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Dassault Aviation: European Fighter Jet Fails, But The Fighter Dream Lives On
Before discussing the history of FCAS, it is important to understand what FCAS is. FCAS stands for Future Combat Air System and was a European and primarily a Franco-German effort to develop a new ...
Defence ministry sec-gen takes high-g flight in Su-30MKM fighter jet
KUALA LUMPUR: Experiencing a high-g ride in an Air Force Su-30MKM fighter jet has provided Defence Ministry secretary-general Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali with deeper insight into the nation's air defence ...
DARPA flew an F-16 fighter jet controlled entirely by artificial intelligence for the first time in the real world
A U.S. Air Force F-16 has flown with an artificial intelligence agent autonomously in command of the aircraft, a milestone ...
TH-57 Retires to National Naval Aviation Museum
The U.S. Navy has retired the Bell TH-57 “Sea Ranger” helicopter after decades of service as a primary platform for rotary-wing training. Introduced in the late 1960s, the TH-57 was extensively used ...
Russia’s first newly-built Tu-160M ‘White Swan’ strategic bomber performs debut flight
MOSCOW, January 12. /TASS/. A completely new Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber nicknamed the ‘White Swan’ by Russian military pilots performed its debut flight, the press office of the ...
Bangladesh confirms J-10CE jet deal with China, cites fighter jet downed in India-Pakistan clash
Bangladesh officially confirmed a deal to acquire Chinese J-10CE fighter jets. The nation cited the aircraft's reported ...
Ukraine kills second irreplaceable Tu-95MS bomber in six weeks: $48,000 drone
Ukraine drone strike destroys Tu-95MS bomber at Engels-2 airbase -- the second irreplaceable Soviet-era aircraft lost there in six weeks. Ukraine's SSU Alpha unit struck the bomber using a $48,000 ...
Engineers revive unusable legacy chips for 1,200-mph F/A-18 fighter jet in just 30 days
Phoenix Semiconductor engineers helped NAVAIR recover a supply of unusable legacy chips for a ...
Argentina retires the jets that sank two British ships in the 1982 war
Argentina's Navy has announced the definitive retirement of its Super Étendard strike aircraft, the French-built jets that ...
Ukraine kills second irreplaceable Tu-95MS bomber in six weeks: $48,000 drone
Ukraine drone strike destroys Tu-95MS bomber at Engels-2 airbase -- the second irreplaceable Soviet-era aircraft lost there ...
DARPA flew an F-16 fighter jet controlled entirely by artificial intelligence for the first time in the real world
A U.S. Air Force F-16 has flown with an artificial intelligence agent autonomously in command of the aircraft, a milestone ...
China sent its most powerful fighter jet to face off against a European power over Egypt: what happened and who won?
An unusual aerial encounter took place over Egypt when Chinese J-16 fighter jets conducted combat training against French ...
France opens door to fighter jet cooperation with Sweden
France is open to cooperating with Sweden on building a next-generation fighter jet, an Elysée official told reporters on ...
8 victims killed in B-52 bomber crash are identified by Edwards Air Force Base
The victims were a mixed crew of uniform military, government civilians and government contractors, including two Boeing employees. EDWARDS AFB, Calif. -- The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday released the ...
Civilian flight test engineer among 8 killed in Edwards Air Force Base B-52 crash
One of eight people killed when a B-52 Stratofortress crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert was a civilian flight test engineer and father to two young boys who had just ...
The US Air Force bomber fleet has shrunk from 500 to 140 jets as demand hits record highs
The US Air Force has far fewer bombers than it did at the end of the Cold War, but these aircraft are being deployed more ...
The world's most feared fighter jet is also one of the rarest - only 187 were built
With unmatched stealth, supercruise capability, thrust-vectoring agility and air-to-air dominance, the F-22 Raptor remains ...
Moving farewell for WWII Bomber Command vet
A distinguished WWII Bomber Command veteran, who survived being shot down over Germany over his storied military career, has been farewelled.
How Indonesia's Role Changed in South Korea KF-21 Jet Project
Indonesia and South Korea continue discussions on future cooperation regarding the KF-21 Boramae fighter jet project.
This fighter jet shouldn't be able to move like this... watch the Typhoon
The Eurofighter Typhoon was built for speed and extreme movement in the sky. This display puts those abilities on show as the ...