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2 Blue Angels planes touch in Florida during midair practice run

08/21/2019

The U.S. Navy says two Blue Angels jets touched midair during a practice run in the Florida Panhandle. Navy spokeswoman Lt. Michelle Tucker tells the Pensacola News Journal a jet made momentary contact with the underside of a second jet’s outer wing Wednesday as the pilots practiced over the Naval Air Station Pensacola. She says no one was injured.

India Set To Revamp Su-30 MKI Fighter Jets For Exporting To Friendly Nations

As India looks to overhaul its Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fleet for better, India also hopes to make a mark in the defence export market by offering upgraded Sukhoi aircraft to friendly nations. The Russian aircraft is one of the best fighters the Indian Air Force has and now India hopes to sell the tweaked versions to strategic partners.

Russian Su-35 jets allegedly intercepted Turkish warplanes over Idlib

The Turkish Air Force allegedly deployed some of their warplanes to the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a series of gains near the city of Khan Sheikhoun. According to the aviation publication Avia.Pro, two Russian Su-35 jets intercepted the Turkish warplanes and forced them to leave Syria’s airspace.

Seoul to receive four more F-35As, as Tokyo confirms F-35B

South Korea is set to receive four additional Lockheed Martin F-35As, bringing the number of the type on the Korean peninsula to eight. According to a report by official news agency Yonhap, quoting military sources, the four aircraft will arrive later this week. By the end of 2019 the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) will have ten examples on the peninsula, out of a total order for 40.

The F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter Is Back! (Don't Get Too Excited...)

Eleven years after the U.S. Air Force retired the type, an F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter has made yet another public appearance. Dismantled and being hauled across the American West on a tractor-trailer. Photographer Chris McGreevy spotted the truck and its F-117 cargo on Aug. 16, 2019 on Columbia Way near the Palmdale Regional Airport outside Palmdale, California.

US Navy looks to replace or improve F/A-18E/F EO/IR targeting pods

The US Navy (USN) is soliciting options to improve or replace the electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) air-to-air and air-to-surface targeting pods on its Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers. The move comes amid concern about the current hardware's readiness state and sustainment cost.

Japan Officially Selects F-35B for Its STOVL Fighter

The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced formally its decision to select the U.S. F-35B stealth fighter as the country’s short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft. The decision was virtually assured given that the United States and Lockheed Martin, the aircraft’s manufacturer, were the only bidders for the Japanese contract.

China's New Stealth Fighter?: Is the J-16 Getting Stealthy or Not?

The interesting photo in this post shows a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Shenyang J-16 fighter jet wearing a new silver-gray scheme which according to Chinese sources is able to give the aircraft a certain stealth capability.

Stealth F-22 Raptor Flew Right Under an F-4 Phantom from Iran

Back in 2013, Pentagon press secretary George Little said that an Iranian air force F-4 Phantom combat plane attempted to intercept a U.S. MQ-1 Predator drone flying through international airspace near Iran. As we reported back then, one of the two F-4 Phantom jets — in service in Iran since the Shah — came to about 16 miles from the Predator, but broke off pursuit after two American planes escorting the drone broadcast a warning message.

China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Today and Into the 2020s

USA approvals sale of F-16s to Taiwan

VIDEO: AFRL’s robotic pilot flies Cessna for 2 hours

Boeing upgrades New Zealand P-3K2 ASW capability

Boeing Australia steps up autonomous aircraft work

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U.S. Air Force F-35A fighters staged “hunt” for L-159 aircraft

Unstoppable? MiG and Sukhoi Are Merging Under United Aircraft Corporation to Build Russia's Warplanes

Model of Taiwan's new jet aircraft spotted at Taipei exhibition

HAL pitches for 4 more squadrons of Su-30MKI

Video: Tense incident between Spanish and Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea