The first batch of a total of 36 Rafale fighter jets procured by India, in a controversy-mired, multi-billion dollar deal, are making their way to India. Four years after the… Continue reading "Initial Batch of Five Rafale Jets Underway to India"
On October 8th, the first Indian Air Force Rafale was formally handed over to the Indian Air Force at a ceremony at Dassault Aviation’s Rafale final assembly facility in Mérignac,… Continue reading "First Indian Air Force Rafale Handed Over"
Scramble Magazine reported on 3 September the departure of the third batch of Dassault Rafales for the Qatar Emiri Air Force from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport in France to Qatar. Final assembly… Continue reading "Third Batch of Qatari Rafales Delivered"
Qatar received its first batch of 5 Rafale fighter jets built by France's Dassault Systems on May 5th, the Qatari Ministry of Defense announced.
Tarang Shakti 2024 is the largest multinational air exercise organised by the Indian Air Force. The exercise will be organised in two phases involving representatives from around 50 countries. The… Continue reading "India Kicks Off its Largest Multinational Exercise – Tarang Shakti"
Three German Air Force Eurofighters now hold the record of the world’s longest Eurofighter flight, following a successful 10 hour and 31 minute flight from Japan to Hawaii. The three… Continue reading "German Air Force Eurofighters Set New World Record For Longest Eurofighter Flight"
The procurement of UH-60M Black Hawks, which the Croatian Ministry of Defense has been requesting from the United States through Foreign Military Sales since last year to replace the Mi-8… Continue reading "Croatia Triples Its Black Hawk Fleet By Purchasing Eight Additional Helicopters"
Indonesian engineers working at Korea Aerospace Industries are being investigated for allegedly attempting to steal data related to the KF-21 Boramae being developed by KAI. According to a Defense Acquisition… Continue reading "Indonesian Engineers Under Investigation For Alleged KF-21 Data Theft"
During a visit to Nexter KNDS at Roanne, France, France’s defense minister Sébastien Lecornu hailed France’s move towards increased defense production. Lecornu pointed to KNDS’ production of the Caesar 155mm… Continue reading "French Industry Moves to War Footing"
The Indonesian government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing to “finalize” the sale of 24 F-15EXs for the Indonesian Air Force. The memorandum of understanding was signed on… Continue reading "Indonesia “Commits” To Acquiring F-15EXs"