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According to documents obtained by U.S. News, a top American diplomat sent a written reprimand to the chiefs of the Pakistani air force in August accusing them of misusing U.S.-supplied F-16 fighter jets and jeopardizing their shared security. The communication came months after India claimed one such F-16 shot down …

United States’ special envoy for Venezuela Elliott Abrams has claimed that Venezuela had signed a major contract for acquisitions of new Russian arms, which included Flanker air superiority fighters and Mi-171 military transport helicopters. Venezuela currently operates the heaviest and arguably the most capable fighters in the Americas outside the …

According to the Israeli Channel 13 report, Pentagon and State Department officials threw cold water on any notions of U.S. ally the United Arab Emirates (UAE) potentially getting the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter jets. According to the news station, Pentagon officials said they would not allow the sale of …

on Nov. 24, 2019, the Ankara Governorate announced that Turkey to fly F-16s near Ankara to test S-400 radar systems. “Within the scope of some projects carried out in coordination with the Presidency of Defense Industries, F-16 aircraft and other aircraft belonging to the (Turkish) Air Force will carry out …

As we have reported on March 18, 2019, that Russia Secures $2Bln Fighter Jet Contract With Egypt for the supply of Su-35 fighter jets. Now according to the Russian state media report, Moscow expects to begin deliveries of the jets in 2020. Under a $2 billion contract, the Egyptian Air …

On the morning of August 30, air traffic controllers at Lahore were startled to find that an “Indian military aircraft” had entered the Pakistan airspace. They were confused, too, as according to the flight plan and identification by the pilot, it was a civilian Boeing 737 plane but was transmitting …

Indian Border Security Force claimed to sight high-flying drones along with Punjab’s Hussainiwala sector. Border Security Force personnel sighted the drone four times on the Pakistani side, while once it was seen almost a kilometer inside the Indian territory, a BSF official said, Press Trust of India. According to news …

Netherlands plans to buy 9 additional Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II fighters jets from the United States for an estimated €1 billion ($1.1 billion). The new acquisition of stealth jets will bring the total number of F-35s with the Royal Netherlands Air Force to 46. The agreement will include the …

United States Air Force (USAF) General Dynamics F-16CM Fighter jet callsign “Warhawk 11”, of 52nd FW, crashed into a wooded area near Zemmer, north of Trier. The pilot was able to eject out of the aircraft in time and was taken to hospital suffering minor injuries. According to a US …

On Sept. 19, 2019, The first two of an eventual 20 F-35A jets arrived at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, the first Guard unit to receive the next-generation fighter. The two stealth jets, AF17-5265 and AF17-5266 will be operated by the 158th Fighter Wing. Seven new …