HAMMER Bunker-Busting Missile Being Considered for Indian Rafale Jet
Indian Air Force (IAF) Rafale Jet could be armed with AASM Hammer air-to-ground missiles designed by Sagem, a company owned by Safran. “The order for HAMMER missiles is being processed and the French authorities have agreed to supply them to us at a short notice for our Rafale combat aircraft,” government...
Leonardo M-346 Jet Equipped With Grifo Radar Makes First Flight
The operational version of the M-346 Fighter Attack, equipped with an optimised variant of Leonardos Grifo radar completed its maiden flight on July 13. The M-346FA is the new light attack variant from the Companys M-346 Light Fighter Family of Aircraft (LFFA)
Indonesian Lawmakers Reject Eurofighter, Want to Stick with Sukhoi Su-35
Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has been lambasted for his decision to buy second-hand Eurofighter jets from Austria, with some Lawmakers demanding that he go ahead with the Russian Su-35 fighters whose purchase is already in the pipeline. “Prabowo has not discussed the purchase with us
UK, Sweden & Italy to Collaborate in Developing Future Combat Air Capabilities
The United Kingdom, Sweden and Italy have begun trilateral industry discussions to strengthen collaboration between the three nations, as they develop future combat air capability. The new trilateral framework sees industry from the three nations bringing together their skills and expertise in the combat air sector to collaborate on the research...
First Five Sukhoi Su-35S Fighter Jets Ready for Delivery to Egypt
The first five Russian Su-35S fighter jets out of 24 ordered by Egypt have been spotted in the Russian city of Novosibirsk. Unconfirmed reports on social media say the aircraft are ready for delivery to the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) and may have been photographed during test-flights
China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet Wins Medal for ‘Appearance Design’
Chinas J-20 stealth fighter jet won a Gold Medal for ‘Appearance Design awarded by the countrys National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) The Gold Medal was given during the China Patent Award ceremony on July 14. This is the first time for the Chengdu Aircraft Design & Research Institute (CADI), a division of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), to won such a national-level patent award
Lockheed Martin to Produce For USAF Eight F-35A Jets “Repositioned” from Turkey...
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is awarded an $861,731,778 modification contract to produce 14 F-35A Lightning II aircraft for the U.S
Five Rafale Fighter Jets to be Inducted into Indian Air Force on...
The first batch of five Dassault Rafale figher jets is likely to arrive in India from France by end July 2020 The aircraft will be inducted at Indian Air Force (IAF) Station Ambala on 29 July subject to weather. No media coverage is planned on arrival
Seven New Partners Join UK's Tempest Jet Project at Virtual Farnborough Show
The Royal Air Force on Monday announced seven companies joined Team Tempest, an ambitious project that involves building a new jet for the United Kingdom. "Im delighted seven more companies have joined this mission to work in collaboration with the MoD, under the Team Tempest banner
Indonesia offers to buy 15 Used Eurofighter Typhoons from Austria
In what came as a bolt from the blue, Indonesia has offered to buy over a dozen used Eurofighter jets from Austria. Austrian defense minister Klaudia Tanner received a letter dated July 10 from his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto intended to acquire 11 Eurofighters, Die Presse newspaper reported Sunday
Saab Invests £50M in UK Future Combat Air System Facility
Saab is to create a new Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS) centre in the United Kingdom as a hub for its participation in the FCAS programme. Saab is investing initially £50 million in the facility, Saab said in a statement
Oshkosh to Integrate Autonomous Technology into Marine Corps' ROGUE-Fires UGVs
Venezuela’s President Maduro Proposes Brazilian-Led Liberation of Puerto Rico
U.K.’s Chagos Islands Deal with Mauritius Could Open Indian Ocean Door to...
Jeju Air Flight 2216 Crash: Black Boxes Lost Data Four Minutes Before
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