evaluate Gripen in Highway Operations as MoD Backs Decision to Purchase Gripen E/F

The RTAF is set to evaluate the service’s Saab Gripens’ ability to…

First Operational EPAWSS-Equipped F-15E Strike Eagles Delivered to RAF Lakenheath

Two USAF F-15E Strike Eagles returned to the 48th Fighter Wing at…

The Promising Beginning and Sudden End of the BAC TSR.2

First flying in September 1964, the TSR.2 was designed as a tactical…

U.S. Approves Japan’s Purchase of More AGM-158 JASSMs in $39 Million Deal

After the acquisition of 50 AGM-158B JASSM-ER missiles last year, Japan has…

Denmark Repatriates Three More F-35s as it Plans to Reinforce Greenland

Denmark plans to replace the F-16MLUs with F-35s to meet its needs…

Shenyang J-16

The Shenyang J-16 Qianlong (Chinese for hidden dragon) is a Chinese all-weather…

U.S. Navy’s Names Next Two Aircraft Carriers After Bill Clinton and George W. Bush

The White House announced that the Navy chose to name the fifth…

USAF T-7A Red Hawk Production Phase Pushed Back to 2026

An adjusted process for the U.S. Air Force’s acquisition of the Boeing…

Military Aviation

Delivering GCAP by 2035 Is Not Easy as it Needs to Break the Mold and Avoid Mistakes, Says UK Report

The UK’s House of Commons committee's GCAP report admits that 2035 is…

ANG A-10s Stuck for Two Months at NAS Sigonella Waiting for Repairs

Six A-10C jets of the U.S. Air National Guard have been stuck…

First Two Canadian MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPAS are in Production

Canada acquired 11 MQ-9Bs and six ground control stations, with the first…

New UK National Drone Hub Facility to be Constructed at Predannack Airfield

An expansion of unmanned operations is underway at the Royal Navy airfield,…

Drones

First Two Canadian MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPAS are in Production

Canada acquired 11 MQ-9Bs and six ground control stations, with the first…

New UK National Drone Hub Facility to be Constructed at Predannack Airfield

An expansion of unmanned operations is underway at the Royal Navy airfield,…

Turkey’s ANKA III UCAV Drops TOLUN Guided Bomb from Internal Bays for the First Time

The internal launch, the first ever by a Turkish aircraft, demonstrated the…

French Army Tests FPV Drone Controlled from Gazelle Light Attack Helicopter

The goal of the experimentation with FPV drones is to ‘accelerate cooperation…

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

U.S. Air Force Reopens Next-Generation Ejection Seat Program for the F-16

The change of the single source contract awarded to Collins Aerospace for…

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Hit By Russian SAM, Azeri Authorities Claim

The investigation on the crash of the Embraer E190 while attempting an…

Troubled Areas

‘The Chinese Military is the Largest and Most Modern It’s Ever Been,’ Edwards AFB Commander Warns

By 2027, in areas west of the international dateline where U.S. assets…

U.S. E-11A ‘Flying Gateway’ Takes Part In Counter-Drone And Integrated Missile Defense Exercise In Middle East

U.S. Air Force E-11A aircraft equipped with the BACN (Battlefield Airborne Communications…

Israel Reveals Daring Raid on Iranian Missile Factory Deep Inside Syria

On Sept. 8, 2024, months before the final collapse of the Assad…

Ukrainian Pilots Reportedly Completed Training on Mirage 2000-5F

Ukraine is expected to receive a first batch of three Mirage 2000-5F…

Weapons

Ukrainian Su-25 Seen Armed with AASM Hammer Bombs in Video for the First Time

The Ukrainian Su-25s started using the French-made AASM Hammer guided bombs in…

Ukrainian Commander Claims to Have Operational Laser Anti-Aircraft Weapon

Named Tryzub after the golden trident used as a national symbol of…

U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Hypersonic Missile Tested in Second Live-Fire; First with Transporter-Erector Launcher

The U.S. Army and U.S. Navy are jointly pursuing the weapon, which…

Standard Missile-3 Intercepts Target in First Live Ballistic Missile Defense Test from Guam

The Ballistic Missile Defense, the first ever from Guam, saw the first…