On Friday, Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (JASDF) scrambled fighter jets to intercept a Chinese electronic warfare and surveillance aircraft over the Sea of Japan, the South China Morning Post reported. According to a statement issued by the Japanese Defense Ministry, the fighter jets went after a Chinese Y-9 plane which had come from the East China Sea and flew near Socotra Rock, known as Suyan…
A helicopter of the South Korean Marine Corps has crashed at a military airport in the city of Pohang in southeast of South Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing defense officials. Five people on board were killed and one was injured in the incident. The rotorcraft went down from about 10 meters above the…
Britain has unveiled a new futuristic fighter jet called Tempest that can fly unmanned and will be the future of warfare. Defence secretary Gavin Williamson revealed the new plane at the Farnborough International Airshow as part a £2 billion investment programme. He unveiled a full-size model of the new fighter jet at the event which…
These two USAF C-5 super Galaxy aircraft arriving at Prestwick Airport on Wednesday morning, bringing with them US President Donald Trumps entourage of security personnel and vehicles in preparation for his visit to Scotland.
The Australian government has announced the purchase of 6 MQ-4C Triton maritime umanned aerial systems (MUAS) at the cost of $A7billion, from Northrop Grumman. The first Triton is expected to be delivered in 2023 with the full fleet due to be operation in late 2025. Prime Minister, @TurnbullMalcolm, Minister for Defence, @MarisePayne & Minister for…
Four new RAF F-35 Lightning stealth fighter jets have landed in the UK. The jets, which cost £92m each, made the 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic from a US Marine Corps base in South Carolina. The supersonic planes will be based at RAF Marham in Norfolk, where they are expected to be in operation by…
The Taiwanese Air Force lost communication with an F-16 fighter during the annual Han Kuang military exercises on Monday, the CNA news agency reports citing military sources. One F-16 single-seat fighter went missing at 13:43 local time [05:43 GMT] while performing tasks set during the military exercises on Monday, a search and rescue operation has…
