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Japanese F-15DJ Eagle fighter jet loses wheel on Okinawa runway
The Japan Self-Defense Forces F-15DJ Eagle fighter jet lost a front wheel at about 1:20 p.m. on January 30, shortly before a planned takeoff.
That...
5 interesting facts about exhibits of the State Aviation Museum of Ukraine
The State Aviation Museum of Ukraine, also named Military Museum in Zhulyany, is the one of largest military aviation museum in Eastern Europe.
The State Aviation Museum...
Sikorsky – PZL Mielec plans Caribbean and Latin American tour for M-28 aircraft
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and its PZL Mielec affiliate will launch a two-month, 13-city tour across seven Caribbean and Latin American countries in early 2017 to...
MV-22 Osprey of US Special Operation Forces was lost in raid in Yemen
The MV-22 Osprey aircraft (believed to be based at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti) suffered a hard landing while on a Special Operations Force raid to...
U.S. Army’s Aviation conducts first flight of upgraded UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter
The prototype of upgraded UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter had a successful first flight on January 19.
The test flight lasted a little more than an hour...
India rolls out its upgraded Hawk advanced trainer aircraft
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company, has performed its first upgrade of a Hawk Mk132 advanced trainer aircraft, swapping...
Belarus to donate fighter jets and surface-to-air missile systems to Serbia
Belarus has agreed a major arms donation package with Serbia. That was reported by www.politika.rs.
The eight Mikoyan MiG-29 twin-engine fighter jets and two Buk medium...
New Russian transport aircraft is expected to make its maiden flight in July 1
The new Russian Il-112 light military transport aircraft was put to the final assembly line in Voronezh.
The Ilyushin Il-112 aircraft was developed by JSC “Voronezh Aircraft...
Saudi Arabia unveiled CH-4 armed unmanned aerial vehicle
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) formally has unveiled its first CH-4 armed unmanned aerial vehicle in a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the...
New carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning aircraft spotted in China
The new model of Y-7J (03) carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft was spotted in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
That was reported by military-informant.com.
The...
Argentina looks to buy Russian MiG-29 fighter jets
The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA) will seek to purchase more than 15 MiG-29 Fulcrum multirole fighter aircraft from Russia.
That was reported by...
Saudi Arabia unveils its new F-15SA fighter jet at an airshow in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia unveiled its next-generation F-15SA fighter jet at an airshow in Riyadh on Wednesday, nearly two years after beginning air war in Yemen.
At...
Largest deployment of US Marines to arrive in Australia
The United States Marine Corps has confirmed its next rotation to Darwin in the Northern Territory will include more than 1200 Marines and 13...
Russia to unveil new MiG-35 fighter jet in January 27
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and its subsidiary Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG are expected to hold an official presentation of fourth-generation MiG-35 fighter jet...
Qatar orders helmet-mounted display systems for its new Rafale fighter jets
On January 24, 2017, from the airport of the company Dassault Aviation had been performed the new series of flights of the built for...
Ukraine upgrades its unique amphibious Mi-14 helicopters
The Ukrainian Naval Forces have announced plans to upgrade its fleet of unique amphibious Mi-14PL helicopters.
Unique military amphibious Mi-14PL helicopters are being refurbished at the State...
Russian Helicopters delivers new batch of Mi-8MTV-5-1 helicopters to Russian Defence Ministry
Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec), has delivered a consignment of Mi-8MTV-5-1 military transport helicopters built at Kazan Helicopters to Russia’s Defence Ministry.
The...
U.S. State Department approves possible $525 ml military sale to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of 74K Persistent Threat Detection System Aerostats to Saudi Arabia at an estimated cost of...