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Sweden to spend $1.6 bn to bolster air defences
Stockholm (AFP) Jan 11, 2026 Sweden will invest 15 billion kronor ($1.6 billion) on bolstering its air defences, notably potential civilian targets, the government said Sunday, the latest European country to beef up military spending since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The money will go to ground-based aerial defence systems, the government said, as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the United States' increasingly strained ties with NATO allies under US President Donald Trump prompt a European rush to rearm. "Expe ... read more |
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Taiwan launches search for fighter jet pilotTaipei (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 Taiwan's Air Force said Tuesday it has launched a search for a pilot believed to have ejected from a F-16 fighter jet over the sea during a routine training mission. ... more 
Turkey's Erdogan hails 2.6 bln euro jet deal with SpainIstanbul (AFP) Jan 3, 2026 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday welcomed an agreement under which Spain will procure Turkish-made HURJET training aircraft, describing it as evidence of Turkey's "pioneering role" in defence and aviation industry. ... more 
Taiwan inspects F-16 jets as search continues for pilotTaipei (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 Taiwan has temporarily grounded its fleet of F-16 fighter jets for inspection, the defence minister said Thursday, as the search continued for a pilot whose aircraft apparently crashed into the sea. ... more 
Fewer layovers, better-connected airports, more firm growthCambridge MA (MIT) Jan 07, 2026 Waiting in an airport for a connecting flight is often tedious. A new study by MIT researchers shows it's bad for business, too. Looking at air travel and multinational firm formation over a 3 ... more |
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Trump still eyes Turkey jet deal despite Israel objectionsPalm Beach, United States (AFP) Dec 29, 2025 US President Donald Trump said Monday he was considering selling top-end F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, during a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who adamantly opposes the move. ... more
Two French crew died in crash that killed Libyan army chiefParis, France (AFP) Dec 26, 2025 Two French crew members of a Falcon 50 jet died in the crash this week in Turkey that killed Libya's armed forces chief, a French diplomatic source told AFP on Friday. ... more 
US flew bombers, fighters and drones along Venezuela coastWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Fighter jets, bombers and surveillance drones: the United States military has flown a variety of aircraft along Venezuela's coast in recent weeks, an AFP analysis shows, amid growing fears of conflict between the countries. ... more 
First EU airline flight in 35 years lands in BaghdadBaghdad (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 Iraq's transport ministry said Tuesday that a flight operated by Greece's Aegean Airlines had been the first European aircraft in 35 years to land at Baghdad's international airport. ... more 
German MP urges split with France on fighter jet projectBerlin (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 A prominent German lawmaker Tuesday called for a split with France in a major next-generation fighter aircraft project, as a high-stakes decision looms on the European programme's future. ... more |
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New US presidential planes delayed again until 2028
New York (AFP) Dec 14, 2025 The delivery of a new Boeing jet to be used by the US president, famously known as Air Force One, has been delayed once again by at least a year. According to an updated timeline by the US Air Force, the first of two new specially equipped Boeing 747-8 aircraft, known as the VC-25B, will not enter service until at least 2028. "On Dec 12, 2025, the US Air Force awarded a $15.5 million modification to its existing contract with The Boeing Company for the VC-25B program," an Air Force spokesperson ... read more 
Son of MH370 flight victim seeks answers after 11 yearsBeijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Jiang Hui remembers his mother waving him goodbye as she left for her Malaysia Airlines flight, a bag slung across her shoulder and promising to return with souvenirs from her trip. ... more |
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NASA refines aircraft icing safety modeling with GlennICE softwareLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Researchers at NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland used the Glenn Icing Computational Environment (GlennICE) software to create three dimensional computational models of an advanced air mobilit ... more 
Cost overruns push Swiss to buy fewer F-35sGeneva (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Switzerland will not be able to purchase all 36 American F-35 fighter jets in the near future as planned due to cost overruns announced by the United States, Bern said on Friday. ... more 
South Korea, Japan protest over China, Russia aircraft incursionsSeoul (AFP) Dec 10, 2025 South Korea and Japan reacted furiously on Wednesday after Chinese and Russian military aircraft conducted joint patrols around the two countries, with both Seoul and Tokyo scrambling jets. ... more 
Crew killed in Sudan army plane crash; Russia says no survivors in cargo plane crashPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 A Sudanese military transport aircraft crashed on Tuesday while attempting to land at an air base in the country's east, killing all members of its crew, two military sources told AFP. ... more
Beijing court orders compensation for MH370 flight familiesBeijing (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 A Beijing court said Monday it had ordered Malaysia Airlines to pay compensation to the families of eight passengers from flight MH370, more than a decade after the plane disappeared. ... more |
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