Badly trained pilots are creating "significant risks" to Britain's unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) programme, a military investigation has found.

Canada's government faced a storm of criticism Friday after a newspaper reported it was scrapping plans to buy US-made F-35 fighter aircraft because of rising costs.

The Canadian government is backtracking on a decision to buy US-made F-35 fighter aircraft, in the face of higher than expected costs, the daily National Post reported Friday.

A Chinese fighter jet crashed in a southern Chinese city Tuesday, sparking a fire that injured at least four people, the defence ministry announced.

A prototype of a European combat drone, the Neuron, made its maiden flight Saturday from a base in the south of France, project leader Dassault Aviation announced.

A prototype of a European combat drone, the Neuron, made its maiden flight Saturday from a base in the south of France, project leader Dassault Aviation announced.

Syrian rebels captured a regime pilot after shooting down his fighter jet on Wednesday over Daret Ezza, in the northern province of Aleppo, witnesses said.

Simultaneous car bombings killed at least 38 people and left a trail of destruction in a town near Syria's capital on Wednesday, as rebels downed a military aircraft for a second straight day.

Syrian rebels shot down a fighter jet on Wednesday in the embattled northwest of the country near the border with Turkey, said an AFP correspondent on the frontier.

Tom Enders, head of European aerospace giant EADS, has ordered an internal investigation into suspected corruption at the firm, newsweekly Spiegel reported on Sunday.

China has conducted the first landing of a fighter jet on its new aircraft carrier in a move that extends Beijing's ability to project its growing military might in territorial disputes.

China has conducted the first landing of a fighter jet on its new aircraft carrier in a move that extends Beijing's ability to project its growing military might in territorial disputes.

China has unveiled a new attack helicopter as it seeks to rival similar aircraft made by the United States and Russia, state media said.

China on Tuesday showed off a new military drone and a model of a next-generation fighter plane as it builds up its own defence capabilities and seeks customers for its hardware.

Iran on Monday launched an air defence exercise a general said was aimed at optimising its deterrent capabilities as well as sending a "strong warning" to those threatening it with military strikes.

Iran warned on Sunday it will react strongly against any US intrusion into its airspace after two of its warplanes fired at an American drone 10 days ago, the ISNA news agency reported.

Iran warned on Sunday it will react strongly against any US intrusion into its airspace after two of its warplanes fired at an American drone 10 days ago, the ISNA news agency reported.

Iran's defence minister confirmed on Friday a Pentagon claim that two Iranian fighter jets fired on an unarmed US Predator drone in the Gulf last week.

A top Iranian military official implicitly confirmed on Friday a Pentagon claim that two Iranian fighter jets fired on an unarmed US Predator drone in the Gulf last week.

The Pentagon revealed that two Iranian fighter jets fired on an unarmed US Predator drone in the Gulf last week but the aircraft was not hit, in an incident that underscored tensions in the region.