Argentina Eyes Chinese JF-17 Fighters, NORINCO Armored Vehicles
Argentina has expressed interest in procuring Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 combat jets and 8x8 armored vehicles produced by Chinese arms firm NORINCO. Argentine Ambassador to China Sabino Vaca Narvaja recently held a work meeting with the countrys Defense Minister Jorge Taiana and his team in Buenos Aires to promote cooperation with China in...
Did Iran Sign up for Sukhoi Su-35s Built for Egypt?
Iran just finalized a deal for Russian Su-35 fighter jets. Are those the aircraft that were produced for Egypt? The
Turkey's F-16 Block 70 Procurement "Going Slow": Defense Minister
Turkish defense minister Hulusi Akar has expressed frustration over talks with the U.S
Iran to Get New Fighters after 2 Decades
Iran has confirmed a deal with Russia for Sukhoi Su-35 jets, in a major revamp of its fighter fleet with foreign aircraft in more than two decades. "Moscow is ready to deliver the fighter jets to Iran," Irans mission to the United Nations was quoted as saying in the official IRNA...
Bahrain to Soon Become First F-16 Block 70 User
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first F-16 Block 70 fighter being built for the Royal Bahraini Air Force. The Kingdom of Bahrain became the first operator of F-16s in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the 1990s, and now, will be the first to receive the aircrafts most advanced variant, the...
S.Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Prototypes Perform First Nighttime Flights
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said prototypes of the homegrown KF-21 Boramae fighter jet have conducted their first nighttime flights. The third and fourth prototypes of the KF-21 conducted the test flights, the state arms procurement agency said
Lockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace to Develop TF-50A, an Advanced Version of the...
Lockheed Martin (LM) and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) are developing the TF-50, the most advanced version of the latter's FA-50 Light FIghter-Trainer aircraft.Lockheed Martin recently submitted the TF-50A variant in response to the U
Ukraine Could Cannibalize Slovak, Polish MiG-29s to Keep its MiG-29 Fleet Flying...
Ukraine could use components from the MiG-29s to be donated by Slovakia and Poland on its own jets, Ukrainian MoD spokesman Yuriy Ihnat has hinted. "Supply of aviation systems is good news because it means that the supply of combat aircraft has moved on," Ihnat said at a briefing Thursday, adding that “the decision about how to use aircraft will be made depending on their condition
Korea Aerospace Reveals Poland’s First FA-50 Jet
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has published photographs of the first FA-50/PL light attack aircraft being built for the Polish Air Force. A contract for 48 FA-50s, said to be worth around $3 billion, was signed in September 2022
Indonesia Releases Down-payment to Acquire 18 Rafale Jets
Indonesia has made a down-payment to acquire 18 Dassault Rafale jets, a contract for which was signed in April 2022. With this, Indonesias order has officially entered the Dassault Aviations backlog for Rafale jets, French publication
Egyptian Rafale Jets Pass 10,000 Flight Hours Mark
Egyptian Air Forces Rafale fighters have become the first export Rafales to reach 10,000 flight hours, Dassault Aviation announced Wednesday. In the presence of senior Egyptian authorities and Dassault Aviation representatives, a ceremony to celebrate the Rafale's 10,000 flight hours was held last week at Gebel el Basur Air Base (Beheira, Egypt) where the Air Force's Rafale "Wild Wolves" squadron is stationed
Rafale F4.1 Standard, the Latest Version of the Fighter Joins French Air...
The French Air and Space Force received the first of the latest generation Rafale jetsm dubbed "Rafale 4.1 standard," on March 2, the countrys defense ministry has
Latvia to Receive Additional Patria 6x6 Armored Command and Control Vehicles
China Opens $3.5B Port in Peru, Expanding Maritime Silk Road to South...
South Korean K2 Tanks Deployed Near Poland's Border with Russia
Rostec Develops Car-mounted FPV Drone Suppression Device
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...