The first prototype of Hürjet, the jet aircraft developed by Turkey’s largest aviation manufacturer Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for pilot training and light attack missions, was unveiled last week at… Continue reading "Turkey Unveils The First Prototype of the HURJET Jet Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft"
Production and assembly activities for the prototype aircraft of the HÜRJET Project, which was launched by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in 2017 in order to meet the Turkish Air Force’s… Continue reading "Turkey Starts Production of HURJET Jet Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft"
The Republic of China Air Force officially took delivery of its first production Brave Eagle trainer on Monday, with the made-in-Taiwan advanced trainer arriving at Chihhang Air Base on Taiwan’s… Continue reading "Taiwanese Air Force Receives First Production Brave Eagle Trainer"
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 Malaysian Ministry of Defense has released a request for bids for the supply and delivery of 18 Fighter Lead In Trainers and Light Combat Aircraft, as well as associated… Continue reading "Malaysian Tender For Fighter Lead In Trainers And Light Combat Aircraft Released"
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"
Calspan Corporation announced 8 July that it had been awarded a four year contract worth $14.1 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop full-scale air combat… Continue reading "Calspan To Modify L-39s For DARPA AI Dogfighting Experiment"
On 6 July, the Austrian government announced that it would be retiring the Austrian Air Force’s fleet of Saab 105 trainer jets by the end of this year. The 50-year-old… Continue reading "Austria To Retire Aged Saab Trainers as Eurofigher Legal Battle Continues"
The United States Airforce is still anxiously waiting for the delivery of its new Boeing T-7 Red Hawk advanced trainer aircraft. In the interim, the USAF is considering leasing other… Continue reading "The USAF Might Possibly Lease Fighters that Lost the T-X Advanced Trainer Competition"
The Taiwanese AIDC T-5 Brave Eagle advanced trainer jet performed its first flight on the morning of 10 June. The first prototype aircraft, resplendent in its red, white and blue… Continue reading "Taiwan’s Brave Eagle Takes To The Skies"