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Overseas Deployment of USAF F-35 Likely In 2017
August 3, 2016 @ 09:45 AMOverseas deployment of the US Air Forces F-35 aircraft built by Lockheed Martin is likely in 2017 following the stealth fighter attaining its initial operational capability earlier this week. "This is just the beginning, this is an interim step that will get us to what the full combat capability of the F-35 eventually will be," said General Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle, who heads the US Air Combat Command
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South Korea Seeks Technologies For Medium Altitude Drone Development From US
August 1, 2016 @ 01:39 PMSouth Korean delegation has asked the United States to provide technologies related to the development of medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle during a meeting in Washington. Both the sides discussed several key foreign and security policy issues, including the transfer of US technologies essential for development of South Korea's own fighter jet KF-X program, according to
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Raytheon Lists Firepower Meant For F-35 Fighter Jet
July 25, 2016 @ 03:10 PMRaytheon is providing precision munitions for firepower, a smart bomb rack that can be maintained on the fly and an advanced landing system to ensure successful missions for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. “Raytheon has been involved since Day One,” said Tom Copeman, vice president of business development for the company's Air Warfare Systems product line
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Canada Expects Open Competition For New Fighter Buy
July 25, 2016 @ 11:40 AMAmidst reports that Lockheed Martins F-35 stands at an advantage in Canadas fighter aircraft competition, the Canadian MoD has issued a document stating “all procurement options are being considered,” Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan was quoted as saying by the Globe and Mail earlier this month. Canada has issued a request for information to Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, Saab, Dassault and Eurofighter earlier this month seeking information by the end of July in order to design an acquisition process to replace the Canadian Air Forces CF-18 fighters
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Lockheed Martin Wins $241 Million To Procure Electronic Components For F-35 Aircraft
July 20, 2016 @ 06:06 AMLockheed Martin has won $241million contract for procurement of diminishing manufacturing sources electronic components to support F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The modification will support aircraft production through Lot 15 for U
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Russian Sixth-Gen Fighter EW systems Being Tested On PAK-FA
July 13, 2016 @ 10:57 AMRussia is testing stand-alone elements of its sixth-generation fighter on fifth generation PAK-FA fighter jets. Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) is currently working on electronic warfare systems for the sixth-generation warplane
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SPEAR Missile Meant For UK F-35 Fighter Test-Fired From Eurofighter Typhoon
July 12, 2016 @ 02:53 PMA UK Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft has successfully fired a SPEAR air-to-surface precision strike weapon for the first time in a flight trial conducted from BAE Systems site in Warton, Lancashire. The SPEAR missile is being developed to meet the UKs Selective Precision Effects At Range Capability 3 (SPEAR Cap 3) requirement for the UKs F-35 Lightning II aircraft, with the potential to equip Typhoon
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Heavy Rains Hinder F-35B Aircraft Demo At Farnborough Airshow
July 12, 2016 @ 11:16 AMThe Lockheed Martin-made F-35B Lightning II aircrafts much awaited public appearance at the Farnborough airshow 2016 had to be cancelled due to heavy downpour at the venue on Monday. The entire show day was abruptly cancelled just before 3 p
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F-35 Phase II Cost Reduction Initiatives Launched
July 12, 2016 @ 08:54 AMThe US Department of Defense on Monday announced two initiatives with industry to reduce F-35 Lightning II production and sustainment costs. The first is a two-year extension of the "Blueprint for Affordability for Production" program announced in 2014, and the second is the creation of a similar concept to reduce the operation and sustainment costs of the F-35 weapon system, according to Lockheed Martin press release
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Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce to Provide Engine Support for RAF F-35B Fighters
July 11, 2016 @ 12:03 PMPratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce will join forces to provide comprehensive technical support at Royal Air Force Marham to support F135 engines and the LiftSystems on the U.K
Turkish Baykar to Make Drones in Morocco
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support to Ukraine
French Armament Directorate Orders Renovation of 100 Leclerc Tanks
U.S. Airstrike Kills Senior Hurras al-Din Operative in Syria
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