The duopoly of Western aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing is under pressure. Russia’s MC-21 airliner is now certified to fly and China is pushing ahead with plans to enter the international market.

They may not sound spectacular, but MC-21 and C919 are out to challenge Airbus and Boeing and…

PACIFIC OCEAN –– An F-35B Lighting II from Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 touched down on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Jan. 11, marking the first time the ship has landed the new fifth generation fighter.

Tripoli has been steadily operating and…

The crews of the Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2 fighters deployed in the Krasnodar Territory of the mixed aviation unit of the Southern Military District (SMD) flew in difficult meteorological conditions.

The pilots performed training tasks in low overcast, limited visibility and various precipitation. The…

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. –– Senior leaders from around the Air Force recently traveled to Hanscom AFB to discuss aligning the service’s aerial networking efforts in support of Joint All-Domain Command and Control.

The Aerial Networks Division hosted general officers and members of the senior executive…

LITHGOW, Australia — Thales Australia has received Development Approval and will commence construction in February on the first phase of an ambitious industrial plan to transform its Lithgow Arms facility in regional New South Wales.

The new development will deliver an advanced manufacturing 4….