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Su-22 Fighter Jet Crashes During Routine Training Exercise; Vietnam Could Opt For F16s Angering China

A Vietnamese Air Force Su-22 fighter jet crashed during a routine training exercise in central Quang Nam Province on the morning of January 9. The...

Taiwan Announces Next-Gen Fighter Jet Development; Comes After Indigenous Submarine & AD System

Ahead of a fiercely contested presidential election, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen announced that the country is preparing to indigenously develop next-generation fighter jets as...

Cash-Strapped Indonesia OKs Third & Final Batch Of Rafale Fighters After Struggling To Buy Mirage-2000s

The Indonesian government has officially finalized the third and final phase of its planned acquisition of 42 Rafale fighter jets, Dassault Aviation announced. The final...

Chinese PLA Destroyer ‘Destroys’ Foreign Military Intervention; Type 055 Warship At Par With US AEGIS Cruisers: Reports

The PLA Navy's first powerful destroyer, the Type 055, was recognized as a “role model” on January 8 by the Chinese Communist Party committee...

Australia Boosts Air Combat & EW Capability; F/A-18 Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler Fleet Get Extended Support

Australia has granted Boeing a five-year contract extension worth A$600 million to support the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) F/A-18F Super Hornets and EA-18G...