© AFP 2019 / DIBYANGSHU SARKAR The Indian Air Force is to phase out the remaining four MiG-21 fighter squadrons by 2021 and three squadrons of MiG-29 fighter jets by 2025. The Indian Air Force or IAF has drawn up a three-year timeline to phase out the remaining four MiG-21 …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Sends F-22 Raptors to Poland
F-22 Raptors arrive at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia after an exercise during Sentry Savannah on May 2, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erica Webster) The U.S. Air Force is deploying a half-dozen F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets to Poland as part of the latest …
Read More »Poland To Buy 48 KAI T-50 Golden Eagle Fighter Jets From South Korea
The Republic of Korea’s 53rd Air Demonstration Group consisting of eight KAI T-50B Golden Eagles conducts formation maneuvers during the Royal International Air Tattoo in Fairford, England, on July 16, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gaspar Cortez) Poland and South Korea are reportedly about to sign a …
Read More »F/A-18 Super Hornet Demonstrates Operational Capability In Indian Navy Aircraft Carriers
A screen grab from the Boeing video Two U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets completed multiple ski-jumps, roll-in, and fly-in arrestments, as well as performance flights, in a variety of weights in the air-to-air, air-to-ground, and air-to-surface configurations, meeting the Indian Navy test requirements. The tests were aimed at showing the …
Read More »South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae Makes First Flight
Credits: The Korea Herald 코리아헤럴드 On July 19, Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 Boramae completed its first flight making South Korea the world’s eighth country to have developed supersonic fighter jets. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said the KF-21 took off at the Third Flying Training Wing of the …
Read More »UK & Japan to Merge Tempest & F-X Fighter Programmes to Build Next-gen Fighter Jet
UK & Japan are close to an agreement to merge their next-generation Tempest and Mitsubishi F-X fighter jet programmes, with the two countries aiming for a deal on a new joint project by year-end. Britain said on Monday it was collaborating with Japan and existing partner Italy on its next-generation …
Read More »U.S. Authorizes Training For Ukrainian Pilots On F-15 & F-16 Fighter Jets
A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle from the 173rd Fighter Wing parks next to an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 162nd Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, following a training mission Aug. 13, 2014, at Kingsley Field, Klamath Falls, Ore. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar/Released) The …
Read More »Slovakia Sending MiG-29s to Ukraine as Czech Republic Agrees to Protect its Airspace
Credits: military.wikia.org On July 3, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said that the Czech Republic will send fighter jets to patrol the airspace of neighboring Slovakia. “The Czech Air Force will temporarily protect the skies over Slovakia from September. It is a beautiful example of trust and cooperation. We’ll be …
Read More »South Korea’s KF-21 Stealth Fighter Spotted Undergoing Ground Testing
A screenshot from the video of the KF-21 during the ground test. The first prototype of the KF-21 Boramae next-generation fighter developed by Korea Aerospace Industries was spotted during ground testing and captured in a short video that is now making the rounds online. The aircraft was caught by bystanders …
Read More »Watch: Fatal MV-22 Osprey Crash Onboard USS Green Bay
A screenshot from the video below. On August 5, 2017, a United States Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, took off from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard and headed for the USS Green Bay as part of …
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