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US Officials Doubt China’s Stealth Bomber Can Rival American Designs
US intel confident that China’s forthcoming long-range stealth bomber, the Xian H-20, will not match up to American B-2 or B-21 designs. According to a Department of Defense intelligence offici...
One Country Expressed Interest In Buying The A-10, Air Force Secretary Says
The U.S. Air Force might find a buyer for its A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft once they are retired from active service. The U.S. Air Force is in the process of retiring its A-10 attack jet The ...
The RAF Typhoon Display Team Reveals New Livery For 2024 Display Season
The new special colored aircraft is painted in a 1944 era ‘Day Fighter’ scheme that remembers a Hawker Typhoon of 257 Squadron, FM-G. On Apr. 22, 2024, the Royal Air Force unveiled at RAF Con...
South Korea’s Last F-4E Phantoms Fire Final AGM-142 Popeye Missiles Prior To Retirement
ROKAF (Republic Of Korea Air Force) F-4E Phantoms carried out the final live firing of AGM-142 Popeye missiles. On Apr. 18, 2024, the ROKAF bid farewell to the iconic AGM-142 “Popeye” missile...
Claims Swirl About Imminent Delivery Of First Batch Of Su-35 Flankers To Iran
According to some media reports, the long-awaited delivery of the Su-35S Flankers to Iran would be imminent. There are reasons to take these claims with a grain of salt though. As per a report fr...
‘Portugal Has Already Begun Transition To The F-35’ Portuguese Air Force Chief Says
The Portuguese Air Force will eventually replace the F-16s with the F-35. In a long interview with Portuguese newspaper Diário de Notícias published on Apr. 12, 2024, the Portuguese Air Force C...
Russian Tu-22M3 Crashes In Southwestern Russia, Ukraine Claims It Was Shot Down
A Russian Tu-22M3 crashed outside of Stavropol, Russia, earlier today. Russians say it experienced a technical failure whereas Ukrainian sources say it was shot down. A video circulated online ea...
B-52s Land At Civilian Airport To Test Their Ability To Operate From Unfamiliar Airfields
During exercise Bayou Vigilance, two B-52 Stratofortress bombers tested their capabilities by landing at Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, Louisiana. During the Bayou Vigilance exe...
Two U.S. B-1B Bombers Forward Deploy to Incirlik Air Base Turkey
The deployment is part of a long-planned, routine training mission conducted under Bomber Task Force 24-2 and is not related to the Iranian attack on Israel. Flying as HOWLER 11-12, two U.S. Air ...
Lockheed Wins Next Generation Interceptor Contract Worth 17 Billion USD – Reports
NGI (Next Generation Interceptor) is designed to counter long range ballistic missile threats from rogue nations to the U.S. homeland. Lockheed Martin has been awarded the NGI contract to develop...
Biden Praises F-15E Aircrews Who Took Down Several Iranian Drones During Attack On Israel
F-15E Strike Eagles from the 494th and 335th Fighter Squadrons downed several Iranian drones during the recent attack on Israel. As reported, the Israeli air defenses faced 170 one-way “kamikaz...
Iran Has Launched A Massive Drone And Missile Attack On Israel
The expected retaliation from Iran has eventually arrived: Tehran has launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel. Iran has launched a retaliatory strikes on Israel nearly two we...
Air Force Secretary Says B-21 Unit Cost Has Decreased After Negotiations With Northrop Grumman
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee that the unit cost of the B-21 Raider bomber shows a decrease in FY25 budget. The unit cost of the B-21 Raide...
Last Four Italian AMX Jets, Set To Join Future ‘Flying Museum’, Reach Final Retirement Destination
The recent retirement of the final four operational AMX aircraft from Istrana marks the conclusion of their 35-year service with the Italian Air Force. These aircraft join the historic flying col...
First Footage Of Ukrainian Su-27 Dropping French-supplied AASM Hammer Bomb Emerges
A clip shows for the first time that Ukrainian Air Force Su-27s have integrated the French AASM Hammer bomb already spotted on the MiG-29s. A few weeks ago we reported about the image of a Th...