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Brazilian Air Force launches paratroopers with its final C-130 Hercules
After leaving it on the ground for 45 days, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) returned to flying with…
Argentina chose the F-16 fighter for its Air Force – reports
Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, would have followed the predictable path in his decision to re-equip the country’s…
Czech Republic makes official order for 24 F-35 Lightning II fighters
The Czech Republic is the newest customer for Lockheed Martin’s 5th generation F-35 Lightning II fighter. The governments…
US government approves sale of F-16 fighters to Turkey and F-35 to Greece
President Joe Biden’s government approved on Friday the sale of 40 F-16V fighters to Turkey and another 40…
Northrop Grumman reports $1.56 billion loss on B-21 Raider bomber
The B-21 Raider stealth bomber, the most advanced military aircraft known, caused a loss of US$1.56 billion for…
Turkish Air Force C-160 transport aircraft makes emergency landing after technical failure
A Turkish Air Force Transall C-160 military freighter made an emergency landing in Kayseri, in the center of…
Royal Brunei Air Force receives its first two Airbus C295MW
The small Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF), a country located in Southeast Asia, received on January 24 the…
Russian Ilyushin Il-76 crashed near the Ukrainian border
A Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 military freighter crashed northeast of the city of Belgorod, near the border…
Saab and Boeing sign contract to produce T-7A training jet aft fuselage
Saab has been awarded a contract worth US$107 million by Boeing to produce an undisclosed number of aft…
B-21 Raider bomber now in production, says Pentagon
The development of the B-21 Raider, the US Air Force’s new bomber and the most advanced aircraft ever…
Brazilian Gripen fighters carried out aerial combat simulation with F-5 Tiger II fighter
Saab, Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) carried out new tests with the Gripen fighter in Brazil…
B-21 Raider stealth bomber made second flight on January 17, from Edwards Air Force Base
The B-21 Raider stealth bomber, the most advanced aircraft known, made its second flight on January 17, the…
Bulgaria’s first F-16 Block 70 fighter will be completed by the end of 2024
Lockheed Martin has revealed that seven of Bulgaria’s eight Block 70 F-16 fighter jets are in various stages…
Ukraine claims to have shot down an A-50 radar plane and a Russian Il-22 command aircraft
Russia would have lost a Beriev A-50U ‘Mainstay’ airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft in addition having a badly…
Ukraine asks for USAF A-10 Thuderbolt attack planes
Ukraine is close to receiving its first F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters, transferred by European air forces, but the…
Dassault has a new order for 42 Rafales fighters for the French Air Force
Dassault Aviation has clinched a significant order from the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) for 42 Rafale combat…
Lockheed Martin announces delivery of first two F-16 Block 70 to Slovakia
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first two F-16 Block 70 fighter jets to the Slovak Air Force, the…
Norway transfers two F-16 fighters to train Ukrainian pilots in Denmark
Norway recently confirmed that it had sent two reactivated F-16 Fightning Falcon fighter jets to Denmark, where training…
Embraer expects to sell more C-390 Millennium in 2024 than last year
After a very promising 2023, in which it added three new customers (Austria, Czech Republic and South Korea)…
Indonesia gives approval for third batch of Dassault Rafale fighter jets
Dassault confirmed on January 8 that Indonesia has given its go-ahead to receive the third tranche of Rafale…