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US Air Force budget request leans toward R&D, trims fighter purchases

The Air Force’s proposed budget for fiscal 2025 would cut procurement of two major fighter programs — the F-35A and F-15EX Eagle II —...

U.S. Air Force F-16 And F-35 Demo Teams Announce Their New Pilots

Capt. Taylor “FEMA” Hiester and Capt. Melanie “MACH” Kluesner became the new certified pilots of the F-16 Viper Demo Team and F-35A Lightning II...

789 Scaled Composites – Airplane Geeks Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:20:04 — 36.7MB) We talk with both the President of Scaled Composites and the VP of Flight...

Thailand’s Air Force unveils new wish list, eyeing new jets and drones

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Royal Thai Air Force has laid out its future aspirations in a document released Feb. 29, with counter-drone systems,...

Thailand’s Air Force unveils new wish list, eyeing jets and drones

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Royal Thai Air Force has laid out its future aspirations in a document released Feb. 29, with counter-drone systems,...

From Vintage Wings to Modern Jets: Celebrating 105 Years with Aero – ACE (Aerospace Central Europe)

Aero, the largest Czech aircraft manufacturer, celebrates its 105th anniversary this year since its founding on February 25, 1919. Throughout its history, Aero has...

United expands world’s largest flight training center with huge, new building and room for 12 new flight simulators

United Airlines has opened a new, 150,000-square-foot building at its Flight Training Center in Denver. Already the largest facility of its kind in the world,...

Saab waits out political drama over sending Gripen fighters to Ukraine

SINGAPORE — Six months after Ukrainian pilots tested the Swedish Gripen fighter jets, the aircraft’s vendor says government and industry movements are continuing to...

National Guard boss: US can still fund Ukraine F-16 training — for now

The National Guard still has enough money on hand to finish training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets despite the U.S. running out of...

Netherlands halts F-16 sale to US firm, will send to Ukraine instead

PARIS — The Netherlands scrapped plans to sell six F-16 fighter jets to a U.S. company and will prepare the planes for delivery to...

Czech Republic Signs Deal to Procure Two Dozen F-35s

Prague is Joining the European F-35 User Group with 24 Lightning II aircraft. Czech Republic’s Defence Minister Jana Černochová and U.S. Ambassador Bijan Sabet signed...

F-16 Turns 50 Special: What It Takes To Become A Viper Pilot

Before flying the Viper operationally, pilots have to get through the nine-month B-Course which provides them with the Initial Qualification Training on the F-16. During...

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