Fly-By-Wire F-15SA Makes First Flight

Fly-By-Wire F-15SA Makes First Flight

The U.S. Air Force and its prime contractor Boeing have completed a successful first flight of the new F-15SA advanced fighter aircraft for the Royal Saudi Air Force. More

Tranche 3 Typhoon Goes on Test

Tranche 3 Typhoon Goes on Test

Assembly of the first Tranche 3 Typhoon, destined for delivery to the Royal Air Force, has now been completed together with initial testing. More

U.S. Patriot Teams in Turkey

U.S. Patriot Teams in Turkey

U.S. soldiers who will man Patriot anti-missile batteries to protect Turkey from the spillover of Syria's civil war began arriving in the country on Friday, the U.S. military said, but the missiles themselves are due later. More

Israel working on Stealthy UAV

Israel working on Stealthy UAV

The Israeli military is developing a large, classified unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with features consistent with stealthy aircraft designs, according to a knowledgable source. More

Russia to Build New Air-Defense Systems

Russia to Build New Air-Defense Systems

Russia will develop artillery, missile defense and nuclear, biological and chemical defense systems using a uniform tank platform, Ground Forces chief Col. Gen. Vladimir Chirkin said on Thursday. More

Egypt to buy Anka UAVs

Egypt to buy Anka UAVs

Egypt intends to buy 10 Turkish indigenously built Anka unmanned aerial vehicles. The contract follows negotiations that lasted 2 1/2 months. The decision was made during a visit by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Cairo last week, when Turkey and Egypt signed a number of cooperation agreements, including a related to defense industry cooperation. More

Czech Air Force L-159A Crashes, Pilot dies

Czech Air Force L-159A Crashes, Pilot dies

The pilot of the Czech subsonic one-seat L-159 military aircraft that crashed in central Bohemia this afternoon was found dead in its wreckage, general staff spokeswoman Jana Ruzickova has told CTK. More

Sukhoi to Build Strike, Recon UAVs

Sukhoi to Build Strike, Recon UAVs

ZHUHAI, November 13 (RIA Novosti) - Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi is to focus on creating reconnaissance and strike unmanned air vehicles (UAV) in the near future, United Aircraft Corporation President Mikhail Pogosyan said at the Zhuhai Airshow China exhibition on Tuesday. More

Niccolo MachiavelliThere is no avoiding war it can only be postponed to the advantage of others