4/28/2025 Pakistan highlights JF-17’s missile capability to counter India  Pakistan has released the first official images of its JF-17C fighter jet armed with Chinese-made PL-10 and PL-15 air-to-air missiles, as tensions with India continue to mount over a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir. The release comes amid rising fears of another military confrontation between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. Following the attack, India has promised retaliation and threatened to disrupt the flow of a major river system into Pakistan. |
4/28/2025 China’s J-10C “Losing” To FA-50 Fighters For Egypt Deal? Seoul, Cairo Ink Pact For Local Manufacturing Of Aircraft: Reports  Since the Chinese J-10C fighter jets arrived in Egypt for the first-ever Eagles of Civilization 2025 joint air drills, all eyes have remained on the Chinese aircraft that have been offered to Cairo. However, as per reports, Cairo has set its sights on the South Korean FA-50 instead. |
4/27/2025 Delivery of first JSM missiles marks major milestone for Norway’s F-35A fighter fleet  Norway will reach an important milestone on 28 April as it receives the first Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) for its F-35 fighter aircraft. A ceremony at Ørland Air Base will mark both the completion of Norway’s F-35 deliveries and the start of a new era in national defence capabilities. |
4/27/2025 Croatia has received the last of ordered Rafale fighters .jpg) The Croatian Air Force has received the last of the ordered French Rafale fighters. This was reported on the official page of the Croatian Ministry of Defense on the X network. The last, twelfth, Rafale fighter jet landed at Franjo Tudman Airport, thus forming a complete squadron of this type of aircraft. |
4/26/2025 Focus: F-35B Fighter Jets Deliver Unmatched Air Power Aboard British Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince of Wales  In a striking reaffirmation of British global defense posture, the United Kingdom has launched Operation HIGHMAST on April 23, 2025, a wide-ranging multinational deployment spearheaded by the British Royal Navy’s flagship, HMS Prince of Wales. Central to the potency of this Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is the deployment of the UK’s most advanced stealth fighters—the F-35B Lightning IIs—from the Royal Air Force’s 617 Squadron and the Royal Navy’s 809 Naval Air Squadron. |
4/26/2025 “Iniochos 2025”, Report on a large military exercise  “Initiated in the late 1980s, Iniochos has evolved into a comprehensive training platform designed to simulate modern air warfare challenges. The exercise provides participating air forces with opportunities to plan and execute combined air operations (COMAO) in a high-tempo environment, reflecting the complexities of contemporary combat situations”. |
4/25/2025 Inside the fighter-jet school where virtual technology is your wingman  Wishing a fighter pilot a good flight isn’t the done thing, apparently. Stefano Centioni, a former Italian Air Force (IAF) pilot who now works for the country’s largest defence contractor, Leonardo, winces at the suggestion. “That’s the sort of thing that you say to a Ryanair pilot,” he says. We’re at the International Flight Training School (IFTS) in Sardinia, a collaboration between the public and private sectors that is aiming to become top gun in the niche of fighter-pilot training. |
4/25/2025 USAF Doubles Down on More F-16 Fighters near North Korea  The U.S. Air Force will ramp up its presence near North Korea by sending more than two dozen additional F-16 fighters to Osan Air Base, South Korea, creating a second “super squadron” there. |
4/25/2025 421st EFS bolsters Kadena’s fighter presence  F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, touched down at Kadena Air Base, April 24, 2025, completing the latest round of U.S. Air Force fighter deployments to the Pacific. As the Keystone of the Pacific, Kadena is a pivotal hub for Agile Combat Employment, which allows squadrons like the 421st EFS to project combat power in concert with U.S. allies and partners. |
4/25/2025 Lockheed Martin to Incorporate NGAD Upgrades Into F-22 and F-35  Can the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II—commonly regarded as two of the greatest planes in the world—become even more powerful? The CEO of Lockheed Martin, the famed aerospace giant that built both planes, thinks so. The defense and aerospace giant and manufacturer of the U.S. military’s two stealth fighter jets intends to buff the aircraft with cutting-edge technology initially intended for the F-47 sixth-generation stealth fighter jet. |