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Canada Pays Additional $30 Million To Develop F-35 Fighter Jet
May 29, 2017 @ 03:57 PMCanada has paid $30 million to develop its version of the F-35 fighter jet that could become insurance in the trade dispute between US's Boeing and Canada's Bombardier. The annual payment was made to the US military at the end of April, the Department of National Defence said in the Canadian Press Friday
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Lockheed Martin Awarded $137M To Cut Costs Of F-35 Fighters
May 20, 2017 @ 10:12 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded $137 million contract to cut the costs of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Department of Defense said in a press release. "Lockheed Martin Corp
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Canada Threatens To Dump Boeing 'Military Equipment' Over US Anti-dumping Probe Into...
May 19, 2017 @ 04:46 PMCanada has cautioned Thursday of cancelling a planned US$2 billion purchase of 18 Super Hornet fighter jets in the wake of anti-dumping investigations initiated by US Department of Commerce against Bombardier. Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland issued the threat about Boeing's complaint against Bombardier
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Germany Considering F-35 As Possible Tornado Replacement
May 18, 2017 @ 01:08 PMThe German Air Force has requested for classified data regarding Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet for evaluation of possible solutions to replace its aging Tornado multi-role combat aircraft. The application states that the German defense ministry would carry out an in-depth evaluation of market available solutions including the F-35, later this year
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Software Issue Dogs US Navy F-35 fighter Jet's Gun Pod Accuracy
May 17, 2017 @ 12:01 PMThe US Navy's F-35B fighter jet tested its gun pod for the first time earlier this week with doubts over the accuracy of fire owing to a software issue. The gun pod can fire 55 rounds per second and has capacity to carry 220 rounds of 25 mm firepower
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Weight Restrictions On F-35A Pilots Removed
May 16, 2017 @ 04:33 PMUS Air Force has ended a restriction that prohibited pilots of a variant of the F-35 fighter jet from weighing less than 136 pounds. The restrictions were imposed after testing showed lightweight could injure pilots or even can be fatal while ejecting from the aircraft
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Northrop Grumman Establishes Defence Electronics Manufacturing Facility In Australia
May 15, 2017 @ 01:49 PMNorthrop Grumman will establish $50 million worth advanced defence electronics facility that could support Australian Air Force's C-130 Hercules, F-35 JSF, EA-18G Growler, MQ-4C Triton, and P-8A Poseidon. Northrop Grummans investment will establish an Electronic Sustainment Centre of Excellence (ESCE) to support this effort and sustain mission-readiness capabilities within the Commonwealth, the company announced Monday
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US Navy's F-35 Capable Aircraft Carrier Undergoing Sea Trials
May 11, 2017 @ 04:00 PMUS Navys USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier that will be able to operate Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighters on its deck is undergoing sea trials. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier has returned at sea for the first time in more than four years, US Navy announced Tuesday
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Arconic’s Niles Branch To Continue Supplying Titanium Parts For F-35s
May 10, 2017 @ 03:20 PMThe Niles branch of Arconic Titanium and Engineered Products has received a $1.1 billion contract for supplying titanium parts for Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II fighter jets
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Turkey’s Kale, Rolls-Royce To Produce TF-X Fighter Jet Engines
May 8, 2017 @ 11:18 AMTurkey's Kale group will a launch a joint venture with UK's Rolls-Royce to develop and manufacture engines for fighter jet TF-X that is being developed locally. The joint venture will be established by Kale and Rolls-Royce with 51 percent and 49 percent shares, respectively,
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