1/17/2025 Rafale, F-16V & F-35! U.S. Delivers 30th ‘Upgraded’ Jet To Hellenic Air Force As It Amplifies Its Firepower  After successfully completing the acquisition of French Rafale fighter jets, the Hellenic Air Force has now received its 30th upgraded F-16. On January 15, US-based Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of the F-16, announced the delivery of the 30th F-16 “Viper” to the Hellenic Air Force, adding that this upgrade “strengthens Greece’s defense and its ability to operate seamlessly with allied forces.” |
1/17/2025 JF-17 Thunder: Bangladesh “Officially” Shows Interest In China-Pak Fighters; Comes After Murmurs Over J-10C  Looking to modernize its aging Air Force, Bangladesh has shown interest in the JF-17 Thunder fighter jets jointly developed by Pakistan and China. During a visit to Pakistan on January 15, a high-level defense delegation from Bangladesh showed a great deal of interest in Pakistan’s cutting-edge military hardware, especially the JF-17 Thunders, Pakistani publication Express Tribune reported. |
1/17/2025 Air Force Approves New Electronic Warfare Suite for F-15E Fighter  The Air Force has recently approved a new F-15 electronic warfare (EW) system for full-rate production, meaning more of these legendary fourth-generation fighters will be fitted with this cutting-edge upgrade. The Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) consists of “integrated radar warning, geolocation, situational awareness, and self-protection solutions,” according to its manufacturer. |
1/17/2025 Investigation Launched Into Transfer Of Ukrainian MiG-29 Maintainers, Air Defenders To Front Lines  The Ukrainian Air Force has created a commission to investigate whether key personnel are being transferred to the front lines amid a shortage of troops defending the east. The move comes after a major controversy erupted after one unit claimed that its MiG-29 Fulcrum maintainers were sent to the infantry, drastically affecting its ability to launch sorties. It was the latest of several such allegations, which Ukrainian officials have denied. |
1/17/2025 A Ukrainian F-16 pilot's reported shootdown of 6 missiles in a single mission shows how its air force has evolved  A Ukrainian pilot's reported record-breaking shootdown of six missiles with an F-16 offers insight into how much its air force has developed as it fights back against Russia's invasion. Throughout much of the war, Ukraine's air force faced one of the world's biggest air forces with a fleet of older, Soviet-designed combat aircraft while begging the West for F-16s readily available in NATO arsenals. |
1/17/2025 What China’s New Fighter Jet Really Signals  On Dec. 26, 2024, Mao Zedong’s birthday, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) unveiled a new stealth aircraft. Reportedly designated J-36, the aircraft combines stealth capabilities with a large payload capacity, enabling both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions over extended ranges at supersonic speeds. These features make it a formidable challenge for modern air defense systems. |
1/16/2025 Philippine Air Force to create a second fighter squadron with 12 new South Korean FA-50 Block 20 light attack aircraft  As reported by Max Montero on January 15, 2025, the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) has confirmed the acquisition of 12 additional FA-50 Block 20 Fighting Eagle light attack aircraft from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) as part of the Re-Horizon 3 program. Valued at approximately $680 million, this government-to-government (G2G) project is intended to establish a second squadron for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). |
1/16/2025 North Africa is arming itself with Su-57 and F-35 fighters  In recent years, Africa, and particularly North Africa, has become the scene of a serious arms race between two large neighboring countries—Algeria and Morocco. Despite differences in their political strategies, both nations are making significant investments in modernizing their armed forces. |
1/16/2025 Su-35 pilot lands the fighter after being hit by an enemy SAM  The Russian Ministry of Defense’s Armed Forces newspaper, “Red Star,” [Krasnaya Zvezda] reports on an incident that occurred in the sky above the front line in Ukraine. A Russian Su-35 fighter jet was struck by a surface-to-air missile, but the pilot managed to bring the aircraft to a Russian airfield and successfully land it. |
1/16/2025 Airbus CEO says Europe's two fighter jet programmes could combine  Airbus opens new tab CEO Guillaume Faury said he could see the two separate European programmes working on new fighter jets and combat air systems being combined in future or at least designed to work together. Britain, Italy and Japan said in December they were setting up a joint company to develop, design and build an advanced stealth jet, named GCAP, while France, Germany and Spain are working on the rival FCAS project. |