India May Buy 83 Tejas Fighters for $3 Billion
The Indian Ministry of Defense is negotiating with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to place an order for 83 Tejas fighter jets for an estimated price to be around $3 billion (INR 22,000 crore), down from HAL-quoted price of $5 billion (INR 37,350 crore). "HAL quoted INR 450 crore per aircraft as
Pentagon Orders $2.4B Worth F-35 Parts from Lockheed Martin
The Pentagon has ordered $2.4 Billion worth F-35 jet parts from Lockheed Martin in a deal seen as a fallout of Turkeys ejection from the F-35 program over S-400 row with the US
General Dynamics To Supply 66 Gun Systems To Be Fitted Onto US...
General Dynamics has won a $20.8 million modification contract for procurement of 66 M61A2 20 MM Gun Systems in support of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets belonging to the US Navy and Kuwait
First Rafale Jet Handover to India on September 20
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will formally receive the first of its 36 ordered Rafale multi-role fighters in France on September 20. In September 2016, India
USAF Awards Boeing $999 Million A-10 Thunderbolt II Re-Winging Contract
Boeing will re-wing the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft under a contract award from the U.S
BAE To Support, Supply Over 1000 Radio Frequency Countermeasures For US...
BAE Systems has won a $75 million contract for the procurement of 1,440 Radio Frequency Countermeasures and to support US Navys F-35 aircraft. The contract includes maintenance and repair of multi-function test stations in support of the navys fighters, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Tuesday
US Approves $8B Worth 66 F-16 Jets Sale to Taiwan Sans Weapons
In the face of stiff Chinese opposition, the US State Department yesterday approved an $8 Billion sale of 66 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets to Taiwan without its formidable array of air to air and air to ground weapons. China has already evinced fears that the latest Lockheed Martin F-16s have the capacity to get past Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) defences and attack the mainland
Lockheed Martin Wins $44M For F-35 Modification Kits
Lockheed Martin has won two contracts worth $44 million combined, for modification kits of US Navys F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters. The first contract worth $32 million is for modification kits and special tooling for modification and retrofit of delivered F-35 fighters for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, non-Department of Defense (DoD) participants and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers, the Pentagon announced
India To Axe Jaguar Engine Upgrade, Could Buy Additional Su-30MKI Jets
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is likely to pick the option of buying additional Su-30MKI fighters over conducting engine upgrade works of the Jaguar attack aircraft. Rolls Royce Adour 811 engines of the 1980s vintage twin-engine aircraft have seen 15-30 percent reduction in thrust
S Korea to Receive 4 More F-35 Stealth Jets Amidst Differences with
Four more F-35A fighter jets are scheduled to arrive in South Korea later this week at a time when the thaw in relations with the North appears hardening again. The F-35 jets are set to arrive at the 17th Fighter Wing in Cheongju, 140 kilometers south of Seoul, on Thursday, Yonhap News said quoting military sources adding that with the new arrivals the number of the stealth fighters in the country's Air Force will increase to eight
Russia to Unveil Su-57E Stealth Fighter at MAKS 2019
Russia will officially unveil the Su-57E stealth fighter jet, the export version of the Su-57 aircraft, at the MAKS -2019 international airshow scheduled for August 27. “At MAKS 2019, Russian manufacturers will be unveiling the fifth-generation Su-57E multi-role fighter jet and the Il-112VE light military transport aircraft, the hottest and most anticipated new products of recent years
US Dragging its Feet on Selling F-16V Jets to Taiwan
Five months after Taiwan made the request to buy F-16V fighter jets, the United States is yet to approve the proposed sale. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen yesterday expressed the hope that Washington would reach a decision on the sale
Second Indian Air Force Jaguar Crash in Less Than a Month Kills...
Chinese H-6 Bomber Spotted Carrying KD-21 Air-Launched Ballistic Missile
U.S. Sanctions Houthi-Linked Financial Network Over Russian Arms, Stolen Ukrainian Grain
Colombia Confirms Gripen Jet Purchase
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...