Poland to order four AW101 Merlins to replace Soviet-era Mi-14 helicopters
On April 8, the Polish Ministry of National Defence signed a package of offset agreements worth 395 million zlotys ($104 million) with the Italian aerospace company Leonardo, which preceded…
These Four Fighters Starred in the New Pentagon-Backed ‘Top Gun’ Film: How Do Their Screen Performances Compare to Reality?
Top Gun Maverick which released in theatres in the United States on May 27 remains the most hotly anticipated military themed English language film produced in over…
Ship Hunting Flying Sharks: China Has Equipped its J-15 Carrier Based Fighters with YJ-91 Cruise Missiles
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has equipped its J-15 Flying Shark carrier based air superiority fighters with YJ-91 anti ship cruise missiles, with these munitions expected …
Overwhelming Numbers: U.S. Air Force to Invest in Swarms of Cheap Disposable Combat Jets
Alongside efforts to develop high end heavyweight combat jets costing over 100 million dollars, from the Air Dominance Fighter and F-X sixth generation fighter programs to the B-21…
The First ‘Super Light’ Fighter: America’s F-20 Tigershark Was a Failed Predecessor to the JF-17 and Gripen Today
The Northrop F-20 Tigershark lightweight fighter was one of six American fourth generation fighter designs developed during the Cold War, was the smallest and least expensive of all…
Chinese Fighters Buzz ‘Unwelcome’ Canadian Reconnaissance Aircraft Surveying North Korea
The Canadian government has launched a protest after a Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 reconnaissance aircraft was ‘buzzed’ by Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force fighters near…
US Army and Indonesian Army Conduct Combined Apache Attack Helicopters Operations
A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopter assigned to 1-229 Attack Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade is flanked by two AH-64E Apache attack helicopters assigned to 11th…
Capitol Hill Isn’t At All Happy with the F-35: Engines ‘Don’t Work’ and Purchases Could Be Cut
Following the latest of multiple dismal reports by the Government Accountability Office on the performance on the F-35 fifth generation fighter program, a nearly two hour hearing…
First Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter enters final assembly
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is beginning final assembly of the first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter, which will bring unprecedented capability enhancements to the U.S. Air Force…
Russia’s first militarised Mi-38T transport helicopter makes maiden flight
Russia’s first militarised series-produced Mi-38T transport helicopter conducted its maiden flight on 23 November at the Kazan Rotorcraft Factory. The helicopter’s maiden flight was performed by test…