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By Thomas Newdick Dec 4, 2020

France Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter Jets

The country has been seeking a new combat aircraft, with France’s Dassault Rafale the latest in a line of candidates.

By Thomas Newdick Dec 3, 2020

China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines

The Y-20, China’s largest indigenous aircraft, needs new, more powerful engines to reach its full potential.

By Thomas Newdick Dec 2, 2020

The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor

Amid rising tensions, one Indonesian Air Force Hawk pilot had an intense aerial encounter with an Australian Hornet.

By Thomas Newdick Dec 2, 2020

Russia’s Okhotnik Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Tests Air-To-Air Missiles: Report

The flying-wing drone has apparently begun tests carrying air-to-air missile surrogates for a planned “fighter-interceptor role.”

By Thomas Newdick Dec 1, 2020

Yes, Serbian Air Defenses Did Hit Another F-117 During Operation Allied Force In 1999

New details regarding the incident confirm long-standing rumors of an F-117 being damaged by a surface-to-air missile over Serbia.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 30, 2020

Australia Teams Up With U.S. To Get Hypersonic Missiles For Its Super Hornets In Five Years

Plans call for the rapid prototyping of a new air-breathing long-range missile for the Royal Australian Air Force.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 27, 2020

First AH-64E Apaches Arrive In UK, Will Serve As New Carriers’ Other Strike Capability

Part of Britain’s new-look attack helicopter force, the AH-64E gunships will also be able to team with drones.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 25, 2020

This Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 Hind

The futuristic-looking Kamov V-50 was planned to fly a range of missions at 250 miles per hour.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 25, 2020

Taiwan Is Finally Set To Build The New Diesel-Electric Submarines It Desperately Needs

Eight new domestically-built submarines will revamp the country’s antique underwater fleet as the Chinese threat grows.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 24, 2020

Russian-Supplied, Mercenary-Flown Su-24 Combat Jets Appear In Libyan National Army Video

The swing-wing Fencer attack jets are now wearing what appear to be Libyan national markings.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 24, 2020

U.S. Navy Denies Russian Warship Forced Its Destroyer Out Of Disputed Pacific Waters

Russia says that one of its destroyers threatened to ram the American warship to drive it out of an area in the Sea of Japan.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 23, 2020

The Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To Die

Different crews flying this battle-hardened Royal Air Force Chinook have won four Distinguished Flying Crosses between them.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 23, 2020

This Is Our First Look At The Navy's New CMV-22B Osprey Flying From An Aircraft Carrier

The aircraft's choice as a replacement for the venerable C-2 Greyhound has been controversial, but its development has been amazingly fast.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 21, 2020

F-15E Strike Eagle’s New Electronic Warfare Suite Put To The Test In Major Exercise

The Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System will ensure the Strike Eagle can survive in a highly contested battlespace.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 20, 2020

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force will retire its last frontline F-4 Phantom fighter jets as more F-35s wait in the wings.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 19, 2020

Navy Maritime Patrol Planes Flying From Cold War Base In Bermuda For First Time In Decades

The ballooning presence of Russian submarines and new interest in the region from China has made the Navy up its maritime patrol game in the Atlantic.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 19, 2020

Iran Unveils Its New Sea Base Warship That Looks Like A Floating Arms Bazaar

Packing drones, boats, missiles, and a helicopter, it is Iran's somewhat questionable take on American expeditionary sea bases.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 18, 2020

Enlisted Airmen Can Now Get A Taste Of Air Force Flight Training

The hope is that the adjustment to the Rated Preparatory Program could help address the Air Force’s longstanding pilot shortage.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 18, 2020

New Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter Emerge

Featuring beefed-up landing gear and indigenous engines, the J-15T should lead to a production fighter for China’s future supercarrier.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 17, 2020

Greece Says It Is Willing To Take Second-Hand F-35s As Part Of An Urgent Request: Report

Athens’ letter to the Pentagon could kickstart a fast-track acquisition process for the stealth fighters, which it says it badly needs.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 16, 2020

NSA Spied On Denmark As It Chose Its Future Fighter Aircraft: Report

The allegations suggest that European fighter manufacturers were also among the U.S. intelligence agency’s targets.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 16, 2020

Pilot In A Real Aircraft Just Fought An AI-Driven Virtual Enemy Jet For The First Time

Donning an augmented reality headset in the cockpit, a veteran F-22 pilot just had a dogfight with a projection of a Chinese J-20 fighter.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 13, 2020

Watch This Huge Russian An-124 Condor Skid Off The Runway After An Engine Failure

One of the aircraft's engines broke apart in flight, sending fragments flying through the fuselage and falling onto buildings below.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 12, 2020

Israel Has Taken Delivery Of Its Most Capable Warship Ever

The first of the Sa’ar 6 class missile corvettes will help extend the Israeli Navy’s reach far into the Mediterranean.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 12, 2020

The Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWII

The World War II warplane’s extraordinary journey began with a Romanian defector and ended at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.