Rival stealth fighters, eVTOLs in the air display and the 40th anniversary of the global airline giant that is Emirates, make this year’s Dubai Airshow the most exciting yet. TIM ROBINSON FRAeS, STEPHEN BRIDGEWATER FRAeS and BELLA RICHARDS provide a preview of the highlights. Taking place between 17-21 November at the mega-hub airport that is…
Jan. 31 (UPI) — Russian military jets were “not seen as a threat” when they flew through international airspace not far from the border with Canada and the United States, the North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed. Multiple Russian military aircraft were observed in the Arctic earlier this week, according to the release issued by…
KUCOVE, Albania (AP) — NATO member Albania on Monday inaugurated a refurbished Soviet-era air base, the alliance’s first in the Western Balkan region. The air base is named after the small town of Kucove, 85 kilometers (52 miles) south of the capital Tirana. Officials said the new air base will serve as a modern hub…
Dec. 14 (UPI) — South Korea scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after Chinese and Russian military aircraft flew into its air defense identification zone, Seoul’s military said. Two Chinese and four Russian aircraft entered and departed South Korea’s air defense identification zone, known as KADIZ, in the East Sea from 11:53 to 12:10 p.m., the Joint…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that “nothing is off the table” in terms of sending fighter jets to Ukraine after demands from both President Volodymyr Zelenksy and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday. Following a speech delivered in the historic Westminster Hall by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy in which he cheekily thanked the United…