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Two Eurofighter Typhoon Jets Arrive in Kuwait

March 31, 2022 @ 06:56 AM

The third and fourth Eurofighter Typhoons for the Kuwait Air Force landed in country on March 29. The ferry flight for the new Kuwaiti Eurofighters was made possible due to the Italian Air Forces essential support, which guaranteed the “Air to Air Refueling trail”

Canada to Open Negotiations with Lockheed Martin For F-35 Jets Purchase

March 28, 2022 @ 05:13 PM

The Canadian government has selected Lockheed Martin, manufacturer of the F-35 fighter jet, as its preferred bidder in a $19-billion fighter jet procurement project effectively shutting the door on Sweden's Saab, maker of the Gripen jet. Canadian newspaper T

Greece Orders Additional Rafale Jets, Belharra Frigates

March 26, 2022 @ 04:28 AM

Greece inked a deal for the procurement of six additional Rafale combat jets and three Belharra frigates with France. Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, and Vice-Admiral Aristidis Alexopoulos, Director General of Armaments and Investments of the Greek Ministry of Defence, signed in Athens, in the presence of Florence...

New Canopy Glass Improves Stealth Features of Russian Aircraft: Rostec

March 25, 2022 @ 08:51 AM

Rostecs subsidiary Obninsk Research and Production Enterprise developed a new canopy glass to provide better stealth capabilities. The design solution makes it possible to improve the characteristics of the cockpit glazing of aviation complexes by 20%, including reducing the visibility of combat vehicles in the radar range, Rostec said in a...

Russian Checkmate Jet’s Design Exploits Lockheed F-117A’s Weakness

March 25, 2022 @ 04:33 AM

Russian developers took into account ‘weaknesses of the Americas F-22 jets predecessor, the F-117A Nighthawk, while designing its brand-new single-engine Checkmate fighter. The information was revealed in a patent published by Russias Federal Intellectual Property Service, government-owned

Chinese Navy’s Upgraded J-11B Likely with New AESA Radar Joins S.China Sea...

March 23, 2022 @ 05:08 AM

At least one of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navys upgraded version of the J-11B fighter – likely fitted with a brand-new AESA radar – participated in a recent mock combat exercise featuring more than 10 jets over the South China Sea. Organized by a brigade affiliated with the PLA Southern Theater Command Navy Aviation Force, the round-the-clock flight training featured free aerial battle and offensive and defensive tactical maneuvers, the PLA Southern Theater Command said in its Weibo account on Monday

DRDO Get New Building for Development of India's Fifth-Gen Advanced Medium Combat...

March 17, 2022 @ 02:34 PM

A new building to house R&D activities for development of India's Fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) was inaugurated at the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) complex in Bangalore. On Thursday, Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a seven-storeyed Flight Control System (FCS) Integration facility at Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a DRDO lab

Pilot Dies in Leonardo M-346 Trainer Aircraft Crash

March 17, 2022 @ 06:35 AM

One of the two pilots onboard Italys Leonardo M-346 trainer jet died when their aircraft crashed in the countrys North on Wednesday. In a statement, Leonardo said the incident took place at approximately 12:00 PM

Japanese F-15JSI Fighters to get Electronic Warfare Systems

March 17, 2022 @ 04:29 AM

Boeing has won nearly $25 million to equip F-15JSI ‘Japanese Super Interceptor aircraft with Electronic Warfare systems. The modification provides for the Foreign Military Sales requirement to add electronic warfare system initial non-recurring engineering for the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF), a U

MiG Corp Employees Line up in "Z" Formation to Support Russia’s Operation...

March 17, 2022 @ 04:05 AM

The MiG Corporation said its employees held a rally to support Russias ‘special military operation in Ukraine. “On March 15, employees of the Sokol Nizhny Novgorod Aircraft Building Plant, a branch of UAC-subsidiary MiG, held an action to support the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and residents of Donbass,” MiG Corporation said in a statement

Lockheed to Provide Kapton Harness Replacement on Taiwan’s F-16s

March 16, 2022 @ 04:19 AM

Lockheed Martin has won a contract valued $33.6 million to provide Kapton replacement harnesses for Taiwans F-16 fleet

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