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Egypt continues talks with the US for up to 46 F-15 Eagle fighter jets.

11/07/2025

As reported by Tactical Report on November 3, 2025, Egypt’s negotiations with the United States for the acquisition of Boeing F-15 Eagle fighter jets are still ongoing, with no final agreement or production schedule confirmed. The proposed sale, valued at several billion dollars and covering up to 46 units, is expected to replace the canceled Su-35 procurement and expand Egypt’s Air Force modernization program.

MILITARY HARDWARE: TANKS, BOMBERS, SUBMARINES AND MORE China’s New J-35 Is No F-35 Stealth Fighter (For Now)

China’s J-35 borrows the F-35’s silhouette and internal bays, and it’s being tailored for carrier ops on Fujian. But resemblance isn’t parity. The jet’s twin-engine layout, immature coatings, and unproven avionics trail the F-35’s combat-tested stealth, sensor fusion (DAS), mission-data libraries, and allied network. The Lightning II keeps widening the gap with Block 4 upgrades while the J-35 is still in low-rate production.

Sweden Considers Financing Part of Gripen Fighter Jet Deal With Ukraine in Landmark Defense Move

Sweden and Ukraine are progressing in talks over a major defense agreement that could see Kyiv acquire up to 150 Gripen E multirole fighter jets, Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson told Reuters on November 6, adding that Stockholm could fund part of the deal via military aid. The deal, if finalized, would mark Sweden’s largest-ever aircraft export.

The Air Force Will Soon Have 32 Additional F-22 Combat Ready ‘Raptor’ Fighters

The Air Force plans to modernize early Block 20 F-22s—once training jets—adding open mission systems, improved stealth coatings, EW upgrades, and AIM-9X/AIM-120D/AIM-260 compatibility. The move could boost the combat-coded Raptor fleet to 178 and hedge against delays to the sixth-gen F-47 amid rising J-20/Su-57 threats.

GCAP fighter jet designers push to keep weapons, drone options open

The new sixth-generation GCAP fighter should be able to carry a wide variety of armaments and work with any number of different “Loyal Wingman” drones, a leading official on the UK-Japanese-Italy program has said. British defense ministry official Group Captain Bill Sanders said the under-development platform needed to have a weapons bay ready to accept any armament used by the partners, by NATO and by the United States.

F-35 Sale To Saudi Arabia Being Mulled By Trump Admin: Report

Saudi Arabia could become the next customer for the Lockheed Martin F-35, with the Trump administration reportedly weighing up the sale of up to 48 jets to the kingdom. Selling the stealth jet to Saudi Arabia would be a significant policy shift, with Washington previously being unwilling to export F-35s to Arab states in the region, for fear of upsetting the strategic balance in relation to Israel.

Shield AI’s X-BAT drone to be powered by same GE engine as F-15, F-16 fighters

Defense tech startup Shield AI’s X-BAT drone wingman will be powered by GE’s F110 fighter engine, the two companies exclusively told Breaking Defense, giving the recently unveiled loyal wingman drone the same powerplant used in the F-15 and F-16. Under a memorandum of understanding signed by the firms, GE will provide its F110-GE-129 powerplant and integrate a thrust vectoring nozzle critical for the X-BAT platform’s vertical takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) operations.

Putin’s Dangerous Game Of Chicken With NATO In The Sky

NATO fighters have scrambled three times in a week as Russian drones and reconnaissance aircraft prodded Baltic airspace and nearby corridors. After Polish jets and allies shot down drones that crossed Poland in September—triggering an Article 4 consult—recent incidents saw Il-20, Il-76, and Il-78 flights intercepted in international airspace without transponders or flight plans.

The US Military Is Retiring The A-10 Warthog: Here's Why

The legendary A-10 Warthog has been granted retirement in 2026 for several reasons, including the changing landscape of modern combat and military budget limitations. Due to the aircraft's effective but simplistic design, it lacks some features necessary to compete against other modern forces. For instance, the A-10 Warthog is anything but stealthy or quick, which is a problem when sending this aircraft against an adversary utilizing state-of-the-art air defenses.

Navy pursues uncrewed combat aircraft with artificial intelligence (AI) for carrier operations

New GA-ASI Gambit 6 UCAV Adds Air-To-Ground Operations for International CCA

China’s Banner Year in Combat Aircraft

Netherlands formally transfers 18 F-16 fighter jets to Romania for use at European training centre

Saab and Bombardier consider Gripen E assembly in Canada to support Ukraine deal

The first flight of the new carrier-based training aircraft for the Chinese Navy has been recorded

Finnish Air Force’s first F-35 moves out of final assembly

Russian military aircraft trigger three NATO scrambles over Baltic in single week

U.S. contractor working to speed up F-16V delivery to Taiwan: Ministry

Drones spotted above Belgian airbase were ‘spying’ on military planes, defense minister says

Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to be flight-ready by the first quarter of 2027: Report