Fighter aircraft

Asia-Pacific Air 

U.S. Approves $23 Billion Sale of 105 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft to Japan

July 10, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Fighter aircraft, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Japan, Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of 105 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and related equipment to

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Asia-Pacific Air 

Boeing Completes Last Deeper Maintenance on RAAF’s Classic Hornet Fleet

July 9, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Boeing, Boeing Defence Australia (BDA), Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, Fighter aircraft, RAAF Base Williamtown, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Boeing has completed the last deeper maintenance on the Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet of 71 F/A-18A/B Classic Hornet fighter

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Air Americas 

Saab Starts Gripen Production in Brazil

July 7, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Brazil, Brazilian Air Force, Fighter aircraft, Saab, Saab Aeronáutica Montagens (SAM), Saab Gripen E/F, Saab JAS 39 Gripen

Saab Aeronáutica Montagens (SAM) in Brazil, Saab’s first aerostructures plant outside of Sweden for the new Gripen E/F fighter, reaches

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Air Asia-Pacific 

India’s Defence Acquisition Council Approves Procurement of 21 MiG-29 and 12 Su-30MKI Fighter Aircraft

July 2, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Fighter aircraft, India, India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), Indian Air Force (IAF), Mikoyan MiG-29, Sukhoi Su-30MKI

India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the procurement of 21 MiG-29 and 12 Su-30MKI fighter aircraft addressing the long

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Air Americas 

U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighter Jet Crashes at Shaw Air Force Base, Pilot Killed

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, F-16CM Fighting Falcon, Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin F-16, Shaw AFB, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft crashed at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina on June

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Air Middle East 

Qatar Emiri Air Force Partners with U.S. to Gain Newest F-15 to Their Fleet

June 27, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing F-15 Eagle, F-15QA, Fighter aircraft, Qatar, Qatar Emiri Air Force, US Air Forces Central Command, USA

Qatar has solidified details and logistics with U.S. government organizations and contractors to procure its own fleet of 48 F-15QA

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Air Europe 

Saab Receives Order for Gripen Support and Maintenance Operations

June 25, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Fighter aircraft, Saab, Saab JAS 39 Gripen, Sweden, Swedish Air Force (SwAF), Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)

Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) on behalf of the Swedish Armed Forces to

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Air Asia-Pacific 

F/A-18F Super Hornet Fighter Jet, Assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt, Crashes Into Philippine Sea; Pilots Eject Safely

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11, Fighter aircraft, Philippine Sea, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)

An F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, assigned to the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), crashed into

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Air Americas 

Boeing Delivers First Two F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet Jets to U.S. Navy for Flight Testing

June 17, 2020June 18, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Block III Super Hornet, Boeing, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Fighter aircraft, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Boeing has delivered the first two F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet jets to the U.S. Navy for flight testing, the

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Air Americas 

U.S. Approves FMS Sale in Support of Canadian F/A-18 Hornet Upgrade

June 16, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, Canada, CF-188 Hornet, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Fighter aircraft, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of equipment in support of the upgrade of the Royal Canadian Air

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