August 03, 2023 Military Aviation News

Azerbaijan’s Su-25s Receive Turkish Smart Bombs, Missiles

08/03/2023

Azerbaijan’s defense ministry has tapped the services of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) to modernize the country’s fleet of Sukhoi Su-25 twin-engine fighter aircraft. An agreement was signed between the two during the 2023 International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) in Istanbul last week. According to the ministry, the modernization includes integrating ground-breaking technologies to boost the aircraft’s operational capability.

MiG-31: Russia ‘Prepares’ For NATO Intervention, Adds Another Batch Of Hypersonic Missile-Firing, Upgraded MiG-31 Jets

08/03/2023

In what is expected to come as a significant boost to the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), the Nizhny Novgorod Aviation Plant “Sokol” delivered a new batch of upgraded MiG-31 Interceptor fighters to the Russian Ministry of Defense (RuMoD).

Military aircraft bring the “boom” during Northern Lightning this month

08/03/2023

Fighter jets will be zooming and sonic-booming over Northeast Wisconsin later this week as the state hosts a two-week military exercise. Northern Lightning brings Air Force, National Guard, Marine and Navy units from Arizona, Florida, Minnesota, Ohio and Virginia together at Volk Field, northwest of the Wisconsin Dells.

British Typhoons Relocated To ‘Forward Base’ Near Russia; To Hone Air Combat Skills With F/A-18 Hornets

08/03/2023

As tensions continue to simmer between Russia and NATO, the Eurofighter Typhoons of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) have been relocated to a forward base in Finland for training with Finnish F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets under the banner of ‘Exercise Joutsen Strike.’

Lockheed Martin’s $1.7 trillion F-35 fighter jet is 10 years late and 80% over budget—and it could be one of the Pentagon’s biggest success stories

08/03/2023

If the F-35 is such a boondoggle, why are so many governments clamoring to buy it? The answers to this question are vitally important to America and its allies, and to every U.S. taxpayer.

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