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Russia’s kamikaze drones demonstrate highly effective in Ukraine
Russian loitering munitions, also known as kamikaze drones, are making an impact on the conflict by allowing Russian troops to attack Ukrainian high-tech and expensive weapon systems such as radars or long-range artillery. Loitering munitions are unmanned aerial...
US Air Force awards contract to Boeing for new command-and-control aircraft
The U.S. Department of the Air Force awarded Boeing a contract to begin work on the  E-7A battle management and command-and-control aircraft Feb 28. The Air Force said in a release that the value of this initial...
Russian Il-76 airlifter exploded after failed pressure test
The Aviastar factory in Ulyanovsk, home of Russian military transport planes, was the site of an incident during which one worker was killed and six were injured. A new-made Il-76 'Candid' cargo plane exploded after a failed pressure...
China sends 21 warplanes to Taiwan’s air defense zone
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said that the Chinese military had sent dozens of military aircraft and four ships toward Taiwan. In a statement on Thursday, the Taiwanese defense ministry said 29 People's Liberation Army aircraft and 4 People's Liberation...
Boeing’s P-8 maritime patrol aircraft just hit a major milestone
Aerospace giant Boeing announced on Tuesday that the global P-8 Poseidon fleet has reached an outstanding milestone of 500,000 flight hours. "The global P-8 Poseidon fleet — that's 156 aircraft in 6 countries — has racked up over...
Frogfoot jet crashes in Russia, killing one
The Governor of the Belgorod region reported that a military plane belonging to the Russian Ministry of Defense had crashed in the Valuysky city district near the Ukrainian border. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has...
Indonesia takes delivery of first C-130J-30 tactical airlifter
Lockheed Martin delivered the first of five C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Indonesian Air Force (IDAF) during Tuesday's ceremony commemorating a new era in Hercules operations for this longtime C-130 operator. The IDAF's new C-130J-30s offer...
US Air Force awards contract for advanced propellers
Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, has secured a $135 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) award for the advanced propellers. As noted by the company, the U.S. Air Force granted the award, which includes producing NP2000 propeller systems,...