The Swiss proposal to procure new fighter aircraft for the Swiss Air Force barely survived the ballot box on Sunday, with 50.1% of around three million eligible voters voting in… Continue reading "Razor-Thin Victory For Swiss Fighter Procurement Referendum"
HMS Queen Elizabeth embarked her carrier air group yesterday, ahead of her participation in NATO exercises in the North Sea. She departed her home port of Portsmouth on 21 September,… Continue reading "HMS Queen Elizabeth Sets Sail With Largest Fifth Generation Air Group To Date"
The United States Navy is looking into its major shipbuilding programs and reassessing the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on schedules and costs as shipyards are being increasingly affected by… Continue reading "USS Kennedy’s Among Other US Navy Project Schedules Reassessed as COVID-19 Cases Spike"
Saab, Boeing and Lockheed Martin have all entered their bids for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) competition to replace Canada’s aging fighter fleet of F-18 Hornets, locally built as… Continue reading "Gripen, Super Hornet and F-35 All Make Their Bids for the Canadian Fighter Competition"
It has been speculated for some time that the United States Air Force might start purchasing the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft originally destined for Turkey. Through the official Defense… Continue reading "The US Air Force is Buying Turkish F-35 Fighters After Countries Removal from JSF Program"
The Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth has successfully completed operational sea training, and is now officially trained and safe to conduct carrier strike operations. The announcement was made on 18… Continue reading "HMS Queen Elizabeth Successfully Completes Operational Sea Training"
The Philippines’ Foreign Affairs Secretary, Teodoro Locsin Jr. has announced that the Philippines has suspended its termination of the Philippines-United States Visiting Forces Agreement. The announcement was made through the… Continue reading "Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement Termination Suspended “upon the President’s instruction”"
On 21 April, Eielson Air Force Base received its first two F-35A Lightning IIs, making the Alaskan air base the first Pacific Air Forces base to receive combat-coded F-35As. The… Continue reading "First F-35s Arrive At Eielson Air Force Base"
Japan will be developing its next-generation fighter jet, the Mitsubishi F-3, in conjunction with American companies. The F-3 is set to replace the currently serving Mitsubishi F-2 starting in the… Continue reading "Japan to Develop 6th Generation Fighter With US Help"
On 16 January, the Israeli Air Force formally stood up its second F-35I Adir squadron, the 116 Squadron “Lions of the South”. The 116 Squadron is based at Nevatim Air… Continue reading "Israel Stands Up Second F-35 Squadron"