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Northrop Grumman’s SABR Brings Fifth Generation Fighter Radar Capabilities to F-16 Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) designed for the F-16 fighter aircraft recently demonstrated its autonomous, all-environment precision targeting capability, which will enhance the aircraft’s mission capabilities.
The capability, known as Auto Target Cueing (ATC), uses high-definition synthetic… Continue reading
Lockheed says furloughs could delay F-35 fighter, other programs
(Reuters) – The Pentagon’s plans to put most of its 800,000 civilian employees on unpaid leave for 11 days could lead to delays on Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and other weapons programs, a top company official said… Continue reading
India to commission its first supersonic naval fighter squadron
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday will commission its first-ever squadron of naval supersonic fighters, the MiG-29K “air superiority” jets, which will eventually operate from the decks of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya ( Admiral Gorshkov) as well as the indigenous aircraft… Continue reading
F-35 fighter takes another step forward
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — The Air Force took another step forward with its newest fighter jet when an advanced F-35 Lightning II landed at the service’s lead training base, home to the largest fleet of F-35s worldwide.… Continue reading
Alenia Aermacchi signs USD 141 million contract for the production of components and for the assembly of the first complete wing for the F-35 JSF programme
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a USD 141 million contract by Lockheed Martin for the production of components and for the assembly of the first complete wing for the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) programme.
Alenia Aermacchi… Continue reading
Ka-32A11BC demonstrates its firefighting capabilities at Aerial Firefighting Conference in France
As part of the Global Helicopter Firefighting Initiative (GHFI), Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of the State Corporation Rostec) is a sponsor of the Aerial Firefighting Conference now underway in France (April 10-11).
Fighting wildfires is a very… Continue reading
Korea – F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress March 29 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Korea for 60 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and… Continue reading
Typhoons reach Malaysia
Number 1(Fighter) Squadron successfully complete Typhoon trail to Malaysia
1(Fighter) Squadron have successfully flown four Royal Air Force Typhoon Tranche 1 aircraft from RAF Leuchars to Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Base Butterworth.
The 7,000-mile trail was completed in four… Continue reading
Eurofighter Typhoon joins the New Danish Fighter Competition
Eurofighter Typhoon joins the New Danish Combat Aircraft Competition targeted at safeguarding Denmark’s national air defence. Eurofighter CEO, Enzo Casolini, said: “We welcome the invitation of the Danish Government and we are pleased to enter into this international competition. Eurofighter… Continue reading Russian-Indian 5th – generation fighter model debut at the Bangalore air show
Visitors of the AERO INDIA 2013 international airshow opened today in Bangalore can familiarize themselves with a five-foot model of the 5th-generation multirole fighter (FGFA) made by Sukhoi Design Bureau specialists. The model is exhibited at the Hindustan… Continue reading
Iran unveils ‘domestically-built fighter jet’
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Iran has unveiled its newest combat jet, a domestically manufactured fighter-bomber that military officials claim can evade radar.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a ceremony broadcast on state TV that building the Qaher-313, or Dominant-313, shows Iran’s will to… Continue reading
VX-31 fighter jet displayed at Miramar Air Show
The Dust Devils of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 recently attended the Miramar Air Show to showcase the squadron’s newest jet, an F/A-18F Super Hornet.
The jet stood at the front of the static display line as an… Continue reading