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Turkey Demands Rights as F-35 Program Partner
October 30, 2019 @ 07:06 AMBeing an F-35 program partner, Turkey has demanded rights to own the fighters, even as the US removed Ankara from the program and halted training of Turkish pilots of F-35 following shipment of Russian S-400s to the country. Turkey had planned to acquire 100 F-35 stealth jets
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Boeing, Mitsubishi to Upgrade Japanese F-15 jets in $4.5B Deal
October 30, 2019 @ 06:32 AMBoeing and Mitsubishi will upgrade 98 Japanese F-15 jets to a Japanese Super Interceptor (JSI) configuration, following the US State Departments approval of Tokyos request to modernise its planes for $4.5 billion
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US DoD Buys 478 F-35 Fighters at around $71M Apiece
October 30, 2019 @ 05:42 AMThe US Department of Defense on Tuesday finalized an
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Bundeswehr Gets First Upgraded Leopard 2A7V MBT
October 29, 2019 @ 11:15 AMKrauss-Maffei Wegmann has handed over first of 104 Leopard 2 main battle tanks upgraded to the A7V standard, to the Bundeswehr at a ceremony held in Munich city, Germany. German troops will receive the remaining tanks by 2023, Berlin-based
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Turkey May Need Su-35 Jets to Maximize S-400 Performance
October 29, 2019 @ 10:52 AMTurkey is close to buying 36 Russian Su-35 Jets following its purchase of S-400 air defence systems, pro-government Turkish paper Daily Sabah reported last Friday quoting government sources. Ankara may need the aircraft to serve as part of a cooperative engagement capability (CEC) involving the S-400 and the Su-35 where the latter serves as an airborne radar to guide the S-400s missiles to engage enemy aircraft or missiles, Russian sources told
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French Navy Receives First 2 Upgraded ATL2 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
October 29, 2019 @ 10:39 AMThe French navy has received two ATL2 maritime patrol aircraft upgraded to Standard 6, Dassault Aviation announced Tuesday. “This summer, Lann-Bihoué French naval air station received the first two ATL2 maritime patrol aircraft upgraded by Dassault Aviation,” Dassault said in a
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US Navy Awards BAE $37M for Aircraft Decoy Countermeasures
October 29, 2019 @ 10:17 AMBAE Systems has won a $36.7 million US Navy contract to develop and demonstrate a next-generation, dual band Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy (FOTD) to protect the navys aircraft and pilots from advanced threats
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For the First Time, Chinese Military Aircraft Seeks Permission to Enter South...
October 29, 2019 @ 09:57 AMA Chinese military plane that entered South Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) sought permission by sending prior notification on Tuesday, ending the practice of breaching the zone without notice. After sending the flight information, A Chinese militarys Y-9 transport aircraft entered the KADIZ twice over waters near the country's southern island of Jeju
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Turkey to Develop New T629 Gunship
October 29, 2019 @ 09:22 AMTurkey is presently developing a new T629 six-tonne attack helicopter and has reportedly frozen the design for the same, Temel Kotil, CEO and General Manager of Turkish Aerospace, has said. “The designs (for the six-ton armed helicopter designated T629) have been finalised and we plan to carry out the first flight of this new helicopter in about a year,” Kotil told during an interview with GBP Aerospace and Defence,
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Certification Trials of Turkey's T625 Helicopter Begins
October 29, 2019 @ 09:19 AMTurkeys T625 Gökbey utility helicopter is currently undergoing certification trials, Temel Kotil, CEO and General Manager of Turkish Aerospace, has said. The six-tonne helicopter made its
Denmark Signs Agreement with France to Acquire Mistral Missiles
Denmark Commits $970M Military Aid to Ukraine
Bulgaria Receives First F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet
Dutch F-35s on NATO Patrol Duty, Intercepted 23 Russian Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...