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Why India’s HAL Tejas Fighter Jet Matters

The Tejas is not an amazing aircraft. But it gave India the seeds of an indigenous defense industry capable of taking on more complex aerospace programs in the future.
The Chinese military 's media wing on Sunday released footage showing both the J-35 and J-35A jets under construction at the Shenyang Aircraft Company's hangars. The J-35 is designed for aircraft ...
Preparing for the threats of tomorrow, the U.S. Air Force is testing drones piloted by artificial intelligence alongside aircraft flown by humans – and is teaching AI how to fight, a potential ...
China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, expected to enter service by the end of this year, is the first Chinese carrier to feature an advanced electromagnetic catapult. However, domestic analysis ...
Venezuela on Thursday said it had detected five US fighter jets flying near its Caribbean coast. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino described the incident as a “provocation” by the United States that ...
Luke has over a decade of experience as a travel writer and aviation analyst. As a passionate traveler based across the Middle East and Asia, Luke offers strong insights into the industry. Based in ...
Few machines capture the imagination like the sleek silhouette of a German warplane carving through the sky. Whether you remember catching newsreels of Heinkel bombers or reading about experimental ...
Pratt & Whitney, GE Aerospace and Honeywell are advancing small turbofan designs as the Pentagon emphasises rapidly fielding low-cost, autonomous fighter jets known as Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
The number of pilots in the air forces around the world fluctuates regularly as fleets shrink and grow. Some nations have expanded greatly in recent years, like the People’s Liberation Army Air Force ...
Turkish uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) developer Baykar has flown its Kizilelma jet-powered uncrewed combat air vehicle equipped with weapons and completed the first flight with the landing gear ...
ACM training is not about memorizing a catalog of maneuvers, but ingraining a mindset within the pilot: managing chaos, anticipating geometry, and making split-second decisions under high-G pressure.