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Kongsberg to Integrate New Capability In Australia's Joint Strike Missile

April 7, 2017 @ 04:39 PM

Kongsberg Defence Systems has signed 150 MNOK (US$17.3 million) contract with Australian Defense ministry for integration of a new capability in the Joint Strike Missile (JSM)
Boeing's Upgraded Super Hornet May Replace F-35 Fighters In US Navy's Fleet

April 6, 2017 @ 12:58 PM

Boeing has offered a Block III upgrade for US Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet as a move to resolve shortfall of fifth generation F-35 fighter aircrafts. The Super Hornets are considered as a cheaper alternative to the fifth-generation Lightning II
BAE Systems Awarded F-35 Lightning II Program Sustainment Contract

April 1, 2017 @ 01:18 PM

BAE Systems has been awarded a sub-contracted work worth £40 million by Lockheed Martin to work together on speeding up delivery of Royal Air Forces F-35 Lightning II fleet. Awarded under the main contract worth more than £80m (US$102
US Approves $2.8 Billion F-16 Fighters Sale To Bahrain With No Human...

March 30, 2017 @ 04:04 PM

The US State Department has backed the sale of 19 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters to Bahrain for US$2.7 billion quashing improved human rights pre-conditions put by the previous Obama administration
Finland Seeks Weapons Details For HX Fighter Jet Program

March 27, 2017 @ 05:04 PM

Finnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command has sent a preliminary Request for Information on suitable weapons and other task-related external equipment for the HX project. The project is intended to replace the Hornet fleet, the Finnish Defense Forces announced today
USAF F-16 Falcons To Get AESA Radar Upgrade

March 24, 2017 @ 03:40 PM

The US Air Force is working on the integration and testing of new radar for the F-16 Fighting Falcon as part of the F-16 Radar Modernization Program. Northrop Grummans APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar, a fifth-generation Active Electronically Scanned Array fire control radar, is intended to replace currently used APG-66 and APG-68 radars and provide the F-16 with advanced capabilities similar to fifth-generation fighters like the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, the air force press release stated Thursday
US dollar Surge Likely To Affect F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet Sales

March 23, 2017 @ 12:26 PM

US F-35 fighter jets are likely to be purchased by fewer overseas government due to surge in the dollar value, a senior Lockheed Martin executive said yesterday. The strengthening of dollar value has resulted into jets becoming more expensive
F-16 ‘Make In India’ Plans Unsure As Lockheed Martin Moves Production Line...

March 23, 2017 @ 07:55 AM

Lockheed Martin is shifting production of its F-16 fighter jets to Greenville from its existing Fort Worth, Texas facility effectively burying its plans to move the production line to India. “Lockheed Martin is moving production of its F-16 fighter jets from its existing Fort Worth, Texas facility to Greenville primarily for economic reasons,” Leslie Farmer, spokesperson for Lockheed's Greenville operations was quoted as saying by the
F-35 Fighter Conducts First Non-US Missile Firing Trials

March 16, 2017 @ 09:52 AM

The F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet has conducted its first firing trials of the MBDA Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM). The trials are the first time a British-designed missile has been fired from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and the first time any non-US missile has been fired from the aircraft, MBDA said in a statement Wednesday
Thales Wins Appeal In F-35 Helmet Patent Case

March 11, 2017 @ 08:32 AM

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a decision in a patent suit against the US centering on the helmet-mounted display system (HMDS) in a fighter jet. The Federal Circuit reversed the US Court of Federal Claims decision that US patent number 6,474,159 was unpatentable because of ineligible subject matter,

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