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...
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
US State Dept to OK Sale of 50 F-35 Jets, 18 MQ-9B...
The Trump administration has set in motion the sale of F-35 Jets, MQ-9B Dribes and weapons to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) altogether worth a staggering $23 billion; marking the single biggest arms sale deal to a Middle Eastern ally. US Secretary of State Michael R
Boeing Wins $657M to Support Qatari F-15QA Jets
Boeing has won a contract valued $657.2 million to support Qatars F-15QA fighter jets
BAE-University of Birmingham to Develop Navigation System That Doesn’t Use GPS
BAE Systems and University of Birmingham have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form an Advanced Sensing Technologies Consortium. This forms part of the Government-funded National Quantum Technologies programme to drive four UK-based hubs which includes a Sensors and Timing hub led by the University of Birmingham
JF-17 Thunder Jets Spotted in Nigerian AF Colors, Ready for Delivery
Pakistan-made JF-17 Thunder Block II jets have been spotted in Nigerian Air Force (NAF) paint scheme indicating that they could be headed to Abuja to keep up with a November 2020 delivery schedule. Images appearing in social media show the blue-on-white round logo of the NAF on the wing of a JF-17 Thunder aircraft
BAE Systems Outlines Support Proposal to Japan’s F-X Fighter Programme
BAE Systems has responded to a Request for Information (RFI) from the Japanese Ministry of Defence (JMOD), proposing a package of integration support to Japans F-X next generation fighter development programme. Japan wants to build
Germany May Refuse F-35 Purchase over ‘Emergency Switch;’ Consider Eurofighter Instead
Iran, China, Russia to Hold Naval Drill Near Chabahar Port in Gulf...
DRDO’s Air-droppable Container for Boeing P-8i Maritime Aircraft Receives Type Certification...
As U.S. Halts Military Aid, Ukraine on the Verge of Losing Kursk...
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