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Eurojet Turbo, GE in Race To Supply Engine For Korean KF-X Fighter
May 20, 2016 @ 09:29 AMSouth Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is currently reviewing two foreign jet engine makers to power countrys first indigenously-developed combat aircraft and is expected to zero-in on one firm by June. European jet engine giant Eurojet Turbo GmbH is competing against US rival General Electric (GE) for the South Korean deal to procure engines for its high-profile indigenous fighter jet project, known as the Korean Fighter Experimental, or KF-X
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Two Dutch F-35 Fighters To Reach Netherlands For Operational Tests
May 18, 2016 @ 01:11 AMTwo Dutch F-35A fighter jets will land in Netherlands followed by two KDC-10 aerial refuelers and a NATO C-17 carrying spare parts and gear in about a week. The planes will land at Leeuwarden Air Base, which is one of two bases that will be home to the RNLAF's F-35s when they arrive permanently in 2019
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Danish F-35 Fighters To Perform Tasks Assigned To F-16 Fleet
May 16, 2016 @ 01:04 PMThe Danish government will employ the recently recommended 27 F-35 fighter aircraft to perform the same national and international tasks currently assigned to F-16 fighter aircraft. The Danish government last Friday published their recommendation that F-35 should replace Denmarks aging F-16s
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Japan To Fly First F-35 Fighter Jet By Year End
May 13, 2016 @ 03:20 PMJapan will fly the F-35A Lightning II fighter jet for the first time by years end. The first four stealth planes earmarked for Japan will roll off a production line in Fort Worth, Texas, in November, said Eric W
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Denmark To Buy 27 Lockheed Martin F-35A Fighter Jets
May 12, 2016 @ 01:47 PMThe Danish Department of Defense has considered buying 27 F-35A to meet its national defense requirements. At a press meeting on May 12, 2016, the prime minister and the defence minister of Denmark announced that the government recommend buying 27 F-35 aircraft
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US Not To Sell F-35 Stealth Fighter To Arab Nations
May 5, 2016 @ 01:23 PMThe US has assured Israel that it will not deliver F-35 stealth multirole fighter jets to Arab states. According to the Hebrew-language daily Maariv,Washington had confirmed to Tel Aviv that this type of aircraft “will be exclusively allocated for Israel in the Middle East
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Israel Tests Indigenous Weapon Systems For F-35
May 5, 2016 @ 12:42 PMIsrael has started testing newer versions of home-made weapon systems that will be installed on F-35I ‘Adir fighter fleet. Although specifics being tested have not been disclosed, the list includes versions of Rafaels Spice precision-guided bombs and infrared and radar guided air-to-air missiles
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Lockheed Martin Wins $1.2 Billion US Navy Contract For 13 F-35 Aircraft
May 3, 2016 @ 08:51 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded $1.2 billion worth US Navy contract for Lockheed Martin for the delivery of 13 F-35 Lightning II aircraft
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US To Deliver More Than 100 F-35 Fighters In 2018
April 28, 2016 @ 10:41 AMThe US will deliver more than 100 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter aircraft to consortium partners in 2018 and up to 145 by 2020. After ‘major design problem coming from the in-testing stealth F-35 fighter aircraft, Frank Kendall III, the US undersecretary for defense acquisition, technology and logistics was quoted as saying by
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US Approves $1.22 Billion AMRAAM Missiles To Australia
April 26, 2016 @ 03:19 PMThe US state department has approved sale of AIM-120D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles and associated equipment, training, and support estimated to cost $1.22 billion to Australia
Anduril Tests New High-Speed Autonomous Missile ‘Barracuda-100M’ for U.S. Army
Italian Air Force Awards CAE Contract for MQ-9A Predator Mission Trainer Plus...
Thales to Acquire Full Control of Joint Venture with RTX on NATO...
Russia Planning All-New Helicopter, Mi-80 to Replace Legendary Mi-8
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...