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Aselsan IFF System Installed on Turkish F-16 Jets

April 1, 2020 @ 01:29 PM

Turkish defense electronics firm, Aselsan has developed an identification of friend or foe (IFF) system for the Turkish Air Forces F-16 jets and other platforms. The Presidency of Defense Industries and Aselsan signed a contract in 2018 to meet the needs of air and navy commands, for the development of ...

Belgium Joins F-35 Lightning II Program

April 1, 2020 @ 10:06 AM

The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin $23 million to integrate Belgium into the F-35 Lightning II program. “Lockheed Martin is awarded a $22

Lockheed Martin Awarded $4.7 Billion for 78 F-35 Combat Jets

April 1, 2020 @ 03:13 AM

In one of the biggest single contracts for the F-35 jets, Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $4,708,927,970 contract to manufacture 78 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) combat aircraft. The contract includes 48 F-35A combat aircraft for the US Air Force, 14 F-35B combat aircraft for the Marine Corps, 16 F-35C...

S.Korean F-16 Jets to receive Identification Friend or Foe & Link 16

March 31, 2020 @ 05:23 AM

The United States has given the go-ahead to upgrade South Korean F-16 fighter jets with Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and Link 16 Tactical Datalink (TDL) and related equipment for $194 million. "The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of...

US-Israel Conduct Exercise with One Another's F-35 Jets

March 30, 2020 @ 02:19 PM

The US and Israel conducted an air exercise on Sunday involving F-35 jets from one anothers air force. This is the first time Israel Air Force (IAF) F-35I "Adir" jets participated in an exercise alongside USAF F-35s in Israel

Japan To Improve Electronic Warfare Capabilities of Fighter Fleet

March 30, 2020 @ 07:31 AM

Japan is set to provide its existing F-15 fighters with Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities besides buying additional F-35 stealth jets possessing this ability to use focused energy to defeat adversarys electronics, this year. In its

Japan Favours Home-grown Designs Over Western Offers for Indigenous Fighter Project

March 29, 2020 @ 06:05 AM

Japan has rejected designs for the indigenous stealth fighter project proposed by the United States and the United Kingdom to favour a home-grown design. "Japan wants to develop a stealth fighter domestically

Germany Proposes Buying 90 Eurofighters, 45 Boeing FA-18s to Replace Tornado Jets

March 26, 2020 @ 05:20 PM

The German military has proposed buying 90 Eurofighter jets from Airbus plus 45 FA-18s from Boeing to replace its ageing Tornados. In plans revealed to German publication

Saab Begins Building First Two-Seat Gripen F Jet for Brazil

March 26, 2020 @ 09:53 AM

Saab has commenced manufacture of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB)s first two-seat Gripen F fighter jet. “Saab has performed the first metal cut for the two-seater fighter aircraft Gripen F, marking an important milestone in the programme,” the company said in a

COVID-19: F-35’s Initial Operational Test and Evaluation Put on Hold

March 26, 2020 @ 06:35 AM

The F-35 Lightning II stealth jets Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) has been put on hold as the hosting Californias Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) records four cases of COVID-19 novel coronavirus infection. The tests, if conducted, would have certified the Lockheed F-35 for full production

Russia Loses L-39 Trainer, Su-27 Fighter in Crashes

March 26, 2020 @ 04:48 AM

The Russian military lost two aircraft in crashes on Wednesday- an L-39 light attack aircraft and a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter. The L-39 trainer crashed at the Dmitrievskaya settlement in the Krasnodar Region on Wednesday morning, killing the pilot

Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions, Australia to Manufacture Ammunition for US F-35

March 25, 2020 @ 06:33 AM

Australian based Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions (RNM) has secured a contract to produce and export ammunition for the US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme. RNM will begin production of 25mm Frangible Armoured Piercing (FAP) projectiles at the federal government-owned Benalla plant in Victoria

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