The Kuwait Air Force received the first two Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets produced by the Italian company Leonardo on December 8, according to the Kuwaiti General Staff’s social media account.… Continue reading "Kuwait Receives Its First 2 Eurofighter Typhoon Multi-Role Fighter Jets"
Spain received the first of three A330-200 transports on December 1. The aircraft, formerly operated by flag carrier airline Iberia, is scheduled to be converted into Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) configuration in… Continue reading "Spain Receives First A330 Ahead of MRTT Conversion"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt Defense… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (26 – 30 July)"
United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets from the Lossiemouth Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) station in Moray, north-east Scotland completed a proof of concept exercise testing tactical refueling… Continue reading "United Kingdom Royal Air Force Typhoon Fighter Jets Practice Tactical Refueling in Norway"
A livestreamed press conference jointly held by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda at Lithuania’s Šiauliai air base was interrupted on Thursday morning, after the Spanish… Continue reading "Spanish and Lithuanian Leaders’ Press Conference Interrupted By Aircraft Scramble"
Lauri Puranen, the director of the Finnish HX program, which aims to procure Finland’s next-generation fighter posted an update on his blog. It announces that the final bids for HX… Continue reading "Finnish HX Fighter Program Director Update: Final Bids Coming"
The future of the Royal Air Force’s tactical aircraft fleet has been a particularly hot topic in the days preceding the release of the Defence Command Paper. In particular, the… Continue reading "UK To Continue F-35B Orders, But Will Retire Tranche 1 Typhoons and Hawk T1 Trainers"
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"
A letter obtained by the Austrian press suggests that the Indonesian government is interested in procuring the Austrian Air Force’s fleet of 15 Eurofighters. The Austrian newspapers Die Presse and… Continue reading "Indonesia Expresses Interest In Austrian Eurofighters"
On 6 July, the Austrian government announced that it would be retiring the Austrian Air Force’s fleet of Saab 105 trainer jets by the end of this year. The 50-year-old… Continue reading "Austria To Retire Aged Saab Trainers as Eurofigher Legal Battle Continues"