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According to The Standard, Ukraine will receive the first F-16 fighter jets from the West by June or July of this year. A senior military source confirmed the transfer, but did not specify which country the fighters would come from. On May 21, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden approved training for Ukrainian pilots on the […]
The EPAWSS system for the F-15E Strike Eagle is an integrated system that provides a full range of electronic warfare capabilities, including radar warning, geolocation, situational awareness and self-defense. The US Air Force recently completed the initial phase of operational testing and evaluation of the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System, or EPAWSS, which provides […]
The 5th generation F-35A aircraft is adapted to operate with B61-12 thermonuclear bombs. The certification formalities that have recently been completed mark a new stage in the history of the fighter jet, which is officially recognized as a nuclear weapons platform. The certification process began in October 2023 and was completed ahead of schedule. This […]
Tomorrow, Turkey will begin flight tests of the KAAN fighter jet of its own design. They are expected to be completed within the next few years. KAAN belongs to the 4.5 generation. It will be modernized to the 5th generation by the Turkish defense industry later. Thus, very soon Turkey will become a member of […]
A Su-22 fighter jet crashes in Iran. The plane crashed in Fars province, there were no casualties, the pilot managed to eject. The Soviet airplane, now outdated, gained popularity in the early 1970s. Until now, Iran has had 8 vehicles of this type in service. Now there is one less. The Su-22 is an export […]
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has completed a complete restoration of the Boeing X-32A aircraft, which was created for the Joint Strike Fighter program. This was reported by the museum’s press service in X (formerly Twitter). The museum has completed a complete restoration of the X-32A fighter jet that Boeing offered to […]
The Russian military-industrial complex has patented a two-seat Su-57 fighter. The patent states that the multifunctional two-seater low-observable aircraft was patented by the United Aircraft Corporation. The invention was classified as a multifunctional two-seat low-observable tactical aircraft. It is designed to detect and engage air, surface and ground targets at supersonic and subsonic flight speeds […]
China and the United States are trying to keep the capabilities of fifth-generation stealth fighters secret. However, Chinese media showed the J-20 Mighty Dragon launching the missile. The footage of the missile launch was captured in a video published in honor of the 74th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force of China. A […]
A Chinese fighter jet fired flares in front of a Canadian Navy helicopter over international waters in the South China Sea. Canada has called the launch of flares by a Chinese fighter jet at a Sikorsky Cyclone military helicopter “reckless” and said it could have led to an accident, as “the missiles could have hit […]
The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration has received the first production JAS 39 Gripen E fighter jet. The Saab aircraft is intended for operational testing. The fighter jet was handed over to the management at the beginning of this month. It has a tail number of 6002. The aircraft joined two Gripen E prototypes, which are […]