U.S. Air Force Announces Strategic Bomber Deployment to Europe
A U.S. Air Force press release has confirmed the next Bomber Task Force deployment to Europe will begin in the…
SNC Receives Second Boeing 747-8 for SAOC Conversion as Aircraft Gets E-4C Designation
The second Boeing 747-8 arrived in Dayton after a 12-hour flight from Seoul and will be converted to a ‘Doomsday’…
20 Years Ago Today: The Final Operational Flight of the Iconic F-104 Starfighter
The final chapter in the operational career of the legendary F-104 unfolded at Grazzanise Air Base on Oct. 31, 2004.…
China’s Liaoning and Shandong Aircraft Carriers Conduct their First Dual-Carrier Exercises in the South China Sea
The dual carrier exercise, which involved for the first time the new CATOBAR variant of the J-15, was part of…
LITENING Targeting Pod Completes Initial Flight Testing on U.S. Navy Super Hornet
The successful completion of the initial flight testing is a further step towards deploying the LITENING pod to the fleet.…
Brazil Evaluating the M-346FA as a Key Player in the Modernization of its Defense
Leonardo is preparing to make a strong entry into the Latin American market by presenting the M-346 as a valid…
Japanese V-22 Osprey Suffers Partial Damage During Take-Off; No Injuries but Tokyo Grounds Tilt-Rotors
The V-22 was taking part in a MEDEVAC/CASEVAC scenario as part of exercise Keen Sword. It lost balance and swung…
First F-35A Lightning II for Finland in Production
The first F-35 Lightning II for the Finnish Air Force, JF-501, is now in production, with roll out expected in…
F-35 Joint Program Office Hosts First-Ever International Crash Recovery Training
The U.S. Air Force’s F-35 Joint Program Office recently hosted the first-ever global Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR)…
U.S. Air Force Considers ‘Expanded’ Role for B-21 Raider Amid NGAD Review
As part of the review of its future air superiority concept, the U.S. Air Force is evaluating a larger role…