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One Dead, 284 Sick at Largest Air Force in the World Basic Training Flu Outbreak

A large influenza outbreak that has killed one Air Force trainee and sickened 284 recruits at Basic Military Training (B...

UK Approves £8.6 Billion GCAP Fighter Jet Funding

The United Kingdom has cleared a major funding hurdle for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), paving the way for a n...

Singapore Air Force Gets US$22.3M Hellfire Missile for Most Dangerous Helicopter in the World

US approves US$22.3M sale of 67 Hellfire missiles to arm Singapore’s RSAF AH-64D Apache attack helicopter fleet.

This is Why F-22 Pilots Don’t Wear F-35 pilot Helmets

The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor remains one of the world’s most capable air superiority fighters, but its pilots do not ...

Lockheed Martin Lands $74 Million Deal for F-35 Missile Upgrade for These Countries

Lockheed Martin has received a contract modification worth approximately $74.2 million to finalise the integration of Eu...

Spain Said No To Most Advanced Fighter Jet in the World Before; Will FCAS Failure Force Them

US lawmakers revive the F-35 pitch to Spain after the FCAS collapse, as Madrid weighs Turkey’s KAAN fighter instead.

US Marines Accept 6 Most Advanced Fighter Jets in the World Without Radars

The US Marine Corps has accepted 6 F-35B jets without radars, fitting ballast in the nose cones to maintain weight and b...

Why F-22’s Stealth Paint Costs Far More Than the B-52’s Exterior Coating?

The difference becomes especially clear when comparing the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and the Boeing B-52H Stratofortre...

Lockheed Wins New $35 Billion Contract for Most Dangerous Defense System in the World

Lockheed Martin wins $35 billion seven-year THAAD contract to quadruple interceptor production for U.S. missile defense.

Lufthansa’s New Portugal Academy Could Train 100 German and NATO Pilots Annually

Portugal has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lufthansa Group to explore the creation of a new pilot training a...

Alaska Airlines Attendants Challenge Boeing 787 Long-Haul Service Model

Two American Airlines Flights End Up With the Same Flight Numbers Once Again

American and United Jets Suffer Tire Failures Hours Apart at Chicago O’Hare

Campbell Wilson Returns to Air New Zealand Board

Korean Air to Launch New 787 Flights to One of the Most Liveable Cities in the World

Ryanair Passengers Left Sweltering in 31°C as Malta Flight Faces Long Ground Delay