Taiwan’s government is seeking to accelerate the delivery schedule of 66 new-build F-16Vs it has on order, with officials requesting the United States deliver the first batch of aircraft in… Continue reading "Report: Taiwan Seeks Accelerated Delivery Of New-Build F-16Vs"
Taiwan’s Military News Agency has released a brief video of the Republic of China Air Force’s F-16Vs participating in rehearsals for National Day celebrations on October 10, with Sunday marking… Continue reading "Taiwan’s F-16Vs Prepare For National Day Celebrations"
The F-35 Joint Program Office and United States Air Force announced on October 4 that the F-35A has completed the final flight test exercise of its nuclear design certification process,… Continue reading "F-35A Completes Nuclear Design Certification Process Flight Test Program"
Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force announced on Tuesday that it had successfully conducted the first trial takeoffs and landings of F-35B Lightning IIs on the JS Izumo. The October 3 trials… Continue reading "USMC F-35Bs Conduct First Landings And Takeoffs From Izumo"
The United States Department of State today approved the possible sale of a single E/A-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft to Australia. If the sale is confirmed the aircraft will replenish Australia’s Growler… Continue reading "Australia Looks Set to Replenish it’s Growler Fleet with US Approval for Replacement Aircraft"
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has announced its planned dates for the first trials of F-35B Lightning IIs off of the helicopter destroyer JS Izumo. In a press statement, the Ministry… Continue reading "Japan Announces October Dates For Izumo F-35B Trials"
Boeing and the U.S. Navy’s Naval Systems Air Command jointly announced on 27 September that the Navy had received its first new-production Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet. The first of… Continue reading "US Navy Takes Delivery Of First New Production Block III Super Hornet"
The United Kingdom and Italy have allocated additional funds to BAE Systems and MBDA to finish the integration of next-generation weapons system upgrades for their F-35 fleets. The new procurement… Continue reading "BAE Systems and MBDA to Fit UK and Italian F-35 Fleets With New Missile Systems"
The United States Department of Defense awarded Lockheed Martin an annualized sustainment contract for its F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jets with a potential value of $6.6 billion. The… Continue reading "New F-35 Sustainment Contract Drives Down Lifecycle Cost"
In July of 2021, the U.S. Air Force kicked off one of its largest exercises involving fifth-generation aircraft. The exercise, dubbed Pacific Iron, encompassed a large swathe of the Pacific,… Continue reading "Lessons From The PACAF’s Pacific Iron Exercise."