Lockheed Martin announced on March 3 that the F-35 Lightnings it builds have now reached a combined total of 1 million flight hours across all models and users, inclusive of… Continue reading "Global F-35 Fleet Hits 1 Million Flight Hours Milestone"
At least 15 people have been injured after two Republic of Korea Air Force KF-16s mistakenly dropped eight bombs on a South Korean village during a Thursday live fire exercise.… Continue reading "15 Injured After South Korean Live Fire Airstrike Drill Mishap"
The Argentinian Air Force officially unveiled its first F-16 on Monday, with a ceremony at Tandil Air Base, the future home base of the Argentinian F-16s. The ceremony saw the… Continue reading "Argentina Officially Unveils First F-16"
Israeli Air Force F-15s and F-35s flew over the Beirut stadium hosting the funeral of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, on Sunday, in a show of force as the long-serving… Continue reading "Israeli Air Force Fighters Overfly Nasrallah Funeral In Show Of Force"
Algeria has officially confirmed plans to acquire Russia’s Su-57 “Felon” stealth fighter jets, becoming the first international customer for this advanced fifth-generation aircraft. The announcement, made on February 12, 2025,… Continue reading "Algeria – First Su-57 Customer Unveiled"
Italy is advancing the modernization of its armed forces by procuring a batch of new AW249 attack helicopters from Leonardo, aiming to replace the aging A129 Mangusta fleet. The Italian… Continue reading "Italy Orders Leonardo AW249 Helicopters for Air Support and Reconnaissance"
On 7 February 2025, the U.S. State Department approved a $6.75 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Israel, providing munitions, guidance kits, fuzes, and support equipment. The announcement comes following… Continue reading "Israel Set to Procure $6.75 Billion Worth of GPS-Guided Bombs from the US"
Pilatus and the Netherlands announced February 7 that they have signed a contract for the purchase of the Swiss aircraft company’s PC-7 MKX trainers as the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s… Continue reading "Netherlands Becomes Launch Customer For Pilatus’ PC-7 MKX Trainers"
F/A-18 Hornets of the Finnish Air Force are now operational for NATO’s Icelandic Air Policing mission, with the Finnish aircraft based at Keflavik Air Base for Quick Reaction Alert duties.… Continue reading "Finland’s Air Force On Duty For Icelandic Air Policing"
The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) of India has successfully conducted three consecutive flight trials of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) off the coast of Odisha on… Continue reading "DRDO conducts successive flight trials of Very Short-Range Air Defence System"