The light attack aircraft went down in a field for unknown reasons minutes after taking off for a training mission. An OA-1K Skyraider II of the U.S. Air| The Aviationist
Both missiles are developed by TÜBİTAK-SAGE, and would arm Turkey’s F-16 and Kaan fighters, the Kizilelma UCAV, and even the JF-17 Thunder Block 3 fighter used by Pakistan and Azerbaijan. Turkey conducted live-fire tests of its Gökdoğan beyond visual-range and Bozdoğan within visual-range AAMs (Air-to-Air Missiles) from an F-16 on Oct. 19, 2025, with both […]| The Aviationist
President Zelenskyy and Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson have signed a deal which clears the way for Ukraine to acquire between 100 and 150 Saab Gripen fighter aircraft. In a joint press conference held in front of a Gripen E aircraft at Saab’s facility in Linkoping, the two leaders announced the mutual signing of a defence […]| The Aviationist
U.S. Strategic Command has begun this year’s edition of the annual nuclear command & control exercise known as Global Thunder. As we mentioned in last month’s article on what is believed to have been a ‘Skymaster exercise’, the annual Exercise Global Thunder was expected to take place, as usual, in October or November 2025. We […]| The Aviationist
Korean Air will purchase four Bombardier Global 6500 business jets, of which two will be modified with L3Harris’ help and the other two will be modified in South Korea. L3Harris announced on Oct. 20, 2025, it has formally received the contract from South Korea for its next AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) aircraft. The […]| The Aviationist
Germany has already contracted 35 F-35As, and the additional aircraft would take its planned fleet to 50 airframes. Nearly seven months after German media| The Aviationist
The first Gripen E has been delivered to the Skaraborg Wing (F 7), the Swedish Air Force’s Operational Conversion Unit for the type. The first Gripen E of the Swedish Air Force’s has been delivered to the Skaraborg Wing (F 7) at Satenas air base, near Lidköping, on Oct. 20, 2025. The unit is the […]| The Aviationist
Eight Su-30s and four Jaguars faced six F-35Bs during a carrier defense scenario as part of the HMS Prince of Wales' participation in Exercise Konkan.| The Aviationist
The Belgian Air Force has officially welcomed its first F-35A Lightning II to Florennes Air Base, joining the growing European “wall of F-35s.” Belgium’s| The Aviationist
B-2 bomber and F-35s stage an impressive flyover watched by hundreds of thousands online as Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage.A U.S. Air Force B-2A Spirit| The Aviationist
The newly acquired jets will strengthen Ukraine's air defenses, Defense Minister Umierov says.| Euromaidan Press
The first German P-8A Poseidon has received the complete German Navy livery and is expected to be delivered by August 2025, starting the replacement of| The Aviationist
The Maritime Electronic Warfare System Integrated Capability (MEWSIC) will be integrated onto Type 26 and Type 31 frigates, Type 45 destroyers, and the| The Aviationist
The IRST Block II enhances ‘situational awareness by supplementing air-to-air detection and track capabilities, and autonomously or in combination with| The Aviationist
The questionable F-313 Qaher, presented in 2013 as "Iran's first stealth jet", reappears in drone form. On Feb. 1, 2013, Iran unveiled its so-called| The Aviationist