Lightning strikes: new F-35 radar could have directed-energy attack mode
HPM is not just a type of jamming. A form of directed energy, it is the targeting of an adversary’s radio-frequency (RF) devices, such as radars, communications radios and passive receivers, with pulses of energy so intense that the system is forced offline or even physically damaged. The technology is being widely offered for use against battlefield drones, but those are RF-susceptible targets at distances of a few kilometres at most.
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European military aircraft maker lands first successful African deal for its new advanced trainer jet after Ghana, Senegal setbacks
Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody has secured new orders for its L-39NG Skyfox training aircraft, with Angola becoming the first African customer for a platform the company has long viewed as a strong fit for the continent.
Ukrainian Security Service drones hit fighter jet hangars at Saky airfield in occupied Crimea
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Japan’s trilateral fighter jet program locked in following U.K. funding commitment
After months of uncertainty over funding and concerns about delays, Japan’s joint next-generation fighter program with Britain and Italy appears poised to move into its next development phase, with London committing £8.6 billion ($11.7 billion) to the multinational project over the next four years.
Ukraine Inks $2.54 Billion Gripen-E Fighter Jet Deal with Sweden While Poland Withholds MiG-29 Transfer
Ukraine signed a contract on June 30 to deliver 16 Gripen fighter aircraft, valued at about 24.6 billion Swedish crowns, or about $2.54 billion. The aircraft, along with spare parts and associated equipment, will be delivered between 2029 and 2039, according to Saab.
The F-35 Fighter Didn’t Surpass The F-22 Raptor – It Was Never Meant To
The conventional wisdom says America’s F-35 has finally surpassed the older F-22 Raptor — more sensors, constant upgrades, an information-warfare machine. But on the mission a war with China would actually turn on, beyond-visual-range combat, the Raptor still has no equal. There’s a reason Washington will sell allies the F-35 but never the F-22 — and it quietly tells you which jet is really the better one.
The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Is Almost Invisible To Radar. Keeping It That Way Is The Hard Part
The F-22 Raptor is famous for stealth, speed, and air dominance, but keeping its low-observable coatings ready takes constant work. Official reports show that surface repairs, inlet coatings, panels, and radar-absorbent materials create a major maintenance burden for the Air Force’s most advanced air-superiority fighter.
India Moves Closer to Su-57E Stealth Fighter Acquisition as Russia Offers Full Source Codes, Local Production and Joint Two-Seat Variant
The proposed Russia-India Su-57E agreement could deliver immediate fifth-generation combat capability while accelerating India’s indigenous aerospace and stealth warfare ambitions against rising Chinese military power.
BAE Systems Completing Assembly of 6th-Generation Fighter Demonstrator Under the GCAP Program
BAE Systems is completing the manufacture of key components for the Future Combat Air Demonstrator (FCAD). Currently, approximately 75% of the demonstrator has been manufactured, and its large structural sections have been in production for the past 12–18 months.
Israel, Greece on alert as Turkey’s return to F-35 heats up
US President Donald Trump’s apparent determination to make Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “happy” at the NATO summit in Ankara next month has heightened concerns in neighbouring Greece and Israel, both of which oppose any sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. “I’m going to probably do something that will make them (Turkey) very happy,” Trump said last week when asked about his plans for the NATO summit in Ankara on 7–8 July.
