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21 April

Air

A UK Royal Air Force Typhoon jet takes off. The aircraft is colored gray, with 350 painted on its rudder. The background, partially covered in fog, appears to be a forested area.

UK Intercepts Russian Planes Flying Over Baltic Sea

UK Royal Air Force Typhoons stationed in Poland have intercepted Russian planes flying close to the Baltic Sea three times in two days.

18 April

Air

Giulia Bernacchi

General Atomics Invests in Dutch Firms to Boost Future Aerospace Systems

General Atomics will invest in Dutch companies Emergent Swarm Solutions and Saluqi Motors to support the development of future systems.

15 April

Air

An A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft in a refueling mission

Christine Casimiro

Spain’s First Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport Enters Service

Spain’s first of three A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT) has entered into service as part of a defense ministry order from Airbus in November 2021.

15 April

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Conti Federal Completes US Air Force F-35 Maintenance Hangar in Texas

Conti Federal has completed the modernization of an F-35 sustainment facility at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NASJRB) in Fort Worth, Texas.

14 April

Air

Joe Saballa

Indonesia Eyes Entry in Turkey’s Fifth-Gen ‘KAAN’ Fighter Jet Program

Indonesia has formally expressed interest in joining Turkey’s cutting-edge fifth-generation fighter jet development initiative.

12 April

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

Kyiv Says F-16 Pilot Killed in Combat

A Ukrainian F-16 pilot was killed in combat, in the second such incident since the delivery of the precious US-made fighter jets to Ukraine.

11 April

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan Jets Scrambled at Chinese Drones Up Threefold On-Year

Japan scrambled jets in response to Chinese drones 30 times during the past year, the military said, up over threefold year-on-year.

9 April

Air

Rojoef Manuel

KALS Wins Training Deal for US Navy E-6B Mercury Pilots

Illinois-based aviation services provider AAR Corp. and industry partner KIRA have formed a joint venture to support in-flight training for US Navy E-6B Mercury pilots.

7 April

Air