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Nov 02, 2022
The UK has more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters than pilots to fly them, defense secretary Ben Wallace has said, shedding more light on the armed forces’…
Nov 02, 2022
The root cause of a blade failure on the Rolls-Royce F405 Adour engine has been identified.
Nov 01, 2022
The U.S. Air Force is undergoing a modernization effort to overhaul its fighter, bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile fleets as the Pentagon is shifting further to the Pacific, but even with all that change the service’s top official says there should not be a big change in its force structure.
Nov 01, 2022
Sweden should make decisions on development of future combat aircraft no later than 2030, proposals for development of the country’s armed forces have suggested.
Nov 01, 2022
Sweden is proposing to follow Australia and Norway and decommission its NH90 fleet earlier than planned after struggling with availability issues.
Nov 01, 2022
Cameri, which is operated by Leonardo, was built primarily to support production of F-35s for Italy, but the Netherlands also selected the facility for the assembly of its F-35As.
Oct 31, 2022
A Boeing KC-46 took off from its home base in Kansas on Oct. 25 and flew west toward military airspace in Utah in a mission to test a new tactic for the refueler, one that has become controversial since the plan first came to light over the summer.
Oct 28, 2022
The U.S. Air Force next year will start defining what its future airlift capability will be, speeding up the work alongside an accelerated timeline for a next-generation tanker.