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Over the weekend Turkey launched the “Operation Spring Shield” military offensive against Russian-backed Syrian forces in the northwest. Turkish Air Force F-16 shot down two Syrian air force SU-24 aircraft and one Aero L-39 Albatros over Idlib. Syrian Air Defense attempted to shoot down Turkish air force General Dynamics F-16 …

Saab has announced partner companies who will participate in its Gripen E campaign for Ottowa’s requirement for 88 new fighters. The company says that the “Gripen for Canada Team” will comprise IMP Aerospace & Defence, CAE, Peraton Canada, and GE Aviation. Saab’s Gripen E multirole fighter aircraft is being offered …

The F-35s during the Elephant Walk (Image credit: U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw) Lockheed Martin achieves a new milestone by delivered the 500th F-35 Lightning II Aircraft, with the fleet also surpassing the 250,000 flight hour mark. The 500th production aircraft is a U.S. Air Force F-35A, …

Paramount Pictures has changed the release date of the 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 Wednesday, November 19th, 2021. Top Gun: Maverick is set in a world of drone technology and fifth-generation fighters …

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II’s from Hill Air Force Base returned to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, to rejoin the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing on Nov. 16, 2019 for their second combat deployment. The F-35 is a stealth, 5th generation fighter, multirole combat aircraft designed for ground …

Production prototype of Terrafugia Transition at N.Y. Int’l Auto Show in April 2012 – Credits: Terrafugia_–_2012_ The U.S. Air Force has made the first move to potentially bring non-traditional “flying car”-type aircraft into its inventory. The U.S. Air Force has officially started its search for a “flying car” able to …

On 27 February, A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-200 operating Flight PK-786 from London Heathrow to Islamabad lost radio contact for a space of about 50 minutes. According to reports by The Aviation Herald, ATC first lost contact with Flight PK-786 whilst in German airspace. After passing into Czech airspace, …

U.S. Air Force Captain Kristin “Beo” Wolfe has been named the new F-35A Demo Team Pilot for the 2020 and 2021 air demonstration season. Capt. Wolfe becomes the first female F-35A Demo Team pilot and only the second USAF F-35A Demo Team Pilot in history. Wolfe will pilot the military’s …

Elon Musk, the chief engineer of SpaceX, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Thompson, Space and Missile Systems Center commander, and program executive officer for space, during a question-and-answer session on the first day of U.S. Air Force Space Pitch Day, Nov. 5, 2019, San Francisco, Calif. (U.S. …

The Colombian Bell UH-1H Huey II helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. Regretfully three occupants died and two occupants were seriously injured. “The air force reports that the Huey II helicopter … which was flying between Air Combat Command No. 4, in Melgar-Tolima, and Air Maintenance Command, in the city of …