Trump wants order for revamped Air Force One to be cancelled
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump urged the government on Tuesday to cancel an order with Boeing Co for a revamped Air Force One – one of…
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Sukhoi handed over another batch of Su-34 frontline bombers to the Russian Air and Space Forces
Today the Sukhoi Company handed over the third batch of Su-34 frontline bombers to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation according to the 2016 State Defense Order. Those…
US site picked for manufacturing new US Air Force T-100 Trainer by Raytheon
Raytheon Company plans to build the T-100 Integrated Air Training System on a shovel-ready site in Mississippi. Should the U.S. Air Force approve the company’s…
Sukhoi Superjet put into service by Royal Thai Air Force
Sukhoi Business Jets (SBJ) have entered service with the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF). The two aircraft were delivered in July 2016 to provide VIP…
Lockheed Martin Delivers Additional MC-130J to U.S. Air Force
A U.S. Air Force crew accepted delivery of an MC-130J Commando II at the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) facility here on Aug. 11. This MC-130J…
U-2 returns to Red Flag
The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is taking part in Red Flag 16-3, which is nothing new, as the wing regularly supports Red Flag exercises. What makes…
U.S. Air Force says Boeing KC-46 tanker passes final test for initial production
The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday that a Boeing Co KC-46 Pegasus aircraft had refueled an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft in flight, passing the…
Photo reports of Dutch Air Force public days and ILA Berlin published at ZAP16.COM
Last weekend we published our photo reports of the Royal Netherlands Air Force public days and the ILA Berlin Air Salon 2016. All photographs are…
Double Delivery: Two C-130J Super Hercules Delivered to U.S. Air Force
Lockheed Martin recently delivered two C-130J Super Hercules to the U.S. Air Force. On June 10, an Air Force crew ferried an MC-130J Commando II…
Drones emerge from shadows to become key cog in U.S. war machine
(Reuters) – When U.S. drones obliterated a car carrying Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour last month, it was the kind of targeted killing that unmanned…
First F-35 Lightning II’s of Dutch Air Force landing at Leeuwarden AFB
Today at Leeuwarden AFB The Netherlands, two F-35 Lighting II’s landed for a 3 weeks stay. The aircraft are stationed in The Netherlands for so…
First Dutch Tanker Refuels Dutch F-35 in flight
On April 4, the Royal Netherlands Air Force completed testing to receive certification to refuel F-35As with their KDC-10 tanker. Testing began 31 March with…