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Denmark to buy 16 more US-made F-35 fighters after drone flights
Copenhagen (AFP) Oct 10, 2025 Denmark will buy another 16 F-35 fighter jets from the United States, its defence minister said Friday, two weeks after unidentified drones intruded into the Scandinavian country's airspace. Copenhagen will also buy anti-drone defences worth some 2.1 billion kroner ($320,000 million), after the flights, including over military installations, prompted politicians to point the finger at Russia. The purchase announcement however also comes as EU countries weigh up whether to replace the US-made pla ... read more |
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Washington mulls barring US-bound Chinese airlines from flying over RussiaWashington (AFP) Oct 10, 2025 The United States has proposed prohibiting Chinese airlines from using Russian airspace while flying to or from American airports, a US document has shown, as the rival superpowers try to thrash out a trade deal. ... more
Qatari Emiri Air Force facility planned for Idaho, Pete Hegseth saysWashington DC (UPI) Oct 10, 2025 The Qatari Emiri Air Force will base several F-15 fighters and their pilots at a base in Idaho, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday. ... more
India and China to resume direct flights after 5 yearsNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 3, 2025 India and China will resume direct flights between their two countries this month after a five-year suspension, officials said, with bookings opening on Friday. ... more 
France doubles down on threat to build future fighter jet aloneParis (AFP) Sept 29, 2025 France is in a position to develop a next-generation combat aircraft alone should negotiations with Germany and Spain fail, a government official said Wednesday. ... more |
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Ground vibration test validates structural models for UpLift research aircraftCologne, Germany (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 The German Aerospace Center has reached a major milestone in its UpLift program, completing a ground vibration test on the D328 UpLift research aircraft. The test precisely mapped the structural dyn ... more 
Estonia slams new Russian airspace violationTallinn (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Estonia's foreign ministry on Monday said it had summoned the Russian embassy's charge d'affaires to lodge a protest after a Russian helicopter violated its airspace. ... more
Norway experiments with electric plane in real-life testOslo (AFP) Sept 4, 2025 An electric plane took to the skies between the Norwegian airports Stavanger and Bergen on Thursday, simulating a cargo flight for the first time in real-life conditions, Norwegian airlines operator Avinor announced. ... more
German defence minister ups pressure on France over jet projectBerlin (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Thursday urged France to break the impasse over the multinational Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter jet project. ... more
Polish F-16 jet crashes killing pilot ahead of air show: govtWarsaw (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 A Polish F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday while preparing for an air show in the central city of Radom, killing the pilot, a government spokesperson said. ... more |
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India to develop fighter jet engines with French company
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 23, 2025 India is working with a French company to develop and manufacture fighter jet engines in the country, New Delhi's defence minister said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in May approved the prototype of a 5th generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), calling it a "significant push towards enhancing India's indigenous defence capabilities". Singh, in a speech at a conference in New Delhi on Friday, gave more details about developing fighter jet aircraft engines in the country. "We ... read more 
Bumpy skies: How climate change increases air turbulenceWashington (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 The seatbelt sign pings on, trays rattle, drinks slosh in their glasses. For many flyers, air turbulence can be an unnerving experience - and in a world warming under the effects of climat ... more |
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Navy pilot rescued after ejecting from F/A-18E near Viriginia coastWashington DC (UPI) Aug 21, 2025 A Navy pilot was rescued after ejecting from a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet off the coast of Virginia. ... more 
Boeing in talks to sell up to 500 planes to China: BloombergNew York (AFP) Aug 21, 2025 US aviation giant Boeing is in talks to sell up to 500 aircraft to Chinese companies, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The deal would be a major win ... more 
New Zealand spending $1.6b on sub-hunting helicopters, planesWellington (AFP) Aug 21, 2025 New Zealand will spend US$1.16 billion on a fleet of Sikorsky submarine-hunting helicopters to bolster its military capabilities, it announced Thursday. The purchase of five Sikorsky MH-60R ... more 
Top US Air Force officer to retire before end of termWashington (AFP) Aug 19, 2025 General David Allvin will retire just two years into his four-year term as chief of staff of the US Air Force, the service announced on Monday. The Air Force did not give a reason for Allvin ... more 
Switzerland vows to press on with US fighter jet dealGeneva (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> Switzerland vowed Wednesday to continue its attempts to buy F-35A fighter jets from the United States despite spiralling expenses. The US is pushing for Switzerland to bear extra costs for p ... more |
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