An F-35A Lightning II taxis during Red Flag 20-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 3, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw) Pentagon just placed an order for 78 new F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, a $4.7 billion agreement that will provide planes for the U.S. Air …
Read More »Bangladesh Air Force Receives Last Of Five UK-Surplus Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules Transport Aircraft
Lockheed C-130J 99-5479, Bangladesh Air Force. – Credits: Md Shaifuzzaman Ayon on 1 April, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) told Jane’s that Bangladesh has received the last of five UK-surplus Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transport aircraft it ordered. All of the ‘short-bodied’ C-130Js (designated C5 in Royal Air Force …
Read More »Tom Cruise Breaks Silence On Top Gun: Maverick Film New Release Date
Paramount Pictures has changed the release date of highly-anticipated aviation sequel Top Gun: Maverick. Originally set to debut on June 26, the Tom Cruise-led film will now hit the theaters on December 23, 2020. The sequel’s star and producer, Tom Cruise, who plays Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, reacted to the news …
Read More »Russia Sends IL-76 Military Transport Aircraft Carrying Coronavirus Aid To Serbia
Russian Defence Ministry (MoD) sent military medics and equipment from Moscow to Belgrade on Friday to help Serbia fight the coronavirus pandemic. The first Ilyushin Il-76 plane of Russia’s Aerospace Force with equipment and specialists has departed for Serbia from the Chkalovsky airfield to help the Balkan country fight the …
Read More »Libya’s LNA Forces Shot Down GNA Air Force Aero L-39 Albatros Jet Killing Two Pilots
The Libyan National Army (LNA) announced on Thursday that their air defense forces shot down an enemy aircraft belonging to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA). Both pilots died in the crash. #Libya– #LNA claims it air defenses shot down a #GNA L-39 aircraft over al-Washka, west of #Sirte, …
Read More »Croatia Postpone Fighter Jet Procurement Procedure Due To COVID-19 Crisis
Croatia aims to replace its outdated, Soviet-designed Mikoyan MiG-21s. (S. Brigljević/Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia) Croatia Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said at the government’s meeting on Thursday that in the circumstances of the struggle to curb the coronavirus epidemic, his cabinet decided to put off the procurement of …
Read More »PAF New JF-17 Thunder Block 3 Equipped With PL-15 Air-to-air Missile Is A Serious Threat To IAF
The latest, powered-up version of the JF-17 Thunder fighter jet reportedly features technologies from China’s high-end J-20 fighter jet that will immensely boost its combat efficiency. While the JF-17 Block 2 represents is far from a qualitative peer to the majority of the Indian fleet, the upcoming JF-17 Block 3 …
Read More »Due To COVID-19 Crisis “Top Gun: Maverick” Release Date Postponed To December
Credits: Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures has changed the release date of highly-anticipated aviation sequel Top Gun: Maverick. Originally set to debut on June 26, the Tom Cruise-led film will now hit the theaters on December 23, 2020. In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Paramount Pictures has announced they will …
Read More »Indian Air Force HAL/HS-748 Cargo Plane Conducts Emergency Landing After Engine Catches Fire
An Indian Air Force Avro HS 748 transport aircraft conducted an emergency landing at the Agra airbase on March 31 after one of its engines caught fire. It was during the takeoff phase of the aircraft that the crew noticed that one of the two turboprop engines had caught fire. …
Read More »Japan Rejects American and British Plans For Next-Generation Fighter Jet
Photo by ANNnewsCH The Japanese Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has confirmed to Jane’s that it plans to pursue a Japan-led development project of a next-generation fighter aircraft, rejecting proposals by foreign manufacturers, including the one by Lockheed Martin to develop a new stealthy aircraft …
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