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Japan Mulls Modifying Helicopter Carrier to Operate Fighter Jets, May order 100...

November 27, 2018 @ 02:09 PM

Japan is considering the modification of its ‘Izumo helicopter carrier to be able to land and operate the F-35B short-take-off and vertical landing stealth fighter jets. It is also mulling to increase the order of its 42 F-35A land based stealth fighters to 100 which will include a mix of the F-35A and F-35B versions, local media and agencies reported today
Israel Gets Two More F-35I Adir Fighter Jets, Inventory Goes Up to...

November 26, 2018 @ 07:59 AM

Israel has received two more F-35I Adir stealth fighter jets at the Nevatim Airbase in Southern Israel Monday. “Today, the Israeli Air Force welcomed a pair of new Adir F-35Is at the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel
Israel to Upgrade F-15 Fleet to Supplement F-35 Fighters

November 21, 2018 @ 09:54 AM

The Israel Air Forces (IAF) has decided to upgrade its F-15 fleet with improved capability of carrying 13 tons of explosives and advanced avionics to supplement its F-35 multi-role fighter jets. The new F-15 IA was chosen by the IDF and Israel Air Force (IAF) as the new fighter jet to be acquired over the next decade, according to an official announcement Saturday
Britain to Build Infrastructure for Two Squadrons of USAF F-35 Fighter Jets

November 20, 2018 @ 12:17 PM

The British Ministry of Defense has awarded $205.7 million to Kier VolkerFitzpatrick to build infrastructure at RAF Lakenheath for two squadrons of the United States F-35 fighter jets
Lockheed Martin Awarded $22.7 Billion for 225 F-35 Aircraft

November 15, 2018 @ 05:12 AM

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is being awarded a $22,712,874,822 contract modification to a previously awarded advanced acquisition contract for 255 F-35 jets, a US DoD announcement said. This modification provides for the production and delivery of 106 F-35 aircraft for the U
China Displays Missiles on J-20 Fighters for the First Time

November 12, 2018 @ 12:22 PM

China, for the first time displayed two home-grown J-20 fighter aircraft with their missile bays open, each showcasing six missiles on the last day of Zhuhai Airshow 2018 on Sunday. Of the six missiles, four of them in the J-20s belly are long-range air-to-air missiles, while the other two on the sides are short-range missiles intended for dogfights, Song Zhongping, a military expert was quoted as saying by
US F-35, F-22 ‘add up’ in Capabilities to Russian Su-57 Stealth Fighter

November 10, 2018 @ 12:04 PM

The Su-57 nomenclature for Russias fifth-generation stealth fighter was derived from ‘adding up the numbers ‘22 and ‘35 from the US-made F-22 and F-35 aircraft to indicate that the Russian jet incorporates the capabilities and features of both. Russias Sukhoi Su-57 incorporates the functions of the US F-22 and F-35 fighter planes but outperforms them, Chief designer and Director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, Mikhail Strelets said on Zvezda TV on Friday, TASS reported
Chinese J-20 Steath Fighter Jets Set to Dazzle at Airshow China

October 31, 2018 @ 10:53 AM

Four J-20 stealth fighter jets of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLA-AF) flew over the Zhuhai Jinwan Airport yesterday in preparation for Airshow China 2018 next week signaling increased deployment of the fifth generation jets believed to be a competition for the US-made F-22. Two J-20 formations, each consisting of two fighter jets, made a low pass near the airport, after which one of them put on a solo aerobatics performance
Belgium Ignored French €20 billion Package in Selecting F-35: Dassault

October 27, 2018 @ 12:20 PM

Dassault Aviation has said it participated in Frances global strategic partnership offer to the Belgian Government with the Rafale fighter and an economic and societal package in high-tech sectors worth €20 billion over 20 years. This unique partnership by France to Belgium, outside the call for tenders, has not been examined (while making the selection in favor of the US-made F-35), a Dassault release said Friday
Nuclear Bomb Capability, Stealth Made Belgium Select F-35 Over Eurofighter

October 26, 2018 @ 09:42 AM

An ability to drop US-made B-61 nuclear bomb besides stealth features that sharply reduce the aircrafts radar signature were the two key factors which made Brussels select the Lockheed Martin F-35 over the Eurofighter Typhoon. A day after Belgium announced a 3

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