Turkey has rejected United States proposal to send Russia-produced S-400 missile systems to battle-ravaged Ukraine. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkish Foreign Minister,
In a development certain to Alarm Russia, newly inducted NATO member, Finland is negotiating with the U.S
The F-35 fighter will get more lethal with a $1.44 billion contract to Lockheed Martin to develop critical F-35 warfighting capabilities
The Pentagon today announced a deal valued $7.79 billion to Lockheed Martin for 128 F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft
Turkeys ASELSAN unveiled KARAT, an Infrared Search and Tracking System for the National Combat Aircraft (MMU) TF-X at Teknofest Istanbul. Infrared search and tracking systems are very critical electro-optical systems to contribute to the low visibility features of 5th generation warplanes and to provide passive search capability
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) revealed plans to build additional aircraft carriers for its Navy, while third such warship Fujian held propulsion tests. On April 23, China celebrated the 74th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy
The Biden administration on Monday notified Congress of the planned sale to Turkey of F-16 avionics software upgrades for an estimated $259 million. In an official statement April 17, the State Department said it “made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Turkey of defense articles and services to support upgrading its current fleet of F-16 aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $259 million
Lockheed Martin awarded BAE Systems $491 million to produce Block 4 electronic warfare (EW) systems for future Lot 17 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, adding to the 1,200 F-35 EW systems it has delivered to date. The powerful Block 4 systems will accelerate the delivery of advanced EW capabilities to warfighters by combining adaptable hardware and incremental software updates
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army is using its J-20 stealth fighters to practice ground attack scenarios by the American F-35 aircraft. The PLA apprehends that both ground and carrier based F-35 jets will be deployed by the Pentagon in any confrontation over the South China Sea (SCS)
NATO air policing drills saw Polish MiG-29 and F-16 fighters, French Rafale jets and Dutch F-35 stealth jets simulating aircraft intercepts and conducting approach, handover and escort procedures. Polish MiG-29 and Netherlands F-35 jets took off from Malbork Air Base to fly integration training in Polish airspace