The Polish Air Force’s first pair of F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft arrived at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Arkansas on 23 December.The two F-35As arrived ahead of… Continue reading "First Polish F-35As Arrive At Arkansas Air National Guard Training Base"
Italy’s government signed a contract for the purchase of up to 24 Eurofighters for the Italian Air Force on December 23. According to Italian defense contractor Leonardo, part of the… Continue reading "Italy Signs Contract For Up To 24 More New Eurofighters"
Elbit Systems of America (Elbit America) has received a firm Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the United States Air Force to supply F-16 Block 40/42 Wide-Angle Conventional Head-Up Display… Continue reading "Elbit America Contracted To Supply Modernized USAF F-16 HUD Replacements"
The Romanian government officially signed a letter of offer and acceptance for its purchase of 32 F-35A Lightning IIs on Thursday, formalizing the Foreign Military Sale and becoming the 20th… Continue reading "Romania Signs Letter Of Offer And Acceptance For 32 F-35As"
The SPEAR-3 stand off cruise missile, developed to be equip the F-35 and other platforms, has been test fired in Sweden at the Vidsel test range, for the first time… Continue reading "First SPEAR-3 Stand Off Missile Test Fire Successful"
Amid the continuing conflicts in South Lebanon and the Gaza Strip the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) is continuing to acquire new equipment. So far Tel Aviv have ordered a… Continue reading "Israel Is Purchasing 25 F-15 Fighter Aircraft From Boeing For $5.2 Billion"
Last week, the UK and Germany announced a new defense deal which will tighten cooperation between the two allies across a number of areas. The Trinity House Agreement will see… Continue reading "New Anglo-German Agreement Boosts Defense Cooperation"
On 14 October, NATO’s annual nuclear exercise, Steadfast Noon, began to test and enhance the Alliance’s nuclear deterrence capabilities. The exercise highlights NATO’s commitment to nuclear deterrence to maintain peace… Continue reading "NATO’s Steadfast Noon Nuclear Exercise Gets Underway"
The F-16 made its final flight in Royal Netherlands Air Force service on Friday, with six F-16s departing Volkel Air Base for a formation flight lapping the Netherlands. While the… Continue reading "F-16s Make Final Flight In Dutch Service Following F-35 Full Operational Capability Annoucement"
The Royal Air Force announced on 27 September, that a prototype of the European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mark 2 has made its first ever flight aboard a RAF Typhoon… Continue reading "Prototype British Eurofighter Typhoon Radar Makes First Flight"