Lockheed Martin Working on $25000 Per Flight Hour Operating Cost of F-35
Lockheed Martin is working on achieving a $25,000 Cost per Flight Hour (CPFH) for its F-35 joint strike fighter by 2025. The CPHF target is comparable to the cost to sustain legacy aircraft, while providing a generational leap in capability; a Lockheed Martin release said adding that the target will be...
Su-35 Fighters Delivered To China
Russia has completed deliveries of 24 Sukhoi Su-35 'Flanker-E' multirole fighters to China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). "The delivery of those platforms to the People's Republic of China has been completed,"
Pratt & Whitney Wins $202M for Lot 14 F-35 Propulsion Systems
Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp has won a 3-year $202 million contract modification from the US Navy to obtain long lead parts and materials needed to produce lot 14 propulsion systems for the F-35 aircraft. The modification combines orders from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, non-U
Japanese F-35A Failed To Send Distress Signal Before Crash
The Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter that crashed during routine training exercise reportedly failed to send distress signal before it plunged into the Pacific, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) said Thursday. The single-seat $126 million jet had a system that would have emitted emergency alert if the pilot ejected from the cockpit...
US Warns Egypt Against Buying Russian Su-35s: Report
The United States has warned Egypt against its plan of buying Sukhoi Su-35 fighters from Russia for
Turkey Threatens to Order More S-400 Air Defence Systems if US Denies...
Turkey may order another set of S-400 air defence systems from Russia if the United States refuses to supply Patriot air defense system to Ankara, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told NTV channel on Wednesday. "If the US does not want to sell Patriot to us, tomorrow we may buy another S-400 system and we also can purchase other air defense systems," Cavusoglu said adding that a proposal made to the US on setting up a technical working group to iron out differences over the S-400 had not received any response, he noted
Piece of F-35A Jet's Tail Recovered from Pacific, Pilot Missing: Japan’s Defense...
A section from the tail of the Japanese F-35A stealth fighter that disappeared on Tuesday has been recovered in searches in the Pacific Ocean and the jet is confirmed to have crashed with the pilot missing, Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Wednesday. The jet belonged to the countrys Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF)
Japanese F-35 Jet Disappears From Radar Over Pacific Ocean
A Japanese F-35A stealth fighter belonging to the country's Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) disappeared from radar screens flying over the Pacific Ocean, off Aomori Prefecture during a routine flight training, on Tuesday. The fighter was one of the first 13 F-35A aircraft deployed in Japan
F-35 Production Will Slow Down If Turkey Is Dropped From Program: Vice...
Rate of production of F-35 fighters will be slowed down if the United States (US) drops its NATO-ally Turkey from the F-35 programme, Vice Admiral Mathias Winter told Congress Thursday. “The evaluation of stopping Turkey would be between 50- and 75-airplane impact over a two-year period,” Winter said
US Finds No Pakistani F-16 Missing: Report
The United States (US) defense personnel recently counted Pakistani F-16 fighters and found none of the jets missing, contradicting Indias claim that it had downed a Pak F-16 during the aerial combat between the countries in February. “Pakistan invited the US to physically count its F-16 planes after the incident as part of an end-user agreement signed when the foreign military sale was finalized,”
IAF Close To Buying 21 MiG-29 Fighter Jets For $900M
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking to purchase 21 Russian MiG-29 jets to address the shortfall of combat aircraft in a deal estimated to be valued at $900 million (INR 6,300 Crore). “The airframes are ready and Russia has promised to deliver all 21 fighters within 18 months,” a senior air force official was quoted by Hindustan Times as saying Thursday
US Suspends Turkey from F-35 Fighter Jet Program, Stops Delivery Of Jets
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Turkey’s Bayraktar TB3 Drone Conducts First Flight from TCG Anadolu UCAV Carrier...
Philippine Navy to Receive Additional T-12 Unmanned Surveillance Systems from U.S.
France-Led Project to Procure 1,500 Mistral 3 Missiles for European Defense
China's Jetank- Giant Drone to Carry Weapons, Smaller AI-enabled UAVs
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
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...