Speaking to the Defense Commission of the Spanish Senate, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said that Spain is budgeting €1.375 billion for the TAI Hurjet buy.
Japan’s Board of Audit raised concerns over the low operational reliability of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft.
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MightyFly has demonstrated autonomous flight, loading and unloading as well as load balancing during a demonstration of its Cento uncrewed logistics aircraft.
Switzerland has begun negotiations with the U.S. over a potential $1.3 billion increase in the price of the country’s new fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35s.
The Spanish-German team developing a radar upgrade for some Eurofighter Typhoons is gearing up to begin mass production of the system as it looks to wrap up flight trials.
Israel’s 12-day operation against Iran provided a master class in gaining control of an adversary’s airspace and, with U.S. help, what can be done afterwards.
The USAF will pay the bill to modify a Boeing 747-8 obtained from the Qatari government into a temporary presidential transport aircraft using diverted funds.
Continued, extensive cost growth was a main driving factor in canceling the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail for the U.S. Air Force despite previous efforts to lower costs.
After having demoed the ability to target high-altitude balloons using fighters, the French Air and Space Force will test the capacity at even higher altitudes.
Airbus has advanced the development of its firefighting capability for the A400M airlifter after completing a series of test drops and demonstrations in France.
New images circulating on Chinese social media of the Shaanxi KJ-3000 provide further insights into the AEW&C aircraft's configuration and potential capabilities.
