10/29/2024 Iran’s Air Force chief in Pakistan: Talks begin on JF-17 jet deal The Supreme Commander of the Iranian Air Force recently arrived in Islamabad for discussions on a potential military partnership, as reported by various Arab sources. Brigadier General Hamed Wahidi touched down at Noor Khan Air Base on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, following an official invitation from his Pakistani counterpart. Leading a high-level military delegation, General Wahidi’s visit highlights a growing interest in defense collaboration between the two nations. |
10/29/2024 NGAD Review to Finish Before End of Year, Allvin Says The future of the Air Force’s next-generation combat jet will be decided by the end of the year, the service’s top officer said Oct. 25. “We intend to have that by December,” Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin said at the Military Reporters and Editors Conference in Washington, D.C. “We also want to be able to influence the Department’s Presidential Budget Submission in February.” |
10/29/2024 The leaders of India and Spain launch India’s first private military aircraft plant Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez inaugurated India’s first private military aircraft plant on Monday, boosting New Delhi’s ambitions of growing local manufacturing in its defense and aerospace industries. Sanchez was welcomed to the country with a roadshow in Gujarat state’s Vadodara city where hundreds of people cheered and waved banners. |
10/29/2024 Armenia’s patience runs out: Negotiates with India for Su-30MKI Armenia has initiated talks with the Indian company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited [HAL] to acquire Su-30MKI fighter jets, according to reports from Indian sources. This move is part of Armenia’s broader strategy to strengthen its air force capabilities. The potential acquisition of these advanced aircraft represents a second option for upgrading its military assets, with the first being the modernization of its existing fleet of Su-30SM fighters to the “Super Flanker” variant through HAL. |
10/29/2024 KAI KF-21 Boromae: South Korea's 'Partial' Stealth Fighter The KAI KF-21 Boromae, a joint project by Korean Aerospace Industries and Indonesian Aerospace, is South Korea’s latest 4.5-generation or “Fourth Gen+” fighter jet, with partial stealth capabilities. First flown in 2022, the Boromae is designed to replace aging F-4 and F-5 fighters in the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). Equipped with twin GE F414 engines, the KF-21 can reach Mach 1.81 with a range of 1,000 km. |
10/28/2024 Israel used US-made F-35 stealth fighters in its largest-ever strike on Iran: report Israel deployed US-made F-35 stealth fighters among its 100 jets, spy planes and refueling aircraft to conduct its largest-ever strike on Iran, which left Tehran vulnerable should war break out, a report says. The Jewish state greenlit the use of F-35s, its most-advanced aerial weapon, to help lead operation “Day of Repentance” that bombarded military sites across Iran on Friday night, sources told the Wall Street Journal. |
10/28/2024 Russia Gave Su-35s to Its Allies, Now May License Iran to Build Them For some time, there has been growing suspicion that Russia has been offering cash (or gold), technology, know-how and modern weaponry in return for the drones, ammunition, missiles and now, in the case of North Korea, people to support its war in Ukraine – as Kyiv Post previously reported. |
10/28/2024 Lockheed Looks To ‘Fuse’ F-22 Raptors, F-35 Lightning II Fighters With ‘Autonomous’ Collaborative Combat Aircraft Lockheed Martin is ramping up its autonomous drone integration capabilities. It aims to have its F-35 fighter jet operate as a central control hub for up to eight Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs). The defense company, after being sidelined in the first stage of the US Air Force’s CCA program, is positioning itself as a strong contender for the next increment of development, company officials revealed during an Oct. 22 earnings call. |
10/27/2024 Jordan confirms no military aircraft allowed over its airspace in wake of Israeli strikes on Iran Jordan has not permitted any military aircraft from warring parties in the region to cross its airspace, the Jordanian army said Saturday in the wake of Israeli strikes targeting Iran. "No military aircraft have been allowed to traverse Jordanian airspace from any of the conflicting parties in the region,” the official Jordanian news agency cited a military source as saying. |
10/27/2024 How A Russian Pilot Defected with His MiG-25 Foxbat Fighter A Russian pilot's defection to Ukraine in a Mi-8 helicopter echoes the famous 1976 defection of Soviet Lieutenant Viktor Belenko, who flew his MiG-25 Foxbat to Japan. Disillusioned with the Soviet system and facing personal issues, Belenko seized an opportunity during a routine flight to escape. |