9/24/2016 Lockheed Martin and Japan Celebrate Roll Out of Japan Air Self Defense Force’s First F-35A  Senior Japanese and U.S. government officials joined Lockheed Martin to celebrate the roll out of the first Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II, marking a major milestone in Japan’s enhanced national defense and strengthening the future of the U.S-Japan security alliance. |
9/24/2016 China Develops Catapult-Launch Aircraft Carrier  It has been confirmed that China continues to develop its Catapult-Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR) program for aircraft carriers, after the identification of a Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark carrier-borne fighter with CATOBAR apparatus, the US Naval Institute reported Thursday. |
9/24/2016 Russian Corporation Says in Talks With Several Countries on MiG-35 Jets Supplies  According to a spokeswoman for the company, Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG is currently holding talks with several potential buyers of the MiG-35 jet fighters. |
9/24/2016 Russian Troops Arrive in Pakistan for First Druzhba-2016 Joint Drills  Russian troops with the Southern Military District have arrived in Pakistan for the first Druzhba-2016 ("Friendship-2016") exercises in the country, the district's press service said Friday. "The Southern Military District troops arrived in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan aboard an Il-76 military transport aircraft today to participate in the first joint Russian-Pakistani 'Druzhba-2016' tactical exercises," the district said. |
9/24/2016 India, France Sign $8.7 Bln Contract on Delivery of 36 Rafale Jets  The French and Indian defense ministers signed a 7.8 billion euro ($8.7 billion) contract on the delivery of 36 French-made Rafale fighter jets, Indian media reported on Friday. The signing ceremony between Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar and French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian was broadcast by NDTV. |
9/23/2016 A NORWEGIAN F-35 PILOT PROVIDES AN UPDATE: SHAPING NEW COMBAT CAPABILITIES IN THE NORTHERN EDGE OF NATO  The author of this post, Major Morten “Dolby” Hanche, has more than 2200 hours behind him in the F-16, he is a U.S. Navy Test Pilot School graduate, and on 10 November 2015 he became the first Norwegian to fly the F-35. He now serves as an instructor pilot with the 62nd Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. |
9/23/2016 MiG 29 Combat Aircraft Upgradation In Final Stage  The 11 Base Repair Depot (11 BRD) of Air Force Station at Ojhar in Nashik which undertakes maintenance and overhauling MiG series combat aircraft, is currently engaged in upgradation of MiG 29 which is in final stages. Group Captain and Station Commander of Air Force Station, Ojhar, P K Anand also said at the depot yesterday that overhauling of MiG23 has been stopped since 2015. |
9/23/2016 US, Russia Discuss Need to Enhance Measures to Avoid Incidents Over Syria  Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said that US Department of Defense and Russian Ministry of Defense officials held a phone conference to discuss avoiding future misunderstandings and accidents in the air space above Syria. |
9/23/2016 Russia to Supply Angola With Upgraded Mi-24P Attack Helicopters  According to reports, Russian Helicopters company plans to deliver a batch of upgraded Mi-24P attack helicopters to the Angolan air force later this month. |
9/22/2016 Obama Administration Considers Arming Syrian Kurds Against ISIS  The Obama administration is weighing a military plan to directly arm Syrian Kurdish fighters combating the Islamic State, a major policy shift that could speed up the offensive against the terrorist group but also sharply escalate tensions between Turkey and the United States. |