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Norway sends F-35 jets to intercept Russian nuclear-capable bombers and MiG-31s over Barents and Norwegian Seas during 16-hour Arctic patrol; watch the aerial confrontationRussian nuclear-capable bombers, the Tu-160, completed a 16-hour patrol over the Barents and Norwegian Seas, prompting a response from Norw...
China's direct missile strike threat to Australia is 'growing': ReportChina's missile power is increasing, posing a direct threat to Australia. Beijing is developing long-range and hypersonic weapons. This cap...
Long before Tejas, how India’s indigenous fighter jet Marut met a painful death that still haunts India todayIndia's HF-24 Marut was its first indigenous jet fighter. Developed with German expertise, it faced engine issues limiting its speed. Despi...
Israel Lebanon war: How Hezbollah’s $4,000 fibre-optic drones are challenging the superior Israeli militaryHezbollah is using inexpensive fibre-optic drones against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. These drones are difficult to detect and coun...
Tejas fighter jet crashes at Dubai Air Show: All about India's home-built fighter aircraftA Tejas fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed during the Dubai Air Show on Friday, resulting in fatal injuries to the pilot, the IAF ...
MiG-21 decommissioning: Jairam Ramesh recalls how Nehru withstood pressure from US, UK to choose Soviet jetIndia's MiG-21 fighter jets retired after six decades of service. The country's first supersonic aircraft concluded its operational history...
How the US once acquired Soviet MiG-29s in a top-secret mission to prevent Iran from acquiring themIn 1997, the U.S. acquired 21 MiG-29 fighters from Moldova for $40 million, preventing their potential sale to Iran. The aircraft were stud...
Meet Retired Air Marshal Brijesh Jayal, who flew India's first supersonic fighter jet into the countryThe MiG-21, India’s first supersonic fighter, is set for retirement after 62 years of service. Over 1,200 were built by HAL, and the jet sa...
From MiG to mayhem: How China’s F-7 fighter jets became a liability for BangladeshBangladesh Fighter Jet Crash: A Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI fighter jet crashed into Milestone School and College in Dhaka, killing 27 peo...
Slovakia gets first two US-made F-16 fighter jetsSlovakia's first two of 14 F-16 jets from a 2018, 1.6 billion euro deal arrived at western Slovakia's Kuchyna military airbase. Delays were...
Sweden gives radar surveillance planes to Ukraine air forceSweden will donate two Saab Airborne Surveillance and Control (ASC) 890 aircraft to Ukraine to enhance its defenses against Russia, as part...
Iran indulges in saber-rattling, how will its Soviet-era equipment match US-made war machines of Israel?As Iran suffered decades of sanctions and embargos, its air superiority is heavily challenged. Most of its fighter jets and equipment, incl...
Thunder Over Michigan air show’s MiG-23 jet crash: All you may want to knowA MiG-23 jet crashed at a Michigan air show while its occupants ejected. The incident occurred during the Thunder Over Michigan air show, w...
Slovakia agrees to give Ukraine fleet of Soviet warplanesAnnouncing the decision, Prime Minister Eduard Heger told a news conference that his government is "on the right side of history." Earlier,...
Sukhoi acquisition hallmark of MSY's tenure as defence ministerIndia could not purchase fighter jets at the time when the MiGs were ageing and western nations refused to sell Indian Air Force critical a...
Slovakia may consider giving Ukraine Russian-built warplanesSlovakia has already negotiated with NATO allies the Czech Republic and Poland to monitor Slovak air space from the beginning of September....
Russia expected to unveil new Sukhoi stealth fighter jet at air show attended by Vladimir PutinA brief promotional video released ahead of the MAKS air show featured pilots from UAE, India, Vietnam and Argentina, suggesting that Mosco...
Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jet crashes; Bulgarian air force pilot missingThe reasons for the crash are unclear, but military officials suspended the Shabla 2021 drill. Since joining NATO in 2004, Bulgaria has sou...
MiG jets designer Rostislav Belyakov dies aged 94The maker of MiG fighter jets says that its chief designer Rostislav Belyakov has died. He was 94.
- Japan working on prototype of fighter jet
Japan plans to develop a prototype of an advanced fighter jet in the hope it will spur the United States to review a ban on selling F-22 fi...