After a long, troubled experience with Pakistani JF-17 fighter jets, the Nigerian Air Force is finally getting Italian M-346FA light combat aircraft. The first Leonardo M-346FA light attack aircraft built for the Nigerian Air Force […]
Australia’s military on Friday said a Chinese navy helicopter flew dangerously close to one of its aircraft during a routine passage through the Yellow Sea that Beijing criticized as a “provocation.” The defense ministry in […]
A Pakistani fighter jet crashed in Jalalabad in Afghanistan’s east, the Afghan military and police said on Saturday, after Islamabad launched air strikes on at least three cities in a flare-up of cross-border fighting. Afghan […]
Images released by U.S. Central Command on March 5, 2026 show U.S. Air Force F-15 strike fighters carrying four GBU-31(V)3/B bunker-buster JDAM bombs during sorties over Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury. The heavy […]
A Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Assam’s Karbi Anglong area during a training mission, the force confirmed on Thursday late at night. In its latest update on […]
An Israeli F-35I downed an Iranian YAK-130 in the first fighter jet dogfight of the war, the IDF announced at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The Russian-made YAK-130 started production in the 1990s. It is […]
France has deployed Rafale fighter jets over the United Arab Emirates to protect its naval and air bases against Iranian attacks, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Tuesday. France has hundreds of navy, air force and […]
The US Air Force and Navy announced air superiority over Tehran on March 1, 2026, after striking ballistic missile launchers, air defences, and military headquarters in Operation Roaring Lion. Iran mobilised reserves and vowed defiance […]
Roughly 200 fighter jets participated in Israel’s widespread airstrikes against Iran on Saturday, the Israeli military said, calling the attack the largest air operation in its history. The Israeli fighter jets dropped hundreds of bombs […]
Turkey is preparing to sign a multi-billion-dollar energy agreement with the United States that could clear the way for the purchase of American F-35 fighter jets, according to local media reports. Washington and Ankara are […]
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