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New weapons and the aircraft's open/reprogrammable mission data allow it to maintain its appeal against fifth-generation fighters.

The newest generation is years away, but U.S. armed forces have a plan to continue modernizing.

Now more than old enough to vote, the NHI medium-twin NH90 remains in active service

'Air Superiority 2030' study leads to artists' impressions of the next generation of fighters

The first deployment by UK F-35s to Cyprus will not involve combat operations, says the RAF.

As the USAF requests new F-15s in the FY20 budget, the appearance of F-15SAs at Red Flag provides an idea of the kind of Eagles that the service might get.

AFSOC has taken delivery of its first Block 30 AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, which will replace the last of the first-generation Hercules gunships .

The U.S. Air Force is planning on keeping its B-52 strategic bombers for at least another 30 years, and beyond the retirement of the B-1 and B-2.

Leonrado and the Italian air force have established a flight school to offer advanced fighter training to international customers

The Air Force's CV-22 Osprey is the latest type to receive Raytheon's Silent Knight radar, which adds several new features.

The Qatar Amiri Air Force has formally accepted its first Dassault Rafale, while training of personnel is being undertaken n France.

The return of Tornado aircraft from the Mediterranean theater brings the operational career of the type with the RAF to a close.

Northrop Grumman's Model 400 was developed for the T-X competition, but was withdrawn. Recently more dtails have emerged about the aircraft

A report recently published by the Defense Intelligence Agency outlines plans by China to build a stealthy fighter-bomber.

The UK has announced that the RAF's F-35 is ready for operations, along with the latest Typhoon configuration that is replacing the Tornado

Turkey's indigenous turoprop trainer is now being used or pilot instruction by the Turkish air force, while the Hürkuş-C armed version nears service entry

The Eurofighter consortium is closing in on delivering Typhoons to Kuwait, which will be the first to sport E-scan radar and Sniper pods

Following its first flight in September, Turkey's-six-tonne helicopter now has a name. The type is also due to get an all-Turkish engine in the future.

RAC MiG will soon deliver the first production Mi-35s to the VKS after a long and protracted development of an advanced MiG-29 derivative

NATO's Baltic Air Policing operation was augmented following Russia's occupation of Crimea and remains highly active.

The latest F3-R standard of the Dassault Rafale with Meteor missile, Talios pod, and other enhancements has received clearance from the DGA.

The next generation Franco-German fighter development has received a boost following a commitment of funding from Belgium.

U.S. Army pilots have flown Sikorsky's SARA testbed, which incorporates autonomous systems that provide optionally and optimalley piloted control

Aeralis has devised a modular trainer concept built around a common fuselage that can be adapted to answer basic and advanced training needs.

Depite strong competition from the Eurofighter Typhoon, the Belgian government has selected the F-35 to replace its F-16s.

The H145 and H160 are becoming popular in the HEMS sector.

The H175 on display operates in offshore oil-and-gas missions.

Bell has delivered 120 copies of the 505 JetRanger X.

The helicopter provides service to Siemens Gemini wind farm.

Swiss Helikopter Norway AS has placed an order for four of the helicopters for customers.