In perhaps the single biggest order for F-16 jets, Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $62 billion ten-year, fixed price contract from the US Air Force for production of F-16 aircraft for multiple Foreign Military Sale (FMS) customers. The initial delivery order is for 90 aircraft, including both the pre-priced recurring core configuration costs at $2,862,797,674 and the engineering change proposal/undefinitized contract action for the non-recurring costs not-to-exceed $2,078,307,572 obligated at approximately $1,018,370,710
The Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant (KnAAZ) of Russias Sukhoi Corp. has started setting up a final assembly shop to integrate the Su-57 stealth fighter jet
The Chinese PLA Rocket Force recently launched a DF-26 anti-ship ballistic missile in an ongoing months-long exercise, after the United States “provocatively” sent two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea (SCS) in July. The US exercise with two carriers was followed up with joint naval drills with India, Japan and Australia in the Indian Ocean and Philippine Sea respectively “in an attempt to contain China,” an article in pro-Chinese government newspaper, Global Times read
In the matter of the Su-35 fighter jet purchase from Russia, Egypt's military seeks to acquire equipment equal to that owned by Israel, according to the former head of the Egyptian army's reconnaissance department and professor of strategic studies at the Nasser Higher Military Academy. "Why doesnt the U
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces receives its first light surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft (ALSR) capable of carrying out intelligence missions with a small logistical footprint and great ease of deployment. The DGA received the first light surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft on July 31, 2020
Chinas first Type 075 landing helicopter dock (LHD) began its first sea trials today Development work on Type 075 helicopter carriers began in 2011. The first and second ships of the class were launched in September 2019 and April 2020 respectively
Russia has sought permission to establish military bases in 6 African countries- Egypt, the Central African Republic, Eritrea, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Sudan. Germanys Bild newspaper reported quoting German Foreign Ministry documents on August 4, that Russia had concluded military cooperation agreements with 21 African countries since 2015, while it had cooperation agreements with only four countries in Africa before that date
Serbia has placed an order for mid-range FK-3 air defense system, an export variant of H-22, from China. State-run Yugoimport SDPR JP said in its annual financial report that Serbia ordered FK-3 surface-to-air missile weapon system with a range of 100 km and altitude from 50 to 27,000m
India has proposed leasing of military equipment in its revised draft of Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, that may enable the military to possess and operate costly platforms required for a limited period. Leasing was introduced as another category for acquisition in addition to the existing ‘Buy and ‘Make acquisition
The F-35 Jet demonstrated an ability for interoperability across the battlespace during a recent Orange Flag Evaluation (OFE) with the US Army and Air Force. The exercise near Edwards Air Force Base, California, demonstrated the ability to integrate F-35 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) track data with the US Armys Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS)