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India’s new Light Utility Helicopter makes its maiden flight
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, (HAL) the public sector strong arm of India's aviation hardware crossed yet another significant milestone today. Engineers at HAL conducted a...
First Spanish Air Force A400M makes its maiden flight
The first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter ordered by the Spanish Air Force has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its...
Russia plans first flight of Il-112V military transport aircraft in 2017
Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) plans to make the first flight of the new Il-112V military transport aircraft in 2017, the Voronezh Region administration said.
The Voronezh Aircraft...
Turkish Air Force changes name of main base in Ankara used in coup attempt
The Turkish Air Force has changed the name of the Akıncı Air Base in Ankara, which was used as the headquarters of the July...
Russia may re-configure its Su-34 bomber into an armoured attack aircraft
Russia may re-configure its Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber into an armoured attack aircraft, that reported by TASS.
The project to developed a ground armoured attack aircraft on...
Thales unveil next generation tactical Unmanned Aircraft System at MSPO 2016
Thales will be unveiled at Poland’s MSPO exhibition, their next generation of tactical unmanned aircraft system for the Polish Gryf requirement.
Based on the combat-proven...
U.S. Air Force deploy B-1B Lancer strategic bombers to Europe
Two B-1B Lancers from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Base, Texas, Air Force Global Strike Command, deployed to the U.S. European area of...
PLA Air Force Aviation Open Day held in Changchun
The Red Falcon Air Demonstration Team performs in the sky during the PLA Air Force Aviation Open Day in Changchun, capital city of northeast...
J-31 stealth fighter aircraft displayed at manufacturing expo
China’s newest Shenyang J-31 ( also known as the "Gyrfalcon") stealth fighter aircraft is on display at the 15th China International Equipment Manufacturing Exposition in Shenyang, Liaoning...
Russia received new batch of Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers
Sukhoi Company handed over the first batch of Su-34 frontline bombers to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation according to the 2016 State Defense Order. The aircraft...
Four United States F-15 tactical fighter aircraft arrived at Bulgaria’s Graf Ignatievo air base
Four United States F-15 tactical fighter aircraft arrived on September 1 at Bulgaria’s Graf Ignatievo air base, about 10km from Plovdiv, to join Bulgarian...
U.S. National Guard Apache helicopter stuck in muddy field near Baytown
A U.S. National Guard helicopter is stuck in the mud after an emergency landing in the Baytown area overnight. That was reported by www.khou.com
The chopper...
China confirms that the next gen long-range bomber is under development
The Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China has confirmed that the next-gen long-range bomber is under development.
China has already improved...
China’s J-20 stealth fighter take part in military drills in Tibet
China’s newest Chengdu J-20 heavy stealth fighter taking part in military drills in Tibet.
The new J-20 fifth-generation fighter was spotted on the runway of...
PLA Air Force to unveil 12 types of equipment to public
Twelve types of equipment of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLA AF) will be open to the public for the first time in...
Russia to modernize Sukhoi Su-33 carrier-based aircraft
The Russian Navy plans to modernize Sukhoi Su-33 carrier-based aircraft. The first improved version of Su-33 carrier-based fighter with "Gefest" SVP-24 targeting system was spotted at M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute. That was...
France and Germany take over protection of Baltic skies
In a ceremony on Wednesday (31 August), France and Germany took over NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission from Portugal and the United Kingdom, which...
Ukraine, China agree to jointly build new A-225 super-heavy transport aircraft
The Ukrainian state enterprise “Antonov” and Airspace Industry Corporation of China signed deals to cooperate on the construction of a new A-225 super-heavy...