AERO Vodochody Aerospace, the Czech Republic’s largest aircraft manufacturer, has finished work on the first of two L-39ZA Albatros trainer and light attack aircraft of the Bulgarian Air Force (BuAF), which… Continue reading "Bulgaria Receives Its First Modernized L-39ZA Albatros Training And Light Attack Aircraft"
On June 4, a SIAI-Marchetti SF-260D military training aircraft belonging to the Turkish Air Force 12th Air Transport Main Base crashed into an agricultural field near the city of Kayseri… Continue reading "A SIAI-Marchetti SF-260D Military Training Aircraft Belonging To The Turkish Air Force Crashes, Killing Two Soldiers"
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and Lockheed Martin say they have reached a mutually beneficial agreement on the intellectual property dispute concerning F-35-in-a-box (FIAB) software elements used in the… Continue reading "F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin Resolve Joint Simulation Environment Data Rights Dispute"
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense’s press service announced on April 20 that one Aero L-39ZA Albatros light attack and training aircraft had been delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According… Continue reading "Lithuania Transfers L-39ZA Albatros Aircraft To The Ukrainian Armed Forces"
From January until the middle of March 2024 the Polish Air Force’s fleet of FA-50GF light fighter jets was grounded due to a lack of documentation provided by the Korean… Continue reading "Polish Fighters Grounded For Almost 3 Months"
Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract for the initial production of the B-21 Raider last fall, according to Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment William LaPlante. “Production of… Continue reading "B-21 Raider Bomber Enters Low Rate Initial Production"
Norway’s defense ministry announced on Thursday that Ukrainian Air Force pilots have begun their training to fly F-16s in Denmark, using aircraft formerly operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force.… Continue reading "Ukrainian Pilots Begin Training On Norwegian F-16s In Denmark"
Poland’s Armament Agency announced on December 29 that the Polish Air Force had received all 12 of its first batch of FA-50 light attack aircraft. The FA-50s are the first… Continue reading "Deliveries Of Poland’s First FA-50 Light Attack Jets Complete"
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence announced Tuesday that the first batch of Ukrainian Air Force pilots to undergo basic training in the UK have now graduated. The six experienced… Continue reading "First Batch Of Ukrainian Pilots Complete UK Basic Training"
Last week, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Minister of Defense, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, stated that the second prototype of the domestically produced Yasin jet trainer had successfully completed… Continue reading "Iran’s Domestically Produced Jet Trainer Yasin Makes Its First Flight"