DefenceTalkThe Indian Navy has launched a global search for maritime fighter jets it plans to operate from future aircraft carriers and is awaiting response from top military contractors on what they have to offer. The navy wants 57 multi-role carrier-borne fighters (MRCBF) and the potential order could get bigger with an option clause to buy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-18-rafale-or-gripen-indian-navy-looks-for-its-next-fighter-jet-69419/

DefenceTalkKuwait will buy 28 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets to replace a fleet of earlier versions of the US fighter jets, a top official said Monday. The value of the deal is not expected to exceed $5 billion, the KUNA state news agency reported the head of armament and procurement at Kuwait’s defence ministry as saying. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kuwait-to-buy-28-f-18-warplanes-official-68622/

DefenceTalkA Canadian CF-18 Hornet fighter jet crashed near Cold Lake Alberta on Monday, killing the pilot in what was described as a training accident. A rescue helicopter was dispatched to the scene at an air weapons range. Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan, who was in the House of Commons when the news broke and appeared shaken, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pilot-dies-in-canada-fighter-jet-crash-68616/

DefenceTalkAustralia’s Super Hornets have undergone their first major upgrade. The job was finished on budget and two weeks ahead of schedule by the Electronic Attack Enterprise team, consisting of Air Force, Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, Boeing Defence Australia and Raytheon Australia. The work was the first stage of the Super Hornet Spiral Upgrade […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-completes-first-super-hornet-upgrade-68592/

DefenceTalkSailors from Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) fired the newest Joint Standoff Weapon, JSOW C-1, Sept. 13 during Valiant Shield exercise conducted in the Western Pacific. Valiant Shield is the first time the fleet conducted an operational end-to-end employment of a network enabled weapon, using both live rounds and captive air training missiles during the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-launches-jsow-c-1-during-valiant-shield-exercise-68202/

DefenceTalkBoeing accused the Danish government Thursday of overseeing a “fundamentally flawed” process to replace its fleet of fighter jets which saw the US defence giant lose out to competitor Lockheed Martin. In June, Denmark decided to replace its ageing fleet of F-16s with 27 US-built Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters in a deal valued […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-challenges-denmarks-choice-of-fighter-jets-68174/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for F/A-18 C/D services and support. The estimated cost is $420 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on May 24, 2016. The Government of Kuwait has requested a possible sale […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-fa-18-cd-services-and-support-for-kuwait-67544/

DefenceTalkThe United States government on Monday approved a deal for US firms to sell its close ally Australia $1.22 billion in air-to-air missiles and support equipment. The main contractor for the major shipment will be Arizona-based arms giant Raytheon, which produces the AIM-120D medium-range missile. Up to 450 of the weapons will arm the Royal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-billion-dollar-arms-deal-with-australia-67337/

DefenceTalkAn Air Force and Boeing aircrew aboard a KC-46A Pegasus successfully refueled an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet in flight Feb. 10, marking the program’s first using the tanker’s hose and drogue system. The flight, which took place in the skies over Washington state, lasted more than four hours and the tanker’s air refueling operator transferred […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kc-46-refuels-fighter-jet-with-hose-drogue-system-for-first-time-66770/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy recently completed the first Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) prototype captive-carry flight tests on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The flights were conducted at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland. These initial airworthiness flight tests used a LRASM mass-simulator vehicle attached to the Navy’s F/A-18E/F to evaluate flight and handling […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-lockheed-conduct-first-lrasm-captive-carry-flights-on-f-18-66100/