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Sukhoi began flight tests of the 3rd serial Su-35S fighter
Today the 3rdserial multi-purpose fighter — Su-35S-3 piloted by test pilot Taras Artsebarsky took off the airfield of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association named after Yuri Gagarin (KnAAPO). Various modes of propulsion and integrated control system as well… Continue reading
U.S. fighter sales soar in time for campaign
Booming Middle East purchases of U.S. fighter jets will be a bright spot in what is expected to be a sluggish economy in 2012, possibly paying dividends for President Barack Obama’s bid for a second term.
Beneficiaries include Lockheed Martin… Continue reading
Saab proud about Swiss government selecting Gripen
The Swiss government has decided to select Gripen as its future multirole fighter aircraft for the Swiss Air Force.
Given that Switzerland is known globally for applying highest procurement standards and requesting state-of-the art technologies, Saab is both proud and… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Delivers 50th Center Fuselage for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
PALMDALE, Calif., Aug. 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) marked the completion of the 50th center fuselage for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter during a ceremony at the company’s Palmdale Manufacturing Center.
Company officials praised employees… Continue reading
Iraq in talks to buy US fighter jets
Iraq has renewed talks to buy up to 36 US F-16 fighter jets in a deal worth billions that Washington hopes will help contain neighboring Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Iraq had frozen a $4.2 billion deal to… Continue reading
Russia conducts test flight of Su-35S series fighter
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, May 5Â Major Russian aircraft designer Sukhoi had recently carried out test flights of its first series-produced Su-35S Flanker-E fighter, state-owned RIA Novosti reported Thursday.
The new multi-role fighter was of the “4++ generation using fifth-generation technology,” the… Continue reading
Russian-Indian project to develop perspective multi-functional fighter (PMF-FGFA)
February 9, 2011, Bangalore (India) – Development and production of perspective multi-role fighter is the largest joint project of Russian-Indian military-technical cooperation. In December 2010 during the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to India, the Rosoboronexport, the Hindustan Aeronautics… Continue reading
BAE Systems to Support F-35 Mission Planning; Secures Another Data Security Patent
ARLINGTON, Virginia – BAE Systems has signed a $3.8 million contract to continue supplying the secure operating system that runs the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s mission-planning software.
The company’s operating system collects data at different security levels and is used… Continue reading
China Stealth Jet ‘Leak’ Viewed as Intentional.
By JEREMY PAGE
BEIJING—Fresh video and still images of China’s supposed stealth fighter prototype have emerged online, fueling speculation among military officials and experts about why the secretive military would suddenly allow the curtain to be lifted on such a… Continue reading
Russian Air Force receives 4 new Su-34 fighter-bombers
 
The Russian Air Force today received four new Su-34 fighter-bombers.
The planes arrived to the Lipetsk Center of Combat Training of the Air Force. The full-scale production of Su-34s was started in 2008 at a Novosibirsk-based aircraft-manufacturing plant –… Continue reading
Sukhoi conducts flight tests of Su-34 fighter bombers
Moscow, November 13. Sukhoi Company conducts flight tests of serial Su-34 fighter bombers at the Chkalov Aviation Production Association (NAPO) flight testing station in Novosibirsk. Serial production of the Su-34 has been set up at the NAPO plant, which is… Continue reading
India starts to develop new 5th generation fighter
MUMBAI – India has launched a project to indigenously develop its own new generation fighter to improve aerial guarding capability, local media reported on Sunday.
The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has embarked on a project to indigenously develop… Continue reading