Collins Aerospace Tests Enhanced Power and Cooling System for F-35 Modernization
Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, has conducted a successful lab test of its Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS) that will provide over two times the current cooling capacity to facilitate the modernization of F-35. The company anticipates EPACS will achieve Technology Readiness Level 6 in 2023 and be ready to...
Ukraine May Receive Danish F-16s if U.S. Approves the Handover
Denmark is ready to give an unspecified number of F-16 jets out of some 30 aircraft in service but only with U.S
Airbus Commences Assembly of 38 Eurofighters for German Air Force
Airbus Defence has started assembling Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets ordered by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). Project Quadriga will see the air force receive 30 single-seat and eight twin-seat Tranche 4 Eurofighters to replace 38 Tranche 1 aircraft that are being retired
Patria to Build F-35 Forward Fuselage Assemblies in Finland
Finlands Patria will start producing F-35 Forward Fuselage Assemblies under a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) the company signed with Lockheed Martin. “This agreement between Patria and Lockheed Martin on F-35 Forward Fuselage Assembly is a significant milestone for Finland´s F-35 programme and Patria
Saab to Provide Electronic Warfare Suite for German Eurofighter
Germanys defense procurement office (BAAINBw) has selected Saabs Arexis sensor suite as the preferred solution for the German Eurofighter Electronic Warfare (EW) variant. At this point, Saab has not yet signed a contract nor received an order relating to this
Advanced Tech for Britain-led Tempest jet Program Revealed
British companies including BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce involved in the
Pentagon to not Accept Upgraded F-35s
Pentagon will not be accepting F-35 Joint Strike Fighters outfitted with Tech Refresh 3 (TR-3) hardware starting next month. The
Indonesia to Receive 12 Mirage 2000-5 Fighter Jets from Qatar
Indonesia has reportedly been covertly negotiating the purchase of a dozen Mirage 2000-5EDA aircraft from Qatar, with the agreement of France. Prabowo Subianto, Indonesias defense minister, announced the country would purchase Mirage 2000 jets during a speech at the Grand Reunion of Retired Indonesian Warriors (PPIR) at the Jogja Expo Center (JEC), Yogyakarta on May 3, 2023
Boeing Engineers Drilled Wrong Holes in F-15EX Fuselage: U.S. GAO Report...
Boeing mis-drilled windscreen installation holes on four F-15EXs in lot 1B, pushing the aircrafts delivery schedule back by a couple of weeks. Company engineers committed the mistake because they used wrong tools
Kongsberg Wins $65M to Upgrade F-16 Jets for Romania
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) has extended and expanded its contract with Kongsberg to overhaul and make ready for sale a total of 32 F-16 combat aircraft. The agreement also includes technical assistance and support for the training of Romanian technical personnel
Turkey’s Hurjet Makes First Flight with Landing Gear Closed
Turkeys Hürjet trainer and light attack aircraft made its first flight with landing gear closed. Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) aims to produce two Hürjet aircraft each month after 2025
Germany May Refuse F-35 Purchase over ‘Emergency Switch;’ Consider Eurofighter Instead
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DRDO’s Air-droppable Container for Boeing P-8i Maritime Aircraft Receives Type Certification...
As U.S. Halts Military Aid, Ukraine on the Verge of Losing Kursk...
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