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ANKA III internal TOLUN bomb drop
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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 ANKA III’s ‘ability to perform stealth strikes by maintaining a low Radar Cross Section (RCS) until the strike…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
January 13, 2025
French Gazelle FPV drone test
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French Army Tests FPV Drone Controlled from Gazelle Light Attack Helicopter

The goal of the experimentation with FPV drones is to ‘accelerate cooperation between nano drones and Army Light Aviation aircraft,’ developing the employment doctrine for the Air-Launched Devices concept. The…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
January 13, 2025
Finland Icelandic Air Policing
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Finnish Air Force to Participate in Icelandic Air Policing for the First Time

The Finnish Air Force will secure NATO skies by deploying four F/A-18 Hornets to Keflavik Air Base for the next rotation of the Icelandic Air Policing mission in February 2025.…

Elia Silvestris Elia Silvestris
January 12, 2025
Japan F-35B delayed
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Delivery of the First F-35Bs to Japan Delayed

The planned delivery of the first six F-35B Lightning II fighters for Japan in FY2024 has now been pushed back to sometime during FY2025, Japan’s Defense Minister announced. The delivery…

Rin Sakurai Rin Sakurai
Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
January 12, 2025
China

‘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 are deployed, China will outnumber U.S. forces about 12 to 1 in modern fighter jets (including 5 to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 12, 2025
Israeli KC-707 interior video
Military Aviation

A Rare Look Inside Israel’s Secretive KC-707 Re’em Tanker

Footage from inside an Israeli Air Force KC-707 Re’em tanker aircraft was recently published on the official IDF Instagram page, providing a rare tour of the aircraft. The IDF (Israeli…

Rin Sakurai Rin Sakurai
January 11, 2025
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