Tag: NATO
NATO to lease 2 An-124-100 airlifters from Ukraine
The An-124 contract had been signed in the framework of Strategic Airlift Interim Solution program
NATO has...
U.S. has blocked Israeli’s F-16 sale to Croatia
Israeli senior officials will travel to Central Europe this week to inform the Croatian Ministry of Defense
Ramstein receives largest ammo shipment since Operation Allied Force
Approximately 100 containers with a variety of munitions rolled into Ramstein during the month of October
The 86th Munitions Squadron (MUNS) on Ramstein Air Base,...
Pilot error to blame for accidental firing of AIM-120 over Estonia
The pilot fired the AIM-120 while flying over Pangodi, some 40 kilometers north of Tartu, south Estonia, during training on Aug. 7
An investigation by...
Maj. Halit Oktay is the first Turkish pilot to fly the...
On Jun. 19, Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Mike Andrews said Turkish pilots and maintenance personnel were being trained on the F-35 fighter jet at...
Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripen crashes after bird strike; pilot ejected...
The pilot of the Swedish-built JAS-39 Gripen fighter aircraft aborted the landing he was attempting and ejected
A Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) JAS-39 Gripen fighter...
Trump blocks F-35 transfer to Turkey, deepening rift with NATO ally
The sale of the F-35 to Turkey is particularly controversial, because Ankara also plans to purchase the sophisticated Russian-built S-400 missile system
On Aug. 13,...
Spanish Eurofighter aircraft suspended from NATO Baltic Air Policing duties in...
While investigations are still underway, military sources said that human error is the most likely cause as no software errors have been detected
Spanish Air...
Spanish Air Force Eurofighter accidentally fired AIM-120 AMRAAM over Estonia
Even if the AIM-120 has a built-in self-destruction mode, it is possible that it did not exploded and debris of the 3.7 meters long...
Italy may cut F-35 order
Italian Defence Minister Elisabetta Trenta said that her country will not be buying more F-35 fighters and she is reassessing the current contract for...
