Air Forces

News and updates on air forces, fighter jets, UAVs, and aerial defense systems.

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Greece Agrees to Keep Patriot Battery in Saudi Arabia as Houthi Attacks Continue

Greece Agrees to Keep Patriot Battery in Saudi Arabia as Houthi Attacks Continue

Greece will keep its Patriot air defence battery in Saudi Arabia after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis agreed to a Saudi request during talks with Crown...

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STM’s TUNGA-X Interceptor Drone Destroys Target UAV in TURNAs-2026 Naval Exercise

STM’s TUNGA-X Interceptor Drone Destroys Target UAV in TURNAs-2026 Naval Exercise

Turkish defence company STM says its TUNGA-X interceptor drone hit and destroyed a target UAV in the air during TURNAs-2026, the unmanned naval systems exercise...

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Airbus A400M Atlas Specs, Variants, Cost and Operators

Airbus A400M Atlas Specs, Variants, Cost and Operators

The Airbus A400M Atlas is Europe's four-engine military transport, able to carry up to 37 tonnes of cargo and land on rough strips that a...

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Bangladesh’s $2.3 Billion J-10CE Fighter Deal Awaits Final Approval

Bangladesh’s $2.3 Billion J-10CE Fighter Deal Awaits Final Approval

Bangladesh's armed forces are waiting on a final go-ahead from the Ministry of Finance for a $2.3 billion purchase of 20 Chinese-built J-10CE multirole fighters,...

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Nigerian Air Force Lists 12 AKSUNGUR Drones and Six T129 ATAK Helicopters as Expected Aircraft

Nigerian Air Force Lists 12 AKSUNGUR Drones and Six T129 ATAK Helicopters as Expected Aircraft

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has listed 12 AKSUNGUR drones and six T129 ATAK attack helicopters, both built by Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ), among its "additional...

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SİPER 2 Air Defence Missile Destroys a Target Switched in Mid-Flight

SİPER 2 Air Defence Missile Destroys a Target Switched in Mid-Flight

Türkiye's SİPER 2 long-range air and missile defence system has destroyed a target that was switched while its missile was already in flight, the Presidency...

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E-7 Wedgetail vs GlobalEye Comparison and Verdict

E-7 Wedgetail vs GlobalEye Comparison and Verdict

In the E-7 Wedgetail vs GlobalEye contest, Boeing's 737-based airborne early warning aircraft offers 360-degree radar cover while Saab's business-jet-based GlobalEye trades that for lower...

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H-6K Bomber Specs, Range, Weapons and Variants

H-6K Bomber Specs, Range, Weapons and Variants

The Xian H-6K is China's most capable in-service bomber, a modernized Tu-16 derivative that Chinese sources credit with a combat radius of about 3,500 km...