Greece Seeks 24 F-35 Stealth Jets in ‘Letter of Interest’ Sent to
Greece has formally requested to buy between 18 and 24 new or used Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter jets in a ‘Letter of Interest sent to the Pentagon on November 6. "The decision to enter (Greece) in the program of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be based on a variety...
Pentagon Certifies F-22 IFF Transponder Built By BAE Systems
BAE Systems has received certification for its Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) transponder for the F-22 Raptor from the Department of Defense AIMS program office. The IFF transponder waveform integration is part of a U
Taiwan Vulnerable as it Grounds F-16 Jets After One Goes Missing
Taiwan today grounded its F-16 jet fleet, the most advanced in its air force, after one of them went missing on November 17. The F-16s were off Taiwans skies after a single-seat variant disappeared from radars two minutes after taking off from Hualien Air Base on Tuesday night
Taiwanese F-16A Fighter Jet Missing After Take-off
An F-16A fighter of the Taiwan Air Force's Fifth Tactical Mixed Wing that took off on a night combat sortie training mission yesterday is reported missing. The jet took off from Hualien base at 6:5 p
Lockheed to Support Taiwan’s F-16 Jets
Lockheed Martin has won a contract worth $53.2 million to support Taiwans fleet of F-16 combat aircraft
France to Upgrade Rafales to F3R Standard before Delivery to Greece
Hellenic Air Force will receive 12 Rafale fighter jets upgraded to the latest F3R standard, in 2021. Greece is buying
Artificial Intelligence-based Instructors for Chinese Trainer Jets
China's future fighter jets could feature artificial intelligence (AI) based instructors to improve cadets learning. A virtual tactical training system (to be installed on future trainer jets) could be used to enhance pilot's skill in short, mid and long-range combat missions, said Zhang Hong, chief designer of the L15 trainer jet aircraft and general manager of Hongdu Aviation Industry Group which is building the aircraft
DARPA Selects Boeing, 4 Others to Develop Air Combat Dog-fighting Algorithms
US DARPA research agency recently awarded contracts to five companies to develop algorithms enabling mixed teams of manned and unmanned combat aircraft to conduct aerial dog-fighting autonomously. Boeing, EpiSci, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Heron Systems, and physicsAI were chosen to develop air combat maneuvering algorithms for individual and team tactical behaviors under Technical Area (TA) 1 of DARPAs Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program
Israeli AF Receives First-of-its-kind F-35I Jet to Test Indigenous Weapons, Electronics
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) received its first test F-35I aircraft, custom-built for Israel, which gives the IAF an opportunity to install its own electronic warfare, communications and weapons systems. The test aircraft, designated as F-35I, arrived at the
Germany Orders 38 New Typhoon Jets
The German Air Force will receive 38 new Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets under a contract signed today. Eurofighter GmbH, and NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) signed the so-called Quadriga contracts on November 11 that will support the continued modernization of the German Air Forces Eurofighter Typhoon fleet
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Boeing Wins $9.8 Billion to Upgrade Saudi Arabian F-15 Jets
Boeing has been awarded a $9.8 billion contract to modernize F-15 fighter jet fleet of Saudi Arabia
Jeju Air Flight 2216 Crash: Black Boxes Lost Data Four Minutes Before
German Army Invites Patria to Bid for Future Armored Troop Transport Project
Damen Delivers FCS 3307 Patrol Vessel to Nigeria
Iran Shoots Down Bunker Busting Bomb in Exercise to Protect Nuclear Facility
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U