On November 14, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced that it has signed a contract to purchase two Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for 2.6 billion dirhams… Continue reading "UAE Puts In An Order For Two Additional A330 MRTTs From Airbus"
Dassault Aviation, the manufacturer of the Rafale multirole aircraft, announced on Monday that the Egyptian contract to procure 30 additional Rafales had come into force. The company had announced the… Continue reading "Egyptian Contract For 30 Additional Rafales Now In Force"
U.S. President Joe Biden informed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday that the purchase of new F-16s and upgrade kits for existing aircraft Ankara seeks would have to go… Continue reading "Biden: No Special Treatment For Turkish F-16 Purchases"
UK and Indian armed forces conducted their maiden bilateral tri-service exercise, Konkan Shakti 2021, from October 21 to 27, 2021. The exercise was an outcome of the India-UK 2030 Roadmap… Continue reading "UK-India maiden Tri-service Exercise Konkan Shakti Concludes"
Taiwan’s government is seeking to accelerate the delivery schedule of 66 new-build F-16Vs it has on order, with officials requesting the United States deliver the first batch of aircraft in… Continue reading "Report: Taiwan Seeks Accelerated Delivery Of New-Build F-16Vs"
Taiwan’s Military News Agency has released a brief video of the Republic of China Air Force’s F-16Vs participating in rehearsals for National Day celebrations on October 10, with Sunday marking… Continue reading "Taiwan’s F-16Vs Prepare For National Day Celebrations"
The F-35 Joint Program Office and United States Air Force announced on October 4 that the F-35A has completed the final flight test exercise of its nuclear design certification process,… Continue reading "F-35A Completes Nuclear Design Certification Process Flight Test Program"
Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force announced on Tuesday that it had successfully conducted the first trial takeoffs and landings of F-35B Lightning IIs on the JS Izumo. The October 3 trials… Continue reading "USMC F-35Bs Conduct First Landings And Takeoffs From Izumo"
The United States Department of State today approved the possible sale of a single E/A-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft to Australia. If the sale is confirmed the aircraft will replenish Australia’s Growler… Continue reading "Australia Looks Set to Replenish it’s Growler Fleet with US Approval for Replacement Aircraft"
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has announced its planned dates for the first trials of F-35B Lightning IIs off of the helicopter destroyer JS Izumo. In a press statement, the Ministry… Continue reading "Japan Announces October Dates For Izumo F-35B Trials"