The world’s only two fifth generation fighters in production and fielded at squadron level strength, the Chinese Chengdu J-20 and the American Lockheed Martin F-35, have seen their first ever encounter which marks the first between two non friendly fifth generation fighters. Commander of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces, Air […]
Two months after the emergence of the first footage in January 2022 confirming that China’s J-20 stealth fighter had begun flying with new WS-15 engines, reports show growing progress in refining the engine through testing to prepare it for serial production. The new engine is expected to have comparable thrust to the […]
On March 15 head of the U.S. Central Command, General Frank McKenzie, informed the Senate Armed Services Committee that the United States would sell F-15 Eagle fighter jets to Egypt. “In the case of Egypt, I think we have good news, in that we are going to provide them with […]
Indian aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced that in the second week of March construction of the first prototype fifth generation fighter under the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program began. The aircraft is expected to be a medium weight twin engine design focused primarily on air to ground […]
On March 14 it was announced that the F-35 had been selected to serve as the next fighter for the German Air Force, after a years long process to select a successor for part of the ageing fleet of Tornado jets tasked with delivering nuclear strikes. While Germany initially sought […]
On March 13 a Russian precision strike on military facilities near Ukraine’s western borders reportedly killed several dozen Western combatants and trainers supporting the Ukrainian war effort. This comes as Russia has expanded strikes to increasing engage targets in Ukraine’s western regions after strengthening its position in the largely Russian […]
On March 14 a Taiwanese Mirage 2000 fighter crashed off the island’s southeast coast at 10 am local time during a training mission from the Chihhang Airbase, with the pilot ejecting and being rescued safely by helicopter. All Mirage 2000 fighters in Taiwan were subsequently grounded. The accident represents the […]
In the 13 years between the entry into service of the first J-10A fighters in 2005, and the latest most advanced variant the J-10C in the spring of 2018, the design has seen radical improvements going from a relatively basic fourth-generation jet into an aircraft with fifth generation capabilities in […]
On March 13 the Russian Defence Ministry reported that a Ukrainian Air Force Su-24 strike fighter was shot down over the country, with 11 Ukrainian drones also neutralised that day. The variable swept wing aircraft is one of just 14 thought to be in service when hostilities between Russia and […]
Amid continued Russian advances in Ukraine, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett reportedly advised the government in Kiev to accept Moscow’s terms for concluding the conflict. This was equated by many in the Ukrainian government, as well as by some Israeli media outlets, as calling for a Ukrainian surrender, and may […]