A recent report by Radio Free Asia (RFA) revealed a new Russian project in Laos: a military airport in the Xieng Khouang region which borders northern Vietnam. Speaking on a… Continue reading "Russia To Train Lao Troops and Build Military Airport in Laos"
Sierra Nevada Corporation yesterday released photographs of the second of three A-29 Super Tucanos ordered by US Air Force Special Operations Command. While the aircraft is still being modified at… Continue reading "AFSOC’s Newest A-29 Debuted In WW2 Air Commando Scheme"
The ejection seats used by the Republic of China Air Force’s F-5E/F Tiger II fleet are now under scrutiny, after preliminary investigations into the death of the pilot killed in… Continue reading "ROCAF F-5E Ejection Seats Under Scrutiny After Midair Collision"
On the morning of 25 March, a Royal Navy Hawk T1 trainer jet, of the 736 Naval Air Squadron, crashed in the Helston area in Cornwall. The crew managed to… Continue reading "Royal Navy Jet Crashes In Cornwall"
A suspected mid-air collision between two Republic of China Air Force F-5E Tiger IIs this afternoon off Taiwan’s southeastern coast has resulted in the death of one of the pilots… Continue reading "Pilot Killed, Another Missing Following Apparent Taiwanese F-5E Mid-air Collision"
Top Aces Corp. announced today that it has received the first of its ex-Israeli F-16s. The first batch of F-16s were delivered to the adversary training company’s F-16 Center of… Continue reading "Private Training Contractor Top Aces’ First Ex-Israeli F-16s Arrive In Arizona"
A deadline for deciding on whether to embark on full rate production of the F-35 by the end of March has been scrapped due to continued delays with the Joint… Continue reading "Full Rate F-35 Production Delayed Again"
The US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) has signed a 5-year deal with QinetiQ to use the company’s training facilities in the UK. The agreement will see the USAFE using… Continue reading "USAF Awards QinetiQ Five Year Contract For Training Facilities in Europe"
In a recent interview with the Pucará Defense blog, Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force, Brigadier Xavier Isaac, said that the recent veto by the British… Continue reading "Argentine Air Force Contemplates China/Pakistan JF-17 Fighters Once Again"
Boeing’s new eT-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer was designed with such an unprecedented level of computer design and engineering that the USAF brought in the “e-“ designation to mark the… Continue reading "U.S. Air Force eT-7A Pilots Will Get “Real-World” Training Before Even Sitting in an Aircraft"