Pentagon to review USAF certification of SpaceX launch vehicles
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy have fallen under scrutiny by the Pentagon, which has initiated a review…
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Spain to join French-German next fighter jet program
Spain is about to join France and Germany in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program to develop…
Qatar Air Force gets first Rafale for its fighter jet cocktail
Dassault Aviation delivered the first out of 36 fighters to Qatar during a ceremony organized in Mérignac, France,…
France shows teeth of nuclear deterrence using Rafale
The Strategic Air Force, branch of the French Air Force dedicated to airborne nuclear deterrence, successfully conducted a…
Russian Su-27 intercepts US F-15C with daring maneuver [Video]
Footage of a Russian Su-27 intercepting a US F-15C over the Baltic Sea has emerged online. The first…
Aerial incident reignites tensions between Japan and South Korea
For the fourth time in a month, the South Korean authorities protested after a Japanese patrol plane flew…
Two Su-34 collide over the Sea of Japan, only one pilot found
Two Sukhoi Su-34 strike aircraft of the Russian Air Force vanished from radar on January 18, 2019, during…
France invests €2 billion for Rafale new F4 standard
Dassault Aviation was contracted with the development of the Rafale’s new F4 Standard by the Minister of Armed…
Iranian Boeing 707 crash-lands in wrong airport, kills 15 people
A Boeing 707 cargo plane belonging to Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) crashed while landing at…
Eight more H225Ms for the Indonesian Air Force
Airbus Helicopters are celebrating after winning an order for eight additional super 11-tonne H225M’s from the Indonesian Ministry…
The US Air Force takes delivery of long awaited Boeing KC-46A
The United States Air Force announced that it accepted to receive its first KC-46A Pegasus tanker from Boeing…
Chilly ride: Israeli jet fighter loses canopy at high altitude
An Israeli Air Force F-15 “Baz” fighter aircraft was forced to an emergency landing after losing its canopy…
European partners begin stealth tests of nEUROn drone
The technology demonstrator nEUROn is carrying out its fourth test campaign. Called “Low Observability”, it aims at testing…
Crash of French Mirage 2000D, two pilots dead
A Dassault Mirage 2000D of the French Air Force disappeared from radar on January 9, 2019, around noon…
Merkel plane forced to emergency landing after system shutdown
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend the opening of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires on November…
USAF may have lost some of its best fighters in Hurricane Michael
Throughout the second week of October 2018, Hurricane Michael ravaged the eastern coast of the United States, killing…