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Lockheed Martin Delivers Last Of The F-16 Fighters To Iraq
May 9, 2019 @ 08:44 AMLockheed Martin has completed the delivery of all the 36 F-16 fighters procured by Iraq, with the last 9 jets delivered to the country on May 3. The Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) procured 24 single-seat Block 50/52 F-16Cs and 12 twin-seat Block 50/52 F-16Ds, although two aircraft have been lost in training accidents in the United States and have not yet been replaced, Jane's reported Wednesday
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Russia May Offer Su-35, Su-57 Jets if US Cancels F-35 Deliveries to...
April 25, 2019 @ 09:49 AMRussia may offer its latest aircraft such as the Su-35 and the Su-57 stealth jets if Turkey seeks an alternative in the event of the United States cancelling the sale of F-35 fighters to Ankara. Alexander Mikheev, head of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, said on April 24 that Russia is ready to discuss the possibility, according to Interfax news agency
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Taiwan Requests $500M Worth F-16 Pilot Training from USA
April 16, 2019 @ 01:20 PMTaipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) has requested $500 million worth F-16 pilot training program currently at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona from the United States. The contract includes maintenance/logistics support for F-16 aircraft currently at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, flight training; participation in approved training exercises; inert/dummy training munitions; supply and maintenance support; spares and repair parts; support equipment; program management; publications; documentation; personnel training and training equipment; fuel and fueling services; engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements of program and logistical support necessary to sustain a long-term CONUS training...
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US Likely To Sell 56 SM-3 Missiles to Japan For $1.15B
April 10, 2019 @ 04:42 PMThe United States is likely to have approved the sale of 56 Standard Missile-3 Block IB missiles to Japan for $1.15 billion
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F-35 Production Will Slow Down If Turkey Is Dropped From Program: Vice...
April 5, 2019 @ 12:25 PMRate of production of F-35 fighters will be slowed down if the United States (US) drops its NATO-ally Turkey from the F-35 programme, Vice Admiral Mathias Winter told Congress Thursday. “The evaluation of stopping Turkey would be between 50- and 75-airplane impact over a two-year period,” Winter said
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US Approves Sale of 108 AMRAAM Missiles to Australia for $240 Million
March 14, 2019 @ 09:14 AMThe United States State Department has approved sale AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $240.5 million to Australia
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AFRL XQ-58A Valkyrie Long-range Subsonic UAV Demonstrator Completes First Flight
March 8, 2019 @ 11:09 AMThe XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a long-range, high subsonic unmanned air vehicle completed its inaugural flight March 5, 2019 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. The Air Force Research Laboratory partnered with Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems to develop the XQ-58A
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Boeing To Provide Support Services For Qatar’s Apache Helicopter Fleet
February 16, 2019 @ 03:17 AMBoeing has been awarded a foreign military sales contract to provide post-production support services for the Qatar Armed Forces Apache helicopter fleet. “The Boeing Co
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US Started Producing Intermediate-range Missiles 2 Years Before it Pulled out of...
February 4, 2019 @ 01:51 PMRussia released satellite images to prove the United States violated Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty two years back, after the US President Donald Trump recently announced that they are pulling out of the arms control agreement. An exclusive satellite footage published in Ruplty, released by the Russian defense ministry, shows a Raytheon Corporation plant located in Tucson, Arizona, preparing for the production of missiles prohibited under the arms control agreement
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First Operational F-35A Lightning II Fighter for Netherlands Unveiled
January 31, 2019 @ 04:07 AMLockheed Martin has unveiled the first operational F-35A Lightning II combat aircraft built for Netherlands in Texas. The fifth generation fighter will be delivered to the Dutch country later this year, Lt
U.A.E. Summons Israeli Envoy over Strike on Qatar
Berlin Cuts German MoD's Request for Military Aid to Ukraine by 10...
Denmark Selects SAMP/T NG Air Defense System
Bangladesh Navy Signs Do228 Fleet Maintenance Deal with General Atomics AeroTec Systems
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...