China sending J-11 jet fighter to Myanmar border. The Shenyang J-11 with NATO reporting name: Flanker B+ is a single-seat, twin-engine, jet fighter, whose airframe was copied from the Soviet-designed Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO reporting name: Flanker) air superiority fighter. It is currently manufactured by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) […]

Airbus Helicopters will join with Korea Aerospace Industries in developing two 5-ton class rotorcraft that meet South Korea’s requirements for its next-generation Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) and Light Armed Helicopter (LAH). Both the LCH and LAH will be based on Airbus Helicopters’ H155 (formerly known as the EC155) – the latest evolution of its best-selling […]

The project of military transport aircraft heavy class. Project Developer – Komarov AN, supervisor – professor O.Levin. Photo © Denis Peredrienko otvaga2004.ru  

Photos of China’s military deployment to Lincang city has surfaced on Chinese social media. J-7 fighters were seen at Lincang airport and ground based air defense systems were spotted as well. The Chengdu J-7 is a People’s Republic of China license-built version of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Though production ceased in 2013, it continues to […]

Chinese CH-4 MALE UAV Drone found in Iraq. CH-4 unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) is developed by the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). ALIT’s assistant president Yang Yunli confirmed at the IDEAS 2012 in Pakistan that CH-4 unmanned combat air vehicle has a wingspan of 18 feet […]

The boys at Monmouth School, in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, are given a surprise treat when a warning light forces the helicopter to land immediately Pilots of a stricken Army helicopter gunship made an emergency landing – on a school’s sports field. They then phoned the school to apologise, and explained that a warning light had […]

The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF), entangled in a bloody civil war that will soon reach its four-year mark, relies heavily on Russia and Iran to keep attrition from diminishing its firepower. After having upgraded several SyAAF Mi-17s with armour plates and FLIR cameras, stationing Mojaher 4, Yasir and Shahed 129 UAVs in Syria and […]

Unmanned G-Star passes qualification test The G-Star unmanned air system jointly developed and marketed by Israeli manufacturer Innocon and G-Force Composites from Thailand has completed qualification test flights at 10,000ft and performed automatic take-off and landing at its 200kg (440lb) maximum weight. A tactical UAS with a wingspan of 8m (26ft), the G-Star has a […]

Officials say a Serbian military helicopter has crashed near Belgrade while evacuating a sick baby from south of the country, killing all seven people on board. The defense ministry said Saturday no one survived the crash late Friday night near Belgrade’s international airport some 30 kilometers (18 miles) west of the capital. Serbia’s state TV […]

Some four Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft from Makassar Air base have been deployed on the “Tangkis Petir” (Thunder Repellent) training operation in the fourth sector of the National Air Defense area in Biak Numfor district, Papua. The training operation began on March 12, 2015, will conclude on March 31, 2015. The Chief of the fourth command […]