October 19, 2024 Military Aviation News
10/19/2024
A model of the next-generation fighter jet, currently under development by Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy, was unveiled at the 2024 International Aerospace Exhibition held in Tokyo from October 16 to 19. The project, officially known as the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), aims to develop a cutting-edge fighter jet that integrates advanced capabilities across all three nations’ defense sectors.
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10/19/2024
The Air Force has picked Anduril and General Atomics to continue developing their autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft concepts over designs offered by Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, the service announced on April 24. In a non-traditional move, the companies that were not picked will still be able to compete to produce the resulting aircraft.
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10/19/2024
France is considering collaboration with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to develop the Rafale F5 next-generation fighter aircraft. The countries are currently in talks about co-financing the initiative, with Abu Dhabi potentially covering the non-sovereign components of the fighter jet.
Paris will maintain exclusive control over the jet’s critical components, even if the other party agrees to the deal, according to French newspaper La Tribune.
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10/19/2024
South Korea’s homegrown fighter jet KF-21 is competing against US defense firm Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-16 for the Philippine government’s multirole fighter (MRF) aircraft procurement project, with an estimated budget of up to 400 billion pesos ($6.95 billion). According to industry sources on Friday, the KF-21, developed by Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), and the Lockheed Martin F-16 have been shortlisted in the Philippine Air Force’s MRF project.
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