After four and a half decades in service with Japanese Self Defence Forces ,the YS-11M is set for retirement. They will be replaced by 6 used US KC-130R. YS-11 was designed a low-winged twin-turboprop monoplane seating 60 passengers. Although the aircraft was mainly designed and manufactured in Japan, the engines were built by Rolls-Royce, with […]

The Chengdu J-20 is a stealth, twin-engine fifth-generation fighter aircraft prototype being developed by Chengdu Aerospace Corporation for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Chengdu’s J-20 stealth fighter represents the pinnacle of China’s aerospace engineering, but its existence and development have posed mysteries since the unexpected appearance of the first prototype at the […]

Russia has completed delivery of a batch of 12 Sukhoi Su-30MK2 fighter aircraft to Vietnam air force signed under a $450 million contract between the two countries in 2013. A similar configuration of the Su-30MK family priced between $35-37 million per aircraft was also sold to China earlier.

An Ethiopian air force pilot has defected to Eritrea, flying a Mi 24 helicopter across the border with his co-pilot and a technician, Ethiopian media said. Due to the increasing number of defection, the Ethiopian Air Force enforced a restriction that only allow flying within a 30 minute flight radius during training periods. The ban, […]

Indonesia will buy Russian-designed Beriev Be-200 aircraft to help prevent illegal fishing. Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov held a meeting with the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce of Indonesia during a working visit to Jakarta. “Manturov expressed Russia’s readiness for closer cooperation with Indonesian partners,” the press release said. In particular, during the […]

A Royal Thailand Army helicopter crashed in Muang district of Yala province on Sunday afternoon while assisting in floods operations, injuring four people including the two pilots, military officials said The two pilots and two passengers are safe with minor injuries.

Russia delivered six new Ka-52 attack helicopters to Eastern Military District. The Ka-52 “Alligator” is a 2-seat version of the Ka-50, using a side by side layout common to transport helicopters instead of the front-and-rear layout common in attack helicopters. This changes the helicopter’s aerodynamics somewhat, reducing maximum speed from 310 km/h to 300 km/h […]

(Reuters) – Egypt received 10 Apache helicopters from the United States in the past week, security sources said on Saturday, a sign of easing tensions between the long-time allies confronting Islamist extremism across the region. The United States originally announced in April that it had decided to lift its hold on the delivery of the […]

Best photo of J-20 China stealth fighter 2015 yet. The Chengdu J-20 (simplified Chinese: 歼-20; traditional Chinese: 殲-20) is a stealth, twin-engine fifth-generation fighter aircraft prototype being developed by Chengdu Aerospace Corporation for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The J-20 made its first flight on 11 January 2011, and is expected to […]

The Harper government has signed off on a proposal to buy an additional C-17 Globemaster heavy-lift transport plane, bringing to five the number of the hulking airborne workhorses in the air force fleet. Multiple defence sources say the decision to acquire the aircraft was made recently, but has not yet been announced as officials are […]