F-35 Lightning II’s main contractor Lockheed Martin will be temporarily reducing its production volume from 23rd May. As a result, the company will fall short of its target of delivering… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin to Miss F-35 Production Goals as Pandemic Forces Schedule Adjustment"
Competent electronic warfare capabilities are essential to aircraft survival and effectiveness in the modern battlespace. SAMs and air to air missile are the most apparent threats driving electronic defenses, but… Continue reading "In Profile: Airborne Jamming Pods – How to Stay Alive in the Modern Battlespace"
Saab announced on 28 April, that it had successfully completed the first airborne trials of its new X-band AESA radar. The host aircraft for the test was Gripen ‘800’, a… Continue reading "Saab Completes Initial Airborne Trials For New GaN AESA Radar, Delivers First GlobalEye"
On 21 April, Eielson Air Force Base received its first two F-35A Lightning IIs, making the Alaskan air base the first Pacific Air Forces base to receive combat-coded F-35As. The… Continue reading "First F-35s Arrive At Eielson Air Force Base"
On April 14, Boeing announced the successful first flight of the F-15QA Advanced Eagle. The F-15QA took off from Lambert International Airport in St. Louis with a vertical “viking takeoff”… Continue reading "First Flight for Qatar’s F-15QA"
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on 2nd April , that Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $512m firm-fixed-price contract for F-16 Block 70 production for the Republic of Bulgaria.… Continue reading "Bulgaria Orders F-16s"
Congressional Research Service has published a report on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Project that examines the current status and the future of the US military’s most important aviation project.… Continue reading "Congressional Research Service’s Report on F-35"
Germany’s ageing fleet of Panavia Tornados is to be replaced by up to 90 Eurofighter Typhoons and 45 F-18s. The decision has not yet been confirmed by German Defence Minister… Continue reading "Germany to Replace its Tornados With Eurofighters and Super Hornets Starting 2025"
The Indonesian and Russian governments have denied reports that the Indonesian purchase of 11 Sukhoi Su-35 (NATO reporting name Flanker-E) multirole aircraft had been abandoned. The demise of the $1.1… Continue reading "Indonesia and Russia Deny Demise of Su-35 Contract"
On 9 March, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s 501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron flew its final training sortie in their RF-4E and RF-4EJ Phantom IIs. The sortie was flown from the… Continue reading "Farewell Japanese Photo Phantoms"