Is Ukraine a Possible Buyer for Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 Block III Jet?
A Ukraine Air Force (UAF) delegation headed by Colonel General Sergii Drozdov, UAF Commander visited Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAF) Kamra on March 06 this year setting off speculation that Kiev was looking at buying the JF-17 Block III, whose first flight had taken place in January. “The visit is a lot...
US Navy Receives Final Block II Super Hornet, Block III tests by...
The US Navy took the delivery of its final Block II F/A-18E/F Super Hornet jet and announced that tests of Block III jets will begin in two months from now. “The service took delivery of the final Block II Super Hornet, closing out a run of 322 one-seater F/A-18Es and 286...
Russian Troops Receive Modernized Tu-160 Bombers
Kazan Aviation Plant has delivered two upgraded Tu-160 supersonic variable-sweep wing heavy strategic bombers to the Russian Ministry of Defense. “The aircraft features digital inertial navigation systems, engine control systems and modern weapons
Eurofighter to Zoom Past Dassault Rafale with Germany's 93 Typhoon Order
The Eurofighter Typhoon is set to race past European rival Dassault's Rafale in new orders if the proposed German contract for 93 aircraft comes through. Germanys defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced earlier this week the country plans to buy 93 Eurofighters and 45 F-18 jets to replace its ageing Tornado fighter-bombers
Lockheed Martin Anticipating F-16 Orders from African, SE Asian Customers
Lockheed Martin anticipates F-16 jet sales to new customers from Africa and South East Asia to keep its order book buoyant for the 4th generation fighter in 2020. “We recently sold F-16s to Bulgaria and Slovakia
COVID-19 Disruptions Causing Slowdown in F-35 Production: Lockheed Martin
Production rate of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike fighter has slowed down owing to the supply chain being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Maintenance and upgrade developments will likely experience only minimal COVID-19 impacts
Carrier-based version of Chinese JL-9 Trainer Aircraft Prototype Ready
The prototype of the aircraft carrier-based version of Chinese JL-9 jet trainer dubbed the ‘Naval Mountain Eagle is now preparing for its maiden flight following the completion of assembly on Sunday. Its developer, the Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation (GAIC) announced Monday on its official social media account, Chinese media reported
Russian Su-35 Jet’s ‘Unsafe’ Intercept of US P8A Plane, Moscow Denies...
A Russian Su-35 was scrambled to intercept a US Navy “spy” plane flying towards the Hmeymim air base in Syria and returned when the surveillance aircraft changed course, the Russian MoD has said. "On April 19, the Russian equipment controlling the airspace over the neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea detected an air target performing a flight towards Russias military facilities in the Syrian Arab Republic
Is Cambodia the Mystery Buyer of China's FTC-2000G Trainer/Fighter Jet?
China announced on Sunday that FTC-2000G trainer/fighter jet has secured its first overseas customer less than two years from the launch of the aircraft. While the buying nation was identified only as a “South East Asian nation” by the jet's manufacturer, Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation (GAIC) chief Wang Wenfei, Cambodia could possibly be the mystery customer going by the close military and economic ties the two countries have forged in recent years
Germany Informs US Regarding Purchase of 45 Boeing Fighters
German Defense Minister has Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer reportedly informed Mark Esper, US Secretary of Defense, regarding its plan to acquire 30 F/A-18 Super Hornets and 15 EA-18G Growlers for Luftwaffe. The German minister emailed her US counterpart informing him of its decision on Thursday, Der Spiegel magazine reported on April 19
China’s FTC-2000G Fighter/Trainer Aircraft Secures First Export Order
The Chinese FTC-2000G fighter-trainer made by Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation (GAIC) has secured its first export order barely two years after the jet was launched at the 2018 Zhuhai air show. "It took less than two years from the first flight to the signing of the first export order,” the Secretary and Chairman of the Guifei Party Committee of GAIC, Wang Wenfei said in a media conference with local journalists on April 16 adding “this is an unprecedented speed in the history of the development of military aircraft in the aviation industry
A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft for Nigeria Marks First Flight
The first of 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack, combat and reconnaissance aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) successfully completed its inaugural flight at the production facility in Jacksonville, Florida. The full fleet of A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the NAF are currently in production by SNC and Embraer at the Jacksonville facility with delivery to the NAF expected on schedule in 2021, Embraer Defense & Security and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced today
Uruguay Orders Five A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft
Italian Army Orders Rheinmetall’s Skynex Air Defense System
Fincantieri Acquires Leonardo's Underwater Armaments & Systems Business
South Korea Begins Development of Long-range Air Defense Missile System
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