Unidentified gunmen shot dead an Afghan Air Force (AAF) pilot and injured two others on Thursday, a security source said. The incident happened in the limits of fifth Municipality District of Kabul city at around 10am, according to…
The US Army has awarded a $35 million contract to an Arizona-based firm to support the Afghan Air Force (AAF) fleet of light-attack helicopters. A previously-awarded contract for the company was amended to maintain and supply a fleet…
KABUL fighters have been killed in airstrikes by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in southern Ghazni province, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. Eleven insurgents were killed and their vehicle destroyed in the Gilan district of the province, a…
The US-based MD Helicopters has won a follow-on contract for 12 more light-attack helicopters for the Afghan Air Force, an aviation website reported on Thursday. Awarded through the US army, the order was placed days after MD Helicopters…
The Pentagon has announced awarding a $50.4 million contract for logistics support for Afghan Air Force (AFF) helicopters. MD Helicopters has been given the contract, a modification of a prior agreement. The proposed modification will take place in…
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) conducted its first nighttime airstrikes in central Uruzgan province, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Monday. MoD spokesman Javid Ghafoor told Pajhwok Afghan News the AAF…
An Afghan National Army (ANA) helicopter was destroyed after an emergency landing due to technical problems in southern Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Sunday. In a statement, MoD said the incident took place during…
Afghan Air Force (AAF) UH-60 Black Hawk crews conducted their first operational mission in southern Helmand province, the Resolute Support said on Wednesday. The mission, which was conducted on Tuesday in support of the elections, took place a…
KABUL compound in western Farah province. The Afghan attack pilots were equipped with guided and unguided bombs, and elected to employ the GBU-58 laser-guided bomb to avoid collateral damage. A statement from the Resolute Support Mission said the drop resulted…
KABUL Air Force (AAF), but that work still needed to be done concerning strategic planning and other logistical and maintenance requirements, according to a media report on Saturday. The report, released on Thursday, noted that the AAF has garnered "notable…
The US military plans delivering the Afghan Air Force (AAF) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and A-29 light-attack aircraft over the next seven years. The deliveries would triple the size of AAF, hopes Air Force Brig. Gen. Lance Bunch,…
KABUL officers of the Afghan National Army and air force has arrived in India for training at a military academy in Tamil Nadu state. Given a warm send-off by Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra, the women would undergo a…
Defence Minister Gen. Abdullah Habibi on Wednesday said the Afghan Air Force (AAF) was being strengthened, but had international aid been properly used on the defence sector, the AAF would now have been a more powerful force. The…
Afghan Air Force (AAF) MD-530 helicopters made a successful combat debut against insurgents in Nangarhar province as Afghan National Defense and Security Forces continue clearing the districts of Khogyani, Sherzad and Hisarak districts, a statement said on Saturday.…
