On 14 February, a Panavia Tornado operated by the Royal Saudi Air Force crashed while on a close air support mission over al-Jawf Governorate in the north of Yemen. The… Continue reading "Saudi Tornado Crashes In Yemen"
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) are looking to order some 75 ‘armed overwatch’ light attack aircraft, a capability that the command has been requesting for a number of years. SOCOM… Continue reading "SOCOM Wants ‘Armed Overwatch’ Light Attack Props"
The Eurofighter Typhoon Instrumented Series Production Aircraft 6 (ISPA 6) made its first-ever flight equipped in the Kuwaiti Air Force’s configuration. It completed its test flight at the Flight Test… Continue reading "Latest Eurofighter Typhoon Successfully Completes Test Flight"
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug told defense reporters at Jane’s on 18 December that it delivered the last of the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft under the German program-of-order (PoR). Luftwaffe Serial 31.53, the final of… Continue reading "Last Tranche 3 Eurofighter Jet Delivered to Germany"
On November 26, the Philippine Air Force received two Bell AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters from Jordan. They were delivered to the Philippine Air Force headquarters at Clark Air Base, Pampanga.… Continue reading "Philippines Receive Jordanian Cobras"
For the first time, the UAE Air Force (UAEAF) has ordered a domestically produced aircraft. The order is for 24 B-250 light combat aircraft to be produced by Calidus at… Continue reading "UAE Air Force Orders B-250 Light Combat Aircraft"
India has been looking to install new engines on its ageing, but still capable, fleet of Jaguar ground attack jets for years. The Jaguars, bought in part from British aerospace… Continue reading "India Cancels Jaguar Engine Upgrade Program"
Back in 2015 Roketsan, Turkey’s premier producer of air-launched weapons signed a deal with Lockheed Martin to co-develop a variant of the former’s SOM cruise missile. This variant, SOM-J, would… Continue reading "US-Turkish Cruise Missile SOM-J May be a Victim of F-35 No-sale Fallout"
Northrop Grumman announced on the 30 July, that they had won a $167 million USD contract for full rate production of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGMs). The Lot 8 full… Continue reading "Northrop Grumman Wins $167 Million Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Contract"
Argentina has reportedly selected Korean Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) FA-50 light fighter aircraft for its air force requirement, Jane’s reported on 21 July. The Argentine Air Foce (Fuerza Aérea Argentina –… Continue reading "Argentina Selects KAI FA-50 Light Fighter"