Expecting RFP from India for 114 Gripen Jets: Saab
Saab said it is expecting a request for proposal (RFP) from India for 114 Gripen fighters under its Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft Project. Gripen E is pitted against Boeings F/A-18E/F Super Hornet (U
Blockade of Western Jets to Ukraine to be Removed, Kyiv Requests F-16s...
Ukraine is eyeing F-16 fighter jets to bring down Russian targets as it expects the blockade of receiving long-range weapons and fighter jets from the West to be resolved soon. "The issue around long-range weapons and fighters for Ukraine can be resolved soon
BAE Systems Makes 1000th F-35 Fuselage
BAE Systems delivered the 1,000th rear fuselage to Lockheed Martin for the F-35 Lightning II fighter. More than 1,500 employees at the Companys facilities in Samlesbury, Lancashire, produce the rear fuselage for every F-35
Russia to Invite India to join its Checkmate Project at Aero India
Russia wants India to join hands with it on developing the Checkmate fifth-generation light combat jet. A source close to state-owned Rostec told
India Opting to Modernize Existing Su-30MKIs instead of buying new ones?
Indias Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is reportedly requesting $4 billion from the defence ministry to modernise the Air Forces Su-30MKI fleet, but what happened to the ‘speedy procurement of Su-30MKI that was on cards? In July 2020, Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) greenlit an Air Force proposal to speedily procure
Belarus to get Mi-35M Helicopters, Su-30SM Fighters
The armed forces of Belarus will receive from Russia a squadron of Mi-35M helicopters and Su-30SM jets within a year. Andrei Lukyanovich, commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus, told state media Sunday that the country took delivery of a new Tor-M2 battery recently
Dassault Aviation Launches European Initiative for Collaborative Air Combat Standardization
Frances Dassault Aviation has announced the European Initiative for Collaborative Air Combat Standardization (EICACS) project with its European industrial and research partners. The grant contract, awarded by the European Commission on 19 December 2022, designates Dassault Aviation, recognized for its ability to manage complex cooperative programmes, as the coordinator of this study project, which brings together 37 industrial partners and research organizations from 11 European Union countries
India's LCA Ready for the World- to be Displayed in Final Operational...
An LCA Tejas fighter in final operational clearance (FOC) mode, loaded with its full complement of weapons, will be displayed at Aero India 2023. The FOC mode display indicates that the aircraft is ready to be inducted into air force service or to be exported
China Shows Teaser of Next-Gen Fighter jet in AVIC Video
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) showed the teaser of what could be the country's future fighter jet. The aircraft looked like the J-20 stealth fighter jet, but with no canards, tails or fins, and the diamond-shaped wings appeared bigger than those of the J-20, giving it what seems to be a blended wing-body configuration
Turkish Hurjet Light Attack Jet's Engine Powered for First Time
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Hürjet trainer and light attack aircraft started its engine for the first time Thursday. “Now it's time to fly,” Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) head Ismail Demir said in post on his official Twitter account
Aero Vodochody Receives Green Light to Conduct Training on L-39NG
Czech company Aero Vodochody is authorized to conduct training and instruction on military aircraft under new rules. The certificate issued by the Department of Military Aviation Supervision of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic covers Albatros, Alca, and the new L-39NG aircraft
As U.S. Halts Military Aid, Ukraine on the Verge of Losing Kursk...
Mirage-2000 Jet Intercepts Russian Cruise Missile in First Kill in Ukraine
Russian Air Defense Radar in Crimea Destroyed in Unknown Fire
Hiroshima Bomber Enola Gay to lose "Gay" as Pentagon Purges Transgender Names
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