Lockheed Wins $394M for F-35 Equipment
Lockheed Martin has won a $393.8 million contract to provide F-35 Ancillary Mission Equipment (AME)/Pilot Flight Equipment (PFE) to the US military and its allies
Norway Gets 3 More F-35 Lightning II Stealth Jets
The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RoNAF) received three new F-35A jets on May 26. The fighters landed at Ørland Air Force Station in central Norway after a 10-hour flight from the United States
New Wind Tunnel to Help Develop China’s Next-gen Fighter Jet by 2035
Chinas new wind tunnel called FL-62, conducted its first operation on Tuesday by running a test for an undisclosed new aircraft which is likely to be a sixth-generation jet fighter more advance than the J-20 and J-31, currently its top line jets. Referring to the new aircraft, the J-20 jets chief...
Performance Benchmarks for European Next-Gen Fighter Approved
German Bundeswehr said Tuesday that the air forces of Germany, France and Spain have agreed on a set of performance benchmarks to guide the development of Europes next-generation fighter jet. Officials will now freeze desired features from a collection of currently 10 possible system architectures of the Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS)
First FOC Standard LCA Tejas inducted into IAF Squadron
The Indian Air Force (IAF) today set up a new Squadron 'Flying Bullets' at Sulur in South India comprising of a lone Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas aircraft in Final Operational Clearance (FOC) Standard. Four more FOC standard Tejas aircraft are in an advanced stage of production and are likely to...
Leonardo AW159 Helicopter Fires Thales ‘Martlet’ Lightweight Missile
Leonardo AW159 Wildcat helicopter fired a ‘Martlet Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) built by Thales for the first time today. The firing trials were conducted from 27th April to 21st May 2020
Construction of PAK DA Strategic Bomber Prototype Begins in Russia
Russia has begun construction of the first PAK-DA prototype, the all-new long range strategic bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces, since the cold-war. “Russia has commenced construction of its first strategic stealth bomber within the Perspective Aviation Complex for Long-Range Aviation (PAK DA) program,” a source in the industry was quoted as saying by TASS on May 26
Indian Air Force Squadron With LCA Tejas To Be Operational On May
The Indian Air Forces No.18 Squadron, ‘Flying Bullets with Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will be operationalized on May 27 at Sulur near Coimbatore city
Spanish Indra to lead CROWN Project to give European Jets Control of...
Indra has announced it will lead the European CROWN R&D project that will equip European fighters and aircraft with capabilities which combine radar, communications and electronic defence to dominate radioelectric space and operate at an advantage over the enemy. The company will coordinate the work of a consortium formed by Thales, Office National DEtudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA), Hensoldt, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, SAAB, Totalforsvarets Forskningsinstitut (FOI), Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Leonardo, Elettronica, and Baltijos Pazangiu Technologiju Institutas (BPTI)
Angola Receives Chinese Hongdu K-8 Jets
The National Air Force of Angola (FANA) has reportedly received an unknown number of Hongdu K-8 (Karakorum-8) trainer/light attack aircraft from China. “The National Air Force of Angola (FANA) has now taken delivery of six Hongdu K-8W Karakorums
MiG-29, Su-24 Jets Transferred from Syrian Air Base to Haftar’s Army
Six MiG-29 and a pair of Su-24 fighters from Syrias Khmeimim Air Base have been redeployed to serve militia led by rebel commander Khalifa Haftar in Libya. “At least six MiG-29 and Su-24 fighter jets have been deployed from Syrias Khmeimim air base to Libya
Rafael to Provide Litening 5, RecceLite Electro-Optical Pods to Mystery Customer
Israeli firm Rafael has won a contract to supply 5th generation Litening and RecceLite airborne electro-optical systems to a mystery customer. The Litening 5 multi-spectral airborne targeting pod delivers real-time, forward-looking infrared (FLIR+SWIR) and day HD color camera imagery
South Korea Begins Development of Long-range Air Defense Missile System
South Korea to Upgrade 4,400-Ton Destroyers with Indigenous Systems
South Korea Begins Submarine Tugboat-II Project for Enhanced Naval Support
Maiden Flight of South Korea’s Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Helicopter
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