India receives first Rafale fighter
Dassault Aviation delivered the first of 36 Rafale fighters to the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday. The fighter jet, named RB 001, is...
October 9, 2019
Defense
October 8, 2019
US Navy conducts F/A-18C final flight
The US Navy made the last operational flight of an F/A-18C fighter on October 2. The Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 aircraft took off...
October 2, 2019
China presents its air arsenal in parade in Beijing
The celebration of the 70th anniversary of the communist revolution in China was attended by the traditional military parade in Beijing with the presence...
September 25, 2019
Brazilian aircraft carrier goes on sale for $ 1.275 million
The Brazilian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday the opening of the bidding process to sell the aircraft carrier Sao Paulo for a minimum...
September 18, 2019
First flight of stealth bomber B-21 Raider is scheduled for 2021
The next US Air Force (USAF) stealth bomber, the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider will make its first flight in December 2021. The date was...
September 17, 2019
USAF names the T-X as T-7A Red Hawk
The US Air Force (USAF) decided to name the advanced training jet T-X as T-7A Red Hawk, announced Matthew Donovan, its Acting Secretary, on...
September 12, 2019
Italy joins UK Tempest fighter development program
The United Kingdom has secured an important ally in its 6th gen fighter development program, called Tempest. Italy has signed an agreement to partner...
September 10, 2019
Saab presents the first Gripen E to the Brazilian Air Force
Saab held a Gripen E fighter presentation ceremony for Brazil, which is expected to be the sixth country to use the Swedish aircraft from...
September 4, 2019
Brazilian Air Force receives its first KC-390
After a decade since it was officially launched, Embraer’s KC-390 military transport jet had its first unit delivered to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB)...
August 30, 2019
Argentine Air Force confirms it will retire IA-58 Pucará
Despite its simple design, the Pucará is undoubtedly the most significant aircraft ever built in Argentina, which even flew the first jet planes designed...
August 26, 2019
Brazilian Gripen E fighter completes first flight
The first Brazilian Air Force (FAB) Saab Gripen E fighter made its maiden flight in Sweden on Monday. The aircraft, designated 39-6001, took off...
August 23, 2019
Portugal signs agreement to acquire five Embraer KC-390
After months of negotiation, the Portuguese government signed an agreement with Embraer on Thursday to manufacture five units of the KC-390 multi-mission transport jet...
August 15, 2019
Embraer to deliver first KC-390 to Brazilian Air Force on September 4
The first KC-390 is due to be delivered to the Brazilian Air Force on September 4, according to an Airway source. Manufactured by Embraer,...
August 14, 2019
PAK DP, also known as MiG-41, expected to have project completed in 2019
In addition to investing in the production of its first stealth fighter Su-57, Russia is already preparing to develop another interceptor, the PAK DP,...
August 11, 2019
Ukraine shows interest in Super Tucano
Ukrainian military personnel led by Colonel General Serhii Drozdov, commander of the country’s air force, were in Brazil last week to meet Embraer’s Super...
August 4, 2019
Stealth drone, Sukhoi Su-70 performs first flight
The mysterious unmanned combat aerial vehicle ‘Okhotnik-B‘ (Hunter in Russian) made its first flight on Saturday, August 3, according to TASS news agency. According...
July 26, 2019
Why the Chinese stealth fighter J-20 concerns the United States
In recent days, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, also known as PLAAF, has released the first official image of a Chengdu J-20 fighter....
July 23, 2019
United Kingdom and Sweden sign cooperation agreement on “future combat air”
If France, Germany and Spain are united around the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, which will lead to the successor of the Rafale...
July 22, 2019
US accuses Venezuela of endangering Navy reconnaissance aircraft crew
An incident on Friday prompted US protests against Venezuela. According to the US Navy, an EP-3B Aries II reconnaissance aircraft flew international waters north...
July 15, 2019
Argentina negotiates purchase of 10 light fighter FA-50 from South Korea
Argentina would be close to filling a gap in its air defense since late 2015 when it retired its Dassault Mirage. President Mauricio Macri...
