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 US Army Future Vertical Lift team have made the decision to have Sikorsky’s Raider X and Bell’s 360 Invictus compete head to head in a FARA prototype fly-off in… Continue reading "Sikorsky and Bell Selected to Compete in the FARA Fly-Off"
The US Air Force has formally named the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter the Jolly Green II. The naming was revealed at the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium held… Continue reading "HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Formally Named The Jolly Green II"
On 6 February, the US Navy formally accepted delivery of the future USS St. Louis (LCS 19), a Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), during a ceremony held at Fincantieri Marinette… Continue reading "Future USS St. Louis Delivered"
In mid-2019 the Polish Ministry of Defense annouced its plans to modernize the Polish Air Force (PAF) with a new fighter. The Harpy Program, the plan to purchase modern multirole… Continue reading "Poland – The Newest Member of the F-35 Owners Club"
On January 27, Lockheed Martin announced that construction of the first F-35A for the Royal Danish Air Force had begun, following the arrival of the first panels of the aircraft’s… Continue reading "Construction on First Danish F-35 Begins"
On 16 January, the Israeli Air Force formally stood up its second F-35I Adir squadron, the 116 Squadron “Lions of the South”. The 116 Squadron is based at Nevatim Air… Continue reading "Israel Stands Up Second F-35 Squadron"
The Finnish HX Challenge began on 9 January, with the arrival of two Royal Air Force Eurofighters at Pirkkala Air Base, near Tampere in southern Finland. The HX Challenge is… Continue reading "The Finnish HX Challenge Begins"
The Czech Republic has formally signed a contract for the purchase of eight Bell UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters and four AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters. The contract was signed on December… Continue reading "Czech Bell Helicopter Contract Signed"
Lockheed Martin announced that it had begun production on the first F-16 Block 70 for the Royal Bahraini Air Force on 17 December. The announcement came after Shaikh Abdullah bin… Continue reading "Bahraini F-16 Block 70 Production Commences"