The Canadian government announced on 9 January that it is procuring Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II aircraft as a result of the Future Fighter Capability Project competition. The Royal Canadian… Continue reading "Canada Announces Procurement Of 88 F-35A Fighters For $14 Billion"
The first prototype of Hürjet, the jet aircraft developed by Turkey’s largest aviation manufacturer Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for pilot training and light attack missions, was unveiled last week at… Continue reading "Turkey Unveils The First Prototype of the HURJET Jet Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft"
On 9 December, the Croatian government announced that it is acquiring Mistral 3 short range air defense systems, with launchers and missiles to be procured from French company MBDA Missile… Continue reading "Croatia to Acquire Mistral 3 Air Defense Systems"
The German Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday that it had officially signed a letter of offer and acceptance for the purchase of 35 F-35As, with the signing made by Annette… Continue reading "Germany Officially Signs For 35 F-35A Lightning IIs"
On the 1 November, eight U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles took off from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa for the last time. These eight F-15C Eagles belong to the 44th and… Continue reading "First Batch Of F-15Cs Leave Okinawa"
The Israel Defense Forces are still working to equip their navy with a layered air defense system. In this context, a Sa’ar-6 corvette was equipped with the long-range LRAD missile… Continue reading "The Israeli Navy Successfully Completes the First Test of the BARAK Long Range Robust Interceptor (LRAD)"
On 29 November, the US Department of Defense delivered its annual report on Chinese military power to the US Congress. The report comes in at 174 pages and is the… Continue reading "US Department of Defense Releases New Report on Chinese Military and Security"
On November 30, Egypt’s state owned Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) signed a cooperation agreement with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for manufacturing of training aircraft in Egypt. The cooperation is… Continue reading "Egypt’s AOI Signs Cooperation Agreement With Korea’s KAI For Local Production Of Aircraft"
The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of the Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS) to Qatar on November 29. The… Continue reading "U.S. Approves $1 Billion FMS Of FS-LIDS Counter-UAS Systems To Qatar"
The Department of State has approved a potential sale of AIM 9X Block II missiles and AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapons (JSOW) to the Government of Finland. Although the contents of… Continue reading "United States Approves Possible Sale of AIM-9X and AGM-154 JSOW Worth $323 Million to Finland"