Fighter aircraft

Air Middle East Military Exercises 

Israeli Air Force F-35I “Adir” Jets Trains Alongside U.S. F-35s in Israel for First Time

April 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Exercise Enduring Lightning, F-35A Lightning II, F-35I Adir, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Israel, Israeli Air Force (IAF), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-35I “Adir” stealth fighter jets have trained alongside U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs in Israel

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Air Europe 

Lockheed Martin Awarded $512 Million Contract for F-16 Block 70 Production for Bulgaria

April 2, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Bulgaria, Bulgarian Air Force, Fighter aircraft, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin F-16, U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), USA

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has been awarded a $512 million firm-fixed-price contract for the production of F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft

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Air Europe 

Lockheed Martin Awarded $23M Contract to Integrate Belgium into F-35 Enterprise

April 1, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Belgian Air Force, Belgium, F-35A Lightning II, Fighter aircraft, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is awarded a $22.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract that integrates the government of Belgium into the F-35 Lightning

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Air Americas 

Lockheed Martin Awarded $4.7 Billion for 78 F-35 Lightning IIs

March 31, 2020April 1, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN)

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is awarded a contract modification, worth around $4.7 billion, for the procurement of 78 F-35 Lightning II

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Air Americas 

General Electric Awarded $215 Million to Supply 48 F414-GE-400 Engines for U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Aircraft

March 30, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Fighter aircraft, GE Aviation, General Electric (GE), General Electric F414, Jet engine, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Turbofan, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

General Electric (GE) is awarded a $215 million contract modification for the procurement of 48 F414-GE-400 install engines and engine

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Air Asia-Pacific 

U.S. Approves Upgrade of ROK Air Force’s F-16 Block 32 Fighter Aircraft with Mode 5 IFF and Link 16 Tactical Datalink

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Fighter aircraft, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Identification friend or foe (IFF), IFF Mode 5, Link 16, Lockheed Martin F-16, Republic of Korea Air Force, South Korea, Tactical Data Link (TDL), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible upgrade of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Air Force’s F-16 Block 32

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Air Europe 

Saab Begins Production of Gripen F Two-Seater Fighter Aircraft

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Brazil, Brazilian Air Force, Embraer, Fighter aircraft, Saab, Saab Gripen E/F, Saab JAS 39 Gripen, Sweden

Saab has performed the first metal cut for the Gripen F two-seater fighter aircraft, marking an important milestone in the

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Air Europe 

Russian Su-27 Fighter Jet Crashes into Black Sea, Search And Rescue Underway

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Crimea, Fighter aircraft, Russia, Sukhoi Su-27

A Russian Su-27 “Flanker” fighter jet crashed into the Black Sea near Feodosiya, Crimea late on Wednesday, according to a

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Air Asia-Pacific 

First FOC-Standard Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Conducts Maiden Flight

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Fighter aircraft, HAL Tejas LCA, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), India, Indian Air Force (IAF)

The first Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) in Full Operational Clearance (FOC)-standard has conducted its maiden flight on March 17, the

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Air Americas 

NORAD F-22s Intercept Two Pairs of Russian Tu-142s Entering Alaskan ADIZ

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Alaska, Alaskan ADIZ, Fighter aircraft, Ice Exercise (ICEX), Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Russia, Tupolev Tu-142, USA

The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets intercepted two pairs of Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft entering the Alaskan

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