Mikoyan MiG-29/35

Uncertainty surrounds whether Azerbaijan has begun taking deliveries of the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft.

The focus is broadening its multirole capability, expanding its ability to carry larger munitions and asymmetric loads, and speeding up weapon integration.

India’s air force chief has expressed optimism that domestic industry will be able to deliver a new-generation indigenous combat aircraft in the 2030s.

Serbia has shown off newly acquired Israeli defense equipment during a parade in Belgrade.

A series of airspace violations of European countries by Russia has been described as “reckless” and “escalatory” by NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte.

After its rapid-fire development, the low-cost Extended-Range Attack Munition cruise missile program is poised for trial by fire.

The Defense Security and Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the export deal, setting up a 30-day clock for lawmakers to review the proposed sale.

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India has carried out missile strikes on nine “terrorist infrastructure” sites in Pakistan in response to the April 24 terrorist attack in Kashmir.

In fewer than two decades Algeria will have transformed its combat air forces from a mix of 70s- and 80s-era legacy Russian platforms to a shiny mix of new-build fighters representing the best that eastern manufacturers currently have on offer.

India’s government has approved the purchase of new carrier-capable Rafale combat aircraft to equip the country’s naval air arm.

China’s success as a defense exporter depends on its ability to convince customers that it is a power with which they want to be friends.

Data from Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s Fleet Discovery Military tool indicate that what remained of deposed Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s air force after a decade of civil war may not have posed a modern threat.

The top U.S. officer in the Pacific says Russia has reached an agreement with North Korea to send MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter aircraft to Pyongyang.

As of Dec. 1, Zagreb has temporarily handed over the peacetime protection of Croatia’s airspace to Hungary and Italy.

Korea Aerospace Industries has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Peruvian Air Force Maintenance Service Dept. that could see it produce KF-21 parts.

Russia used the event in China for the Su-57’s international debut.

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Latin America may be on the verge—or even in the midst of—a generational overhaul of military aviation, as operators are rife with aging fleets that will need replacing as soon as budgets allow.

Bulgaria operates one of the smallest military aircraft fleets in Europe, but the modernization of key capabilities is underway to respond to the worsening security situation in Eastern Europe and in the Black Sea.

The U.S. State Department gave the green light for Bratislava’s potential acquisition of 12 AH-1Zs on July 31.

The conflict in Ukraine is reshaping Poland’s air force, but the service is facing challenges as it grows.

As the first Croatian Rafales arrive, neighboring Serbia lays out plans for its own procurement of the French fighter.

Born in Ukraine in April 1952, Kvochur joined the Soviet armed forces in the early 1970s.

The past decade has been a turning point for the Slovak Air Force (SAF), with several key platforms reaching the end of their operational lifespan.