Fighter Aircraft

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Finland Receives First Two F-35As Based on Home Soil

Finland Receives First Two F-35As Based on Home Soil

Finland has received its first two permanently based F-35A fighters, bringing the number delivered to 10 of the 64 aircraft it has ordered from Lockheed...

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HAL Hands Over Final Tejas Mk1 Trainers, First HTT-40s to IAF

HAL Hands Over Final Tejas Mk1 Trainers, First HTT-40s to IAF

Lead India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over the final two Tejas Mk1 twin-seat trainer aircraft to the Indian Air Force on September 18, closing...

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Russia Signs First Yak-130M Export Deal, Buyer Undisclosed

Russia Signs First Yak-130M Export Deal, Buyer Undisclosed

Lead Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport has signed its first-ever export contract for the Yak-130M, an upgraded, radar-equipped version of the Yak-130 jet trainer that...

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PLA Air Force Debuts J-16, KJ-500 and Z-20 at Egypt Airshow

PLA Air Force Debuts J-16, KJ-500 and Z-20 at Egypt Airshow

China sent the largest and most diverse contingent of military aircraft it has ever displayed at a foreign air show to Egypt's El Alamein International...

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What is the KF-21 Boramae? South Korea’s 4.5-Generation Fighter Explained

What is the KF-21 Boramae? South Korea’s 4.5-Generation Fighter Explained

The KAI KF-21 Boramae ("Fighting Hawk") is South Korea's indigenous 4.5-generation multirole fighter, developed by Korea Aerospace Industries with Indonesian partnership. The first prototype flew...

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What is GCAP? The Japan-UK-Italy Sixth-Generation Fighter Program Explained

What is GCAP? The Japan-UK-Italy Sixth-Generation Fighter Program Explained

The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) is a trilateral sixth-generation fighter project between Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy, announced in December 2022. It merges...

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What is the J-20 Mighty Dragon? China’s Fifth-Generation Stealth Fighter Explained

What is the J-20 Mighty Dragon? China’s Fifth-Generation Stealth Fighter Explained

The Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon is China's first operational fifth-generation stealth fighter, developed by Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (CAC) for the People's Liberation Army Air Force...