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Kratos To Showcase XQ-222 Valkyrie, UTAP-22 Mako At 2017 Paris Airshow
June 14, 2017 @ 04:45 PMKratos Defense & Security Solutions will unveil a new class of unmanned aerial systems XQ-222 Valkyrie and UTAP-22 Mako at the 2017 Paris Air Show held in June 19-25. The Valkyrie and the Mako are highly maneuverable, stealthy, able to fly at near supersonic speeds, and can carry and deploy weapons or surveillance systems
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First F-35 Fighter Jet Assembled In Japan Completes Test Flight
June 14, 2017 @ 11:06 AMThe first F-35 fighter jet assembled in Japan has completed its two hours maiden flight. The aircraft's test flight from an airport in Japan's central Aichi prefecture took about two hours, Japan's NHK broadcaster reported
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USAF Grounds 55 F-35 Fighter Jets Over Oxygen Problems
June 12, 2017 @ 01:36 PMThe US Air Force has grounded 55 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets at Arizona airbase for the second time after pilots again observed oxygen deprivation during flight tests. Pilots at the Luke Air Force base in the US state of Arizona noticed that they were becoming deprived of oxygen during flight tests, experiencing what the branch described as "physiological incidents while flying", according to a new report from Defense One Saturday
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Airbus Plans European Fighter Jet To Replace Eurofighter, Rafale
June 12, 2017 @ 01:03 PMAirbus has revealed plans to manufacture a new fighter jet, replacing military aircraft systems such as the Eurofighter and Dassault Rafale. The plan seeks to do away with the F16 and possibly the F-35 for European allies
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Israel Completes Order For 50 Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter jets
June 9, 2017 @ 03:00 PMIsrael's Ministry of Defense recently sent a letter to the US Department of Defense to complete the purchase of 17 F-35 jets, Israel's Walla News reported on Thursday. Each plane costs approximately US$100 million
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EU Unified Defense Fund May Affect US Arms Sales To Europe
June 9, 2017 @ 11:46 AMThe European Commissions (EC) unified multi-billion-euro defense fund to buy military equipment may affect sales of US-made equipment including Lockheed Martins F-35 fighters in Europe. "The protection of Europe can no longer be outsourced," European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told a defence conference in Prague Friday
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Plans To Manufacture F-35 Fighter Jet Parts in Japan ‘Virtually Abandoned’
June 6, 2017 @ 07:56 PMThe Japanese industrys plans of getting a larger share of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet manufacture have been ‘virtually abandoned in favor of mere assembly in the country. Japan's first F-35 stealth fighter jet, which underwent final assembly in the country, was unveiled at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Minami Komaki Plant in Aichi Prefecture on June 5
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First Japan-assembled F-35 stealth fighter Unveiled By Mitsubishi
June 5, 2017 @ 01:42 PMJapan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has unveiled its first assembled F-35A stealth fighter Monday at its factory in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture. Lockheed Martin is the main manufacturer of the fighter jet
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South Korea's FX Fighter Jets Procurement Project Under Scrutiny
June 2, 2017 @ 04:45 PMSouth Koreas Board of Audit and Inspection(BAI) is scrutinizing the KF-X procurement project carried out under the former Park Geun-hye administration. In April, BAI has sent inspectors to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to launch an audit into the project to acquire next-generation fighter jets for the country,
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Lockheed Martin Wins $244 Million Spares Contract For US Navy's F-35
June 2, 2017 @ 12:29 PMLockheed Martin Aeronautics has won a nearly quarter of a billion dollar US Navy order to buy air vehicle spares for the F-35 Lightning II for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy and foreign military sales. "Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company of Fort Worth, Texas is being awarded a $244
F-35 Conducts First Dual External Release of GBU-54 Laser Guided Bombs
U.S. Awards Contract for Taiwan’s F-16 Training Simulators
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...
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