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The first A400M during its fourth flight on 15 January 2010 – Credits: Benurs  Russia has repeatedly tried to jam the GPS navigation systems used by U.K. Royal Air Force aircraft operating from an airbase in Cyprus. Two British newspapers The Times and Telegraph have concluded that Russia is behind the actions and, …

Virgin Atlantic airline Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner pilot injured by laser attack and had to turn around after take-off from London, his vision failing to recover after being blinded by a laser. A Virgin Atlantic flight VS453 operating from London Heathrow to Tel Aviv, Israel had to turn back when a …

A screenshot of documents posted to Clop Leaks appears to show Saab’s GlobalEye radar defense system attached to a Bombardier private jet in a schematics picture Hackers leaked the secret details of a Swedish/Canadian GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft after its manufacturers seemingly manufacturer Bombardier refused to pay …

This U.S. Air Force training drone is surrounded by police tape after washing ashore on the beach at Ocean Ridge Hammock Park – Credits: Miranda Christian/ Twitter U.S. Air Force 20-foot-long High-Performance BQM-167A target drone washes up on Ocean Ridge Hammock Park, south of West Palm Beach. The drone was …

Mikoyan MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-27 flying in formation – Credits: aviation.stackexchange A series of structural changes are on the way for Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and leading aircraft manufacturers Sukhoi and MiG. The Russian state-owned conglomerate Rostec (the State Corporation for Assistance to Development, Production, and Export of Advanced …

Last month, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown admitted that F-35 failed to replace F-16 as planned. The United States Air Force announced the need for a new multi-use fighter jet to replace its aging F-16 fleet while stressing that it would not feature the same high-price …

The Taiwanese military displayed high-profile weapons used by the F-16V Blk20 modified and upgraded model, including the first exposed AIM-9X off-axis shooting Rattlesnake missile, which is the top weapon of the US military. (Chen Zongyi / Duowei News) Taiwan has upgraded 42 Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighters to the F-16V Block …

YOUTUBE SCREENCAP The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. Production started in 1969 and reached large numbers with over 5,000 aircraft built, making it the most produced variable-sweep wing aircraft in history. Today the MiG-23 remains in limited service …

Last three Phantoms at Gifu – タルタル On March 17, 2021, the remaining three F-4EJ Phantom aircraft of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force made their last flight at Gifu Air Base, north of Nagoya. With the retirement of the airframes 17-8301/301, 47-8336/336 and 07-8431/431 the career of the F-4 in …

Russia – Air Force Credits: Igor Dvurekov A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter violated Ukrainian airspace over the Sumy region. According to Ukrainian journalist Andriy Tsaplienko, the military helicopter made the airspace violation on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Sumy region. Andriy Tsaplienko also released a short video showing a …