Airbus submits proposal for sale of Eurofighter jets to Switzerland
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European plane-maker Airbus has announced that it and the Federal Republic of Germany today submitted their official offer to the Swiss Federal Office of Armaments armasuisse for the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Switzerland. According to the company’s news release, the offer has been prepared in cooperation with the other Eurofighter nations as […]
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U.S. Air Force deploys F-16 fighters from Germany to UAE
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The U.S. Central Command announced on Monday that F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 480th Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing moved from Germany to the United Arab Emirates. The details were given in a 16 November media release, to announce F-16 fighter jets arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE on Nov. 12, to enhance U.S. […]
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BAE Systems receives certification for its IFF transponder for F-22
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BAE Systems, a global leader in electronic warfare, announced that it has received certification for its Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) transponder for the F-22 Raptor from the Department of Defense AIMS program office. At the announcement, BAE Systems has reported that the IFF transponder waveform integration is part of a U.S. Navy contract to upgrade the […]
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Taiwanese military says one of its F-16 fighter jets disappeared from radar
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Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. said on Tuesday that an F-16 fighter jet disappeared from radar during a routine training flight. On November 17, the Ministry of National Defense announced that an F-16 fighter aircraft, piloted by Colonel Chiang, disappeared from the radar screen at 18:07 (GMT+8) Tuesday. According to a recent service news release, […]
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U.S. Air Force deploys Raptors to Guam
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A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, according to a recent service news release. The fighters assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing and associated personnel of 94th Fighter Squadron Airmen deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to conduct missions in the […]
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Germany orders more Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft
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U.K. aerospace giant BAE Systems has announced that it has been awarded a $1.7 billion deal to support the production of 38 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft for the German Air Force. As noted by Britain’s biggest defense company, work will commence in 2021 at BAE Systems’ sites in Lancashire, maintaining continuity of Typhoon production through to […]
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Boeing gets $9,8 billion contract for F-15 support for Saudi Arabia
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The U.S. Department of Defense just awarded aerospace giant Boeing a contract worth nearly $10 billion for F-15 fighter jet support for Saudi Arabia. The award, announced by the U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday, covers modernization and sustainment of the F-15 Royal Saudi Air Force fleet to include such efforts as hardware, software, and […]
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Boeing secures $800 million for Qatar’s F-15QA support
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Aerospace giant Boeing has won three foreign military sales contracts valued at as much as $800 million for training services and support in the Middle East. Boeing today acknowledged three foreign military sales contracts with the U.S. Air Force for training services and support in the Middle East valued at more than $800 million. The […]
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Israel says F-22 purchase currently not on the table
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Israeli defense officials have denied reports that the sale of the F-22 Raptor to Israel is currently under discussion. In recent days, multiple news outlets claim that the United States has approved the sale of F-22 Raptor fighter jets to Israel to preserve air superiority following the agreement of the United States to sell the […]
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Denmark’s first F-35 recently headed to final assembly
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The Danish Ministry of Defense has announced that the first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II for the Royal Danish Air Force recently headed to the final assembly in Fort Worth, Texas F-35 production facility. It is a significant milestone for Denmark’s first F-35 jet, known as AP-1, as it moves down the production line at […]
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