10/18/2024 US bombers target underground Houthi weapon sites in Yemen  The US says it has carried out "precision strikes" against five weapons storage locations in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi movement. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said B-2 Spirit stealth bombers were part of the operation that targeted hardened underground facilities housing missiles and other munitions that the Iran-backed group had used to attack civilian and military ships. |
10/18/2024 Search continues for crew of crashed Navy fighter jet  Search efforts continued Thursday for the two-person crew of a Navy fighter jet that crashed near Washington's Mount Rainier earlier this week, officials said. The EA-18G Growler jet was on a routine training mission when it went down Tuesday in the scrubby landscape on the mountainside east of Rainier, about 30 miles west of Yakima, and officials have said the whereabouts of the crew remains a mystery. |
10/18/2024 Turkey working to accelerate Eurofighter jets buy, official says  Turkey has been conducting technical works aimed at accelerating its planned purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, a defence ministry official said on Thursday. Ankara said last year it was in talks with Eurofighter consortium members Britain and Spain to buy Typhoons, though Germany objected the idea. Since then, it has complained of a lack of progress on the issue over Berlin's reluctance. |
10/18/2024 The Thai Air Force Chose a New Fighter. The More Interesting Question Is What Comes Next. .jpg) On August 28, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) announced the Swedish Saab Gripen E as its preferred combat aircraft to replace its aging F-16A/Bs. However, as the RTAF aspires to become one of the best air forces in Southeast Asia, it is unlikely to be satisfied with 4+ generation combat aircraft in the future. With denied access to the U.S.-made fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II, Thailand may turn to South Korea to fulfill its future airpower needs. |
10/18/2024 Historic Hungarian–Swedish Agreement on Joint Gripen Fighter Jet Development  A historic agreement on the joint development of the Gripen fighter jet has been reached with the Swedish defence minister, Hungary’s Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky announced in a video posted on his Facebook page on Wednesday. Szalay-Bobrovniczky highlighted that the Gripens are the iconic, multi-role tactical aircraft of the Hungarian Air Force, originating from Sweden and serving as a key asset in Hungary’s defence. |
10/16/2024 First Upgraded CF-18 Hornets Delivered to RCAF Base  The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for its CF-18 Hornet Extension Project (HEP), marking a significant step forward in the modernization of the Canadian fighter fleet. The announcement comes as the first six HEP2-upgraded CF-18 Hornets were delivered to 3 Wing Bagotville in Quebec, part of a five-year collaboration with the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265). The project aims to upgrade a total of 84 aircraft by 2026. |
10/16/2024 Labour cuts £160m from next-generation fighter jet programme amid concerns over future  Ministers have been accused of “cutting” the RAF’s next generation fighter programme by 10 per cent this year as Rachel Reeves seeks budget savings. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed £160 million less than expected will be spent on the Tempest project amid wider fears about its future. It comes after Labour was accused of downgrading its pre-election commitment to increase military spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP “as soon as possible”. |
10/16/2024 Taiwan detects record 153 Chinese aircraft in one day near island  Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported an intense surge of military activity from China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) over a 24-hour period spanning from 05:00 on October 14 to 06:00 local time on October 15, 2024. A total of 153 PLAAF aircraft and 14 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were detected operating near Taiwan, raising concerns of escalating tensions in the region. |
10/16/2024 The Ukrainian Air Force’s Su-27 fighter begin to be equipped with the GBU-39 glide bombs provided by the U.S  In a new milestone for the integration of Western weaponry with Russian/Soviet-origin platforms, the Ukrainian Air Force has announced that its Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighters have begun to be equipped with GBU-39 SDB glide bombs provided by the United States. This news was confirmed through a recent viral video on social media, showing ground crews loading and equipping a Ukrainian combat aircraft. |
10/16/2024 Video shows one of Taiwan's F-16s tracking a Chinese J-15 fighter jet with its sniper pod during war games  A new video from Taiwan's response to China's military exercises this week shows a Chinese J-15 carrier-based fighter jet through the sniper pod on an American-made F-16. The Chinese drills, which were called "Joint Sword-2024B," saw a record number of Chinese aircraft flying around Taiwan, according to data from Taiwan's defense ministry. |