The T-6 Texan II, reportedly in a customized T-6JP variant, will be used by the JASDF as its new primary trainer to replace the license-built T-34 derivatives employed so far. Japan has selected the U ...

Belgium has selected Pilatus’ PC-7MKX turboprop trainer as part of an effort to recapitalize its training aircraft fleet. Belgium will sign a 20-year, €40 million ($46 million) per annum contract ...

Service in the United States Air Force (USAF) is inherently based on a structured professional life that starts from the very ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Fort Leonard Wood Soldiers are learning to operate unmanned aircraft systems, commonly called a UAS or drone, so they can incorporate the critical battlefield technology into ...

The T-7A Red Hawk is notable for featuring the iconic "Red Tail" symbol used on the aircraft flown by the famed Tuskegee ...

At the end of November, another UTS-800 training aircraft was integrated into the flight-test campaign after successfully completing its first flight at the airfield of the Ural Civil Aviation Plant ...

In brief: Everyone is automating everything these days, and military aircraft are no exception. The venerable UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, first used by the US Army in 1979, is set to receive upgrades ...

Tokyo has selected the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II to replace the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF’s) fleet of Fuji T-7s in the basic training role. Japan’s Ministry of Defence (JMOD) announced the ...

The Army is preparing to sunset its Lakota helicopter as its primary basic trainer while bringing on an entirely new approach to its aviator schoolhouse. (Ssg. Austin Berner/U.S. Army) In the wake of ...

FORT SILL, Okla. — Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill has introduced counter-unmanned aircraft systems training to better prepare new Soldiers for the tactical challenges of modern warfare. As part of ...

The US Army is considering a new basic training system for its helicopter pilots to potentially replace its UH-72 Lakota aircraft. The first of 18 Airbus UH-72B Lakota helicopters (above) was ...