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F-35A Lightning II Airframe Completes Durability Testing in BAE Systems facility
November 9, 2017 @ 11:37 AMA full scale durability test airframe of the F-35A aircraft has successfully completed its third life testing, equivalent to 24,000 hours of 'flying', in BAE Systems site in Brough, United Kingdom. The F-35A durability test airframe will now leave the rig and travel to the United States where it will undergo further detailed inspections
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Germany Tiling Towards F-35 for Tornado Replacement
November 9, 2017 @ 09:57 AMThe German Air Force (Luftwaffe) appears to prefer the Lockheed Martin F-35 fifth-generation fighter as replacement for its three decade old Tornados. The Luftwaffe wants to replace its fleet of 85 Panavia Tornados procured in the 1980s, with ‘fifth-generation aircraft to meet the full spectrum of our needs,” Lt
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US Considers F-35 Aircraft Sale To UAE
November 7, 2017 @ 11:40 AMThe United States is considering selling F-35 aircraft to the United Arab Emirates, which the Gulf country has been seeking for years. On November 4, Defense News reported that experts and insiders had made clear that the UAE had a continued desire to buy F-35s, in spite of the United States repeated rejections of its requests
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Lockheed Martin Begins Deliveries Of F-35 Full Mission Simulators To International Customers
November 7, 2017 @ 10:57 AMLockheed Martin recently delivered F-35 Full Mission Simulators (FMS) to the Israeli, Italian, Japanese and Norwegian Air Forces – the first-ever deliveries to international F-35 operators. The simulators are critical components of the pilot training capability at F-35 operating bases in these four countries, where they will facilitate pilot qualification training, continuation training and mission rehearsal training
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Trump Pushes Japan to Buy More American-Made Military Gear
November 7, 2017 @ 07:44 AMUS President Donald Trump has urged Japan to buy more American-made military gear to reduce the US trade deficit with Japan. "He will shoot them out of the sky when he completes the purchase of lots of additional military equipment from the United States," Trump said with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe standing next to him, replying to a question about Japan's missile defense system in light of the growing threat from North Korea,
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Norway Receives First Three F-35 Lightning II Aircraft
November 6, 2017 @ 04:57 PMThe Royal Norwegian Air Force has taken delivery of the first three F-35 Lightning II aircraft on November 3, for the deployment at Ørland Air Base. “Receiving the first three aircraft is a major milestone for Norway
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Joint Fighter Jet Plan Finding Favor with European Nations: Airbus D &...
November 3, 2017 @ 01:34 PMSpain, Belgium and Italy have shown interest in a European fighter jet project announced by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in July. Airbus Defence and Space chief executive Dirk Hoke said Friday that France and German should "quickly" move forward with plans for a joint European fighter jet system to replace their current fighter jet fleet which may become obsolete in "about 15 years' time"
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US To Deploy 12 F-35A Fighter Jets To Japan's Okinawa Base
October 26, 2017 @ 10:30 AMA dozen US Air force F-35A stealth fighter aircraft will arrive next month at Kadena Air Base, on Japans southern island of Okinawa, for its first deployment in Asia-Pacific region. More than 300 airmen from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah — including pilots, maintainers and other personnel — will deploy to Kadena to support the F-35A aircraft for its six-month deployment schedule, Pacific Air Forces announced
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Orbital ATK To Produce Additional F-35 Aircraft Components
October 25, 2017 @ 10:22 AMOrbital ATK has received an initial $24 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce additional composite components for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Under the terms of the three-year contract, Orbital ATK will produce bullnose and blade seals at its facility in Clearfield, Utah
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Leonardo, Hanwha Systems join Hands to Develop Targeting Systems, Aviation Technologies
October 17, 2017 @ 05:52 PMLeonardo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hanwha Systems of South to jointly provide avionics and mission systems for the Republic of Koreas defence aviation projects and other international customers. The agreement will initially see the two companies working together to develop and deliver targeting systems
Latvia to Procure 42 ASCOD IFVs from Spain's General Dynamics Land Systems
Philippines' Marcos Offers to Return U.S. Missiles If China Stops Harassing its...
Airbus Launches SpainSat NG Satellites to Increase Spain's Communications Capacity Ten Folds
Italy to Procure 380 KF51 Panther Tanks, 1,050 IFVs
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