The three F-16 squadrons of the Republic of China Air Force’s 4th Tactical Fighter Wing officially declared full operational capability on their newly upgraded F-16Vs on November 18, with a… Continue reading "Full Operational Capability Declared For Taiwan’s First F-16V Wing"
The Turkish Air Force’s remaining fleet of F-4E Phantom IIs have had their planned retirement date delayed to at least 2030, after modernization plans hit a snag. Defense Minister Hulusi… Continue reading "Retirement Of Turkish F-4E Phantom IIs Delayed Through 2030"
On September 13, T1, one of the Boeing-owned MQ-25 test aircraft conducted a historic aerial refueling with an F-35C from the Navy’s Air Test Wing and Evaluation Squadron Two Three… Continue reading "How the MQ-25 Solves the Navy’s Decade Long Issue with New Technology"
Indonesia is set to become the tenth operator of the Airbus A400M aircraft after the Southeast Asian Nation signed on for at least two of the type on Thursday. In… Continue reading "Indonesia Orders A400M"
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister, has described the crisis on the Poland-Belarus border, Minsk’s threats to cut off natural gas transiting Belarus, and a Russian military buildup on its border… Continue reading "Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Eastern European Crises A Single “Hybrid Front”"
Turkey has successfully tested the long-range domestic air defense missile Siper, according to Turkish Defense Industry President İsmail Demir in a statement on social media on Saturday, November 6. Prof.… Continue reading "Turkey Test-Fires The Siper Long-Range Air Defense Missile"
Papua New Guinea’s Defence Force (PNGDF) has restored its fixed-wing aviation capability with the certification of its Pacific Aerospace PAC-750XL aircraft for flight with the help of the Royal Australian… Continue reading "Papua New Guinea Restores Organic Aviation Capability"
The corvette “Al Zubarah”, the first of four ships built by Fincantieri Muggiano Shipyard in Italy, was delivered to the Qatar Navy as part of the Qatar Navy fleet renewal… Continue reading "Qatar Navy Receives First ‘Al Zubarah’ Corvette From Italy"
The United States Navy has issued a request for information on industry capability to supply a “Tactical Surrogate Aircraft” to support future pilot training. In a 20 October request for… Continue reading "US Navy Exploring Procurement Of “Tactical Surrogate Aircraft”"
The Pentagon has confirmed that a test, on October 21, of a hypersonic missile under development failed due to a booster rocket malfunction, following reports of a failed hypersonic test… Continue reading "Hypersonic Booster Stack Failure Scuttles US Missile Test"