Upgraded Su-25 Fighter To Get AI-enabled Sighting System
Upgraded version Su-25 fighter, Su-25SM3 will be equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled target acquisition and sighting system to allow pilots to strike designated targets without their participation. "As part of further upgrade of attack aircraft, the latest Su-25SM3 versions will be furnished with a new sighting system
US Air Force, Navy To Not Jointly Develop Navy's Next Gen Fighters
The US Air Force and Navy will not jointly develop next generation of fighters for the US Navy, a Navy official has said. Unlike the F-35, which has variants for each military branch, the Navy does not intend to use the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) aircraft in penetration missions of...
Lockheed Martin Delivers Last Of The F-16 Fighters To Iraq
Lockheed Martin has completed the delivery of all the 36 F-16 fighters procured by Iraq, with the last 9 jets delivered to the country on May 3. The Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) procured 24 single-seat Block 50/52 F-16Cs and 12 twin-seat Block 50/52 F-16Ds, although two aircraft have been lost in...
Damaged Flight Data Recorder of Japanese F-35 Jet Recovered from Seabed.
Heavily damaged flight data recorder of the crashed Japanese F-35 fighter jet with its storage medium missing had been recovered by the deep sea search vessel Van Gogh along with a piece from the canopy since Friday, Defence Minister Iwaya told a press conference today. The defense minister said the Air...
Turkey to Display National Fighter Jet Mock-up at Paris Air Show 2019
A mock-up of Turkey's first national fighter jet will be showcased at this year's Paris Air Show, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) General Manager Temel Kotil announced at the 14th International Defense Fair (IDEF). Kotil indicated that they have progressed by establishing all infrastructure facilities in the National Fighter Jet Project, D...
South Korea Begins Test flights of F-35 Fighter Jets
South Korea has begun conducting flight tests of the two newly procured F-35A fighters, Air Force officials said Friday. "We began their flight training exercises in mid-April as scheduled, though the date for their full operational deployment has yet to be decided," an Air Force officer told Yonhap news agency
Boeing Offers New F/A-18 Super Hornet Manufacturing Facility If India Ups Purchase...
Boeing has offered to set up a new facility for the production of F/A -18 Super Hornet fighters in India along with an option of technology transfer, if the country places a big order for the aircraft. “India-US relationship is uniquely positioned and we are working on setting up a new production facility for building the next generation aircraft in India
Lockheed's Sixth-gen Fighter Jet could have Laser Weapon, Drone Swarm Control
A sixth generation fighter could have a laser weapon and drone swarm control, a Lockheed Martin executive said giving a glimpse of a future jet his company could possibly develop. The company showcased High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) electronic warfare system on Wednesday
Lockheed Martin Wins $1.15 billion US Contract for F-35 Lightning II Services
Lockheed Martin has won a $1.15 billion contract from the US Navy for services related to the F-35 Lightning II aircraft
Pak F-16s a Washington-Islamabad Bilateral Matter: US
The United States has refused to share with India information about Pakistans F-16 aircraft as “it is a bilateral matter” between the two countries, according to a US official. “Soon after we were informed by the Indian side about Pakistan using F-16 aircraft on February 27, we informed the Indians that we will not be sharing any information on the subject as it is a bilateral matter between the US and Pakistan,” the US official was quoted as saying by The
Scarcity of Spares Grounds F-35s for 30 Percent of the time .
A report released on Thursday by the General Accounting Office (GAO) stated that F-35s were unable to fly 30 per cent of the time because of shortages and mismatched parts. The study was done considering the time period of May to November
Turkish S-400 Air Defence Systems to have Local Software: Foreign Minister
The software deployed in the Turkish S-400 Air Defence Systems will have locally developed software and will operate with unique radar, detection and surveillance systems. Turkish Foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said today that the system will be programmed in such a way as not to detect NATO systems as hostile
U.S.A.F. Receives First EPAWSS Electronic Warfare System-equipped F-15E Fighter...
Hundreds of British Military Vehicles Head to Romania for NATO's Exercise Steadfast...
Pentagon Funds Project to Extract Rare Earths from E-Waste
France Received 14 Rafale Fighters in 2024
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