11/6/2024 Boeing’s woes and the state of the US defence industry  Boeing is one of the Pentagon’s biggest contractors and therefore a heavyweight supplier for US allies. So its alarming financial condition is much more than investment news. The company has got itself into loss-making defence programs by overestimating the potential for production profits to cover research-and-development losses. Expect it to be wary in future. |
11/6/2024 Kendall: USAF Can’t Afford Next-Gen Fighter, Tanker, and Wingman Drones All at Once  The Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter; the Next-Generation Aerial refueling System tanker; a second increment of Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones: Air Force leaders have said in recent years they need them all to be prepared for a future fight with a great power like China. |
11/6/2024 Gripen E makes its debut in multinational military exercise  Over two thousand military personnel from Brazil and 15 other nations from across Latin America, Africa, Europe and the United States are gathered for one of the largest operational air exercises in the Southern Hemisphere, CRUZEX 2024. |
11/6/2024 Colombia to buy Saab fighter aircraft, Swedish public radio reports  Colombia will buy a fleet of JAS Gripen fighter aircraft made by Sweden's Saab, Swedish public radio SR's Ekot news broadcast reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources, but Colombia's government declined to immediately confirm the purchase. "We have taken note of the information in the media but cannot comment further at this time. We have previously had a dialogue with Colombia regarding the sale of Gripen, but there is currently no contract," a Saab spokesperson said. |
11/6/2024 China to unveil J-35A stealth fighter jet as air force aims to match US aerial power  China’s air force is set to officially debut its new stealth fighter jet, the J-35A, giving observers the first look at a highly anticipated asset that adds to the country’s fast growing military capabilities. The fighter, an image of which was released during an air force press conference Tuesday, will appear at an air show in the southern city of Zhuhai next week, officials said. |
11/5/2024 Banking On ‘Double Stealth’, Japan Buys Joint Strike Missiles For F-35 Fighters That Can Even Hit Beijing  apan has placed its fourth follow-on order for the stealthy and lethal Joint Strike Missile (JSM) to boost its firepower amid mounting security threats in the Indo-Pacific region. “Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) has entered a fourth follow-on contract with Japan to supply the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for the country’s fleet of F-35A fighter aircraft. The contract is valued at NOK 1.9 billion,” a press statement released by the manufacturer stated. |
11/5/2024 Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jet crashes in India  The pilot managed to eject safely and is reported to be unharmed. The incident occurred during a routine flight, and details on the cause of the crash are yet to be confirmed. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident. The IAF has stated that further information will be released as the inquiry progresses. |
11/5/2024 Indian Air Force Looks to Issue Fresh Procurement Tender for 114 Jets  The Indian Air Force (IAF) is mulling issuing an “open tender” for the procurement of 114 medium-role fighter aircraft (MRFA), with production taking place at home. This will be a departure from the previous procurement process wherein 36 Rafale fighter jets were bought from France under a government-to-government deal in 2016. |
11/5/2024 Navy asks RTX Raytheon for infrared-guided air-to-air missiles compatible with helmet-mounted displays  U.S. Navy aerial warfare experts are asking RTX Corp. to build more than 1,200 AIM-9X precision short-range infrared-guided air-to-air missiles for jet fighters and other combat aircraft under terms of a $736.6 million five-year contract announced in September. Officials of the Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., are asking the RTX Raytheon segment in Tucson, Ariz., to build lot 24 AIM-9X block II and block II-plus air-to-air missiles. |
11/5/2024 Russian Su-57 Stealth Fighter Lands In China For The First Time; Moscow Sends A Strong Message To West?  A Russian Su-57 stealth fighter landed in Taiyuan, North China’s Shanxi Province, on November 3, 2024, on its first-ever visit to China. It’s not yet known if the Su-57 will perform demonstration flights at the Zhuhai Airshow 2024, which will take place from November 12 to 17, 2024. The Su-57 was first showcased internationally at the Dubai Airshow in November 2017. While it was on static display at the event, it did not conduct demonstration flights. |