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New Israeli F-35 Jets To Be Operational In 2019
January 6, 2015 @ 01:50 PMA new squadron of 19 F-35 jets will be incorporated into the Israeli Air Force in 2019 after the decision to purchase another set of planes was confirmed by the IAF and government officials. These newly engineered fighters are upgraded with the new state-of-the-art stealth technology and avionics, a step up compared to the F-16I
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Cubic Wins F-35 Air Combat Training Contract
January 5, 2015 @ 01:14 PMCubic Corporation has won a series of contracts from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to produce and add enhancements to the Air Combat Training System (ACTS) of the F-35 fighter jet. Unlike the wing-mounted pods used on fourth generation fighters, the F-35 version of the P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) incorporates an internally mounted subsystem that enables the F-35 to maintain its stealth characteristics while training
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New F-35 Jet Lacks Software Ability To Fire Gun
January 2, 2015 @ 01:52 PMThe Pentagons F-35 Joint Strike Fighter worth $400 billion will not be able to fire its 25mm cannon during the operational missions until 2019. Even though F-35 is supposed to join frontline U
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US Marine Corps Receives First Carrier Variant F-35C Fighter
December 24, 2014 @ 12:15 PMThe US Marine Corps (USMC) has received its first carrier variant (CV) Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) on 22 December. The USMC is acquiring a mixed fleet of short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B and CV F-35C aircraft
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First Australian F-35 Arrives For Pilot Training
December 19, 2014 @ 11:55 AMThe first Australian F-35A Lightning jet arrived on Dec 18 at Luke Air Force Base for pilot training, which begins in 2015. It was then assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing that already operated a fleet of 17 F-35s
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Royal Navy Selects Terma’s SCANTER 4100 Radar System For Offshore Patrol Vessels
December 17, 2014 @ 09:59 AMBAE Systems has selected Termas SCANTER 4100 radar system for integration on board the Royal Navys three new River class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV). The latest version of the SCANTER 4103 proven 2D Naval Air & Surface Surveillance Radar features the latest in software and powerful processing electronics resulting in improved performance
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Northrop Grumman Delivers Scalable Agile Beam Radar For USAF F-16 Modernization
December 15, 2014 @ 12:50 PMNorthrop Grumman announced today that it has delivered its first APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) to Lockheed Martin which will be used for US and Taiwan Air Force F-16 radar modernization program. "Northrop Grumman's fire control radars have provided vital capabilities for the F-16 and other fighter aircraft for the past four decades," said Jeff Leavitt, vice president, combat avionics systems business unit, Northrop Grumman
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F-35 Team Announces European Sustainment Plan
December 12, 2014 @ 04:53 AMThe US Department of Defense announced today that it has assigned F-35 Regional Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade (MRO&U) capability for airframes and engines for the European Region. The assignments were based on data compiled and analyzed by the F-35 Joint Program Office that was collected from European Partners and their industries
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Italy To Service European F-35 Fighter Jet
December 12, 2014 @ 04:50 AMThe Pentagon announced Thursday that Italy would provide initial maintenance of F-35 fighter jets and it engines in Europe from 2018. “Itlay will initially do the heavy maintenance of the jets and Britain will provide a backup if necessary
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Rising Gripen Sales Show Global Need For Light Fighter Aircraft
December 2, 2014 @ 12:24 PMThe Saab Gripen is quietly usurping fighter aircraft sales while competitors like the Lockheed F-35 face cuts in global sales orders. In October, Saab won a $5
First Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Australian MoD
Dutch F-35s Train for Rapid Deployment in Estonia
Turkish Baykar to Make Drones in Morocco
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support, its Biggest Ever to Ukraine
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U