Fighter Jets

France has agreed for the first time to provide Ukraine with fighter jets, as part of an deal struck between President Emmanuel Macron and President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on Monday.

The UK will deploy RAF Typhoons to Eastern Europe, a response to Russia launching an incursion into Polish and NATO airspace.

U.S. officials have reportedly ordered 10 F-35 fighter jets be deployed to Puerto Rico amid President Donald Trump’s fight against drug cartels.

Air Force and Navy fighter pilots took directions from an AI system for the first time in a test that could drastically change combat tactics.

The Center for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) in New Delhi on Sunday accused China of giving air defense and satellite intelligence support to Pakistan during its clash with India in early May.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet has been reported to be lost at sea after it fell overboard while being “actively under tow in the hang bay” on the USS Harry S. Truman. In a press release from the Office

South Korea has become a major player in the defense industry, with exports of artillery, tanks, surface-to-air missiles, jet fighters, and other military hardware potentially surging to over $21 billion this year.

Two South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs outside their training range during a live-fire drill on Thursday, striking civilian homes and injuring 15 people.

The first Mirage 2000 fighters promised to Ukraine by France’s President Macron arrived on Thursday along with their French-trained crews. 

The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, and announced that a trilateral government organization would be established by the end of this year to work with the parties producing the aircraft, Japanese officials said Sunday.

A search is underway for two missing pilots after two French jet fighters crashed mid-air during a training exercise.

Over a dozen military jets were destroyed or damaged in a massive drone strike against a Russian airbase overnight, Kyiv claims.

The government of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on Tuesday relaxed Japan’s export controls on defense equipment.

The U.S. Air Force is preparing to add 1,000 artificial intelligence (AI) jets to its fleet as part of a $6 billion contract.

The Czech Republic´s government signed an agreement with the United States on Monday to acquire 24 U.S. F-35 fighter jets.

A 911 call from Charleston County, SC, reveals what happened after the pilot of a missing fighter jet ejected on Sunday and needed help.

Four F-35 fighter jets landed Thursday at an airbase in Denmark to replace aging fleet of F-16s, some of which have been promised to Ukraine.

Officials are working to determine what happened to a pilot when a U.S. military F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet crashed late Thursday in San Diego, California, near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

The U.S. Air Force said Wednesday that three Russian fighter jets harassed three American drones during a mission against Islamic State targets in Syria.

General Electric Aerospace on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to manufacture fighter jet engines in India, putting ink on a major deal that was a much-anticipated feature of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States this week.

The White House is planning to wine-and-vegetarian-dine Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Washington this week, in the hopes that Modi will agree to closer cooperation on defense and a coordinated strategy against Chinese aggression.

Australia and the U.S. are reportedly discussing gifting 41 retired Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to Ukraine, helping fulfil part of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s relentless global quest for air combat assets.

President Joe Biden has told Turkey to aid the U.S. in expanding NATO if the country wants to buy American fighter jets.

Once an object of fear for the Western world, the Russian airforce “have severely underperformed in their core function” the MOD said.

President Biden claimed that Ukrainian’s Zelensky vowed American-made F-16 fighter jets will not be used to attack the Russian mainland.

The UK and Dutch governments have committed to working together on obtaining advanced F16 fighter jets for Ukraine.

Finland’s Defence Minister has indicated that Ukraine has approached Finland for fighter jets in its ongoing conflict with Russia. 

Russia vowed to destroy all jets donated after Poland and Slovakia, backed by equipment and finance from the U.S. announced deliveries. 

Argentina’s embassy to China said on Tuesday that President Alberto Fernandez is considering the purchase of JF-17 “Thunder” fighter jets from China — three months after a deal for JF-17s fell apart and Fernandez said his government would not buy any military aircraft in the near future.

A Department of Defense official said the Chinese government leveraged technology stolen from the U.S. to develop its J-20 stealth fighter.

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola called for fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine as she made a surprise visit to the country.

The UK will replenish stocks of any country that sends Russian or Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said.

Western powers must hand over their fighter jets to Ukraine in order to help them beat Russia, former UK Prime Ministers Liz Truss and Boris Johnson have said.

Poland is willing to send Ukraine fighter jets if the United States leads a broader coalition of countries to do the same, the country’s Prime Minister has said.

The United States showed off its F-35 fighter, B-1B bomber, and other advanced warplanes at an air show in Bengaluru this week to tempt India away from its long-standing, and increasingly awkward, reliance on Russian military hardware.

A pair of F-35s stationed in northern Europe were dispatched to intercept a trio of Russian warplanes, including two jet fighters.