12/24/2024 These are the biggest air forces in the world in 2025  Combined, the world’s air forces operate in excess of 50,000 aircraft, with that number changing little year on year. Nevertheless, the World Air Forces Directory has tracked and detailed some 52,642 aircraft from 161 nations in its report for 2025. |
12/24/2024 Lockheed Lands $11.8B US Military Deal for 145 F-35 Fighter Jets  Lockheed Martin has secured a nearly $12-billion contract to produce 145 additional F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets for the US military and its international allies. Announced on Friday, the deal covers full-rate production of three F-35 variants under procurement lot 18.
The US Air Force is set to receive 48 F-35As, while the US Marine Corps will soon welcome 16 more F-35Bs and five F-35Cs. The US Navy will also get 14 F-35C aircraft. |
12/23/2024 Analysis of Friendly Fire in Today's Military: US Navy F/A-18 Fighter Jet Incident and Limits of Modern Technology.  In this article, we analyze the latest incident that took place during the night of December 21-22, 2024, at approximately 03:00 AM local time, when a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet was accidentally shot down by a missile launched from the USS Gettysburg, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, over the Red Sea. This tragic case of friendly fire raises critical questions about the challenges and risks of modern military operations. |
12/23/2024 U.S. approves the sale of new AIM-120C-8 air-to-air missiles for Morocco’s future F-16 Block 72 fighters  With the goal of strengthening a key partner in North Africa, the United States government has authorized the possible sale of new AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to equip the Moroccan Air Force’s F-16 Block 72 fighters. This information stems from one of the most recent statements by the U.S. Department of State, which notifies Congress of the potential operation through the FMS program for approval. |
12/23/2024 No J-10C Fighters For Bangladesh; Chinese Aircraft’s “Drawbacks” May Outweigh All Its Capabilities: OPED  Bangladesh has been actively pursuing the modernization of its armed forces, and the Chinese J-10C, a fourth-generation-plus multi-role fighter jet boasting advanced avionics, weapon systems, and cost efficiency, has featured on its wish list. This news about the possible acquisition of 16 J-10C aircraft follows Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan’s visit to China last month, during which he reportedly expressed Bangladesh’s desire to acquire multirole combat aircraft and attack helicopters. |
12/22/2024 U.S. Super Hornet Shot Down Over Red Sea in Friendly Fire Incident; Aviators Safe  Two U.S. Navy aviators are safe after their two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet was shot down by an American ship by mistake, according to a late Saturday statement from U.S. Central Command.
The Super Hornet, assigned to aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), was flying over the Red Sea when guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG-64) fired upon it, according to the CENTCOM statement. |
12/22/2024 Seven Chinese nationals tried to illegally enter Guam as U.S. tested missile, authorities say .jpg) Seven Chinese citizens were arrested on charges of illegally entering Guam around the time the U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted a key missile interception test using a new radar, the island's Customs and Quarantine Agency has said. The agency said at least four of the people arrested on Dec. 10-11 were found "in the vicinity of a military installation". Guam has many such installations, including Andersen Air Force Base, where the Dec. 10 missile test was conducted. |
12/22/2024 Price of Transition: How Much Serbia Paid For New Hangars For Rafale After Retiring MiG-29  Serbia will build new hangars for Rafale multirole fighter jets at the Colonel-pilot Milenko Pavlovic Air Base in the city of Batajnica. In addition, a refurbishment of existing aprons and taxiways is in the plans Serbian Ministry of Defense confirmed on an inquiry from the Tango Six website. |
12/21/2024 An-72 military aircraft explodes at airfield near moscow – Defense Intelligence  An explosion occurred at the Ostafyevo airfield (moscow oblast), as a result of which an An-72 military transport aircraft was disabled. The Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has announced this on Telegram. |
12/21/2024 NORAD jets intercept 4 Russian aircraft off Alaska’s coastlines  Eielson-based jets accompany 2 bombers, 2 fighters flying in international airspace over Chukchi, Bering seas The North American Aerospace Defense Command detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft Tuesday as they passed through international airspace off Alaska’s coasts. NORAD dispatched four F-16 fighters and an air tanker from Eielson Air Force Base and an electronic surveillance plane out of Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson to intercept the aircraft. |