Moscow is planning to approach Indonesia for an air base in the country’s Papua region after stepping up defence ties with Myanmar and Bangladesh, it was learnt. The Russian Air Force may place ...

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles had spoken to his Indonesian counterpart, who said that there would be no Russian air force planes based in Indonesia, as reported by the Australian ...

The Air Force has not permanently stationed bombers in Japan for decades, retired Marine Col. Grant Newsham, a senior researcher with the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, told Stars and Stripes ...

Air Force major commands have begun rolling out ... representatives from both commands told Stars and Stripes via email. Installation commanders have long held the authority to adjust or override ...

But in 2017, two nuclear-capable Tu-95 strategic bombers from the Russian air force refuelled at Manuhau Air Base before conducting an air patrol over the South Pacific. At the time, it was ...

The Air Force is prepping for a potential showdown with China, seeking cutting-edge technology like stealthy jets and AI-powered drone wingmen. Just two months into the new presidential ...

The defence news website Janes has reported that Moscow has launched an official request to base Russian aircraft at the Manuhua Air Force Base at Biak Numfor in the Indonesian province of Papua.

But a new device, dubbed the Advanced Inflight Relief Universal System or AIRUS, developed through an Air Force innovation incubator program, may make it easier going for, well, going. For as long ...

Russia is reportedly seeking to deploy military aircraft, including bombers, at an Indonesian air ... Air Force Base, located on the eastern Biak Island. Janes claimed that the Russian Aerospace ...

A Tu-95 of the Russian Air Force landing at the Manuhua Air Force Base on Biak island, Indonesia, Dec. 5, 2017. Credit: Russian Ministry of Defense Subscribe for ads-free reading On April 14 ...