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October 16, 2025
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
Washington mulls barring US-bound Chinese airlines from flying over Russia
Washington (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 says
Washington 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 years
New 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 alone
Paris (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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India signs $7 bn deal for 97 domestically made fighter jets
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 29, 2025
India on Thursday signed a $7 billion order for 97 domestically designed and built Tejas fighter jets as its air force retires its outgoing Russian MiG-21 jets after decades of use. ... more
Advancing airspace integration for remotely piloted aircraft
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
NASA and partner organizations have completed a new series of flight tests supporting the safe integration of remotely piloted aircraft, including future eVTOL systems, into national airspace. The r ... more
We can build fighter jet without Germany: France's Dassault
Cergy-Pontoise, France (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
The head of French defence company Dassault said on Tuesday his firm could build the future European fighter jet by itself, as tensions persist with Germany over the multi-billion-euro project. ... more
Future aviation study shows path to near zero emissions by 2070
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has released its DEvelopment Pathways for Aviation up to 2070 (DEPA 2070) study, presenting a 50-year outlook on how global aviation could expand while sharply redu ... more
Cambodia opens $2bn Chinese-built airport
Cambodia (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
A $2 billion Chinese-built airport in Cambodia opened its runways to the first planes on Tuesday, bringing hopes for a tourism revival but beset by accusations of land evictions. ... more
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Ground vibration test validates structural models for UpLift research aircraft
Cologne, 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 violation
Tallinn (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 test
Oslo (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 project
Berlin (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: govt
Warsaw (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
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 turbulence
Washington (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 coast
Washington 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: Bloomberg
New 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, planes
Wellington (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 term
Washington (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 deal
Geneva (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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