DefenceTalkOttawa: Canada’s prime minister-elect Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he told US President Barack Obama that Canadian fighter jets would withdraw from fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. But he gave no timeline. “About an hour ago I spoke with President Obama,” Trudeau told a press conference. While Canada remains “a strong member […]https://www.defencetalk.com/canada-withdrawing-fighter-jets-from-iraq-syria-trudeau-obama-65671/

DefenceTalkAustralian aircraft have completed their first operation in Syria, defence officials said Saturday, just days after Canberra extended the mission from Iraq to better fight Islamic State jihadists. “The Australian Air Task Group completed its first operational mission in Syria overnight, returning to base in the Middle East without incident,” the defence department said in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australian-aircraft-complete-first-mission-in-syria-65383/

DefenceTalkNAS PATUXENT RIVER: The Navy began initial integration testing of its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) onto the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aug. 12 at Patuxent River’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 facility. The program’s flight test team conducted missile load and fit checks using a mass simulator vehicle, designed to emulate LRASM, in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-begins-lrasm-fa-18-integration-testing-65093/

DefenceTalkThe working group which was set up to make a preliminary assessment of how to replace the operational capability of the Air Force F/A-18 aircraft proposes procurement of multi-role fighters. The capabilities of multi-role fighters would be complemented with air defence capabilities. The need and possibilities to procure unmanned aircraft and other complementing capabilities will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/working-group-proposes-multi-role-fighters-to-replace-finnish-fa-18-aircraft-64484/

DefenceTalkA US F-18 fighter jet crashed in the Gulf after taking off from an aircraft carrier on Tuesday but both crew members survived without major injuries, military officers said Tuesday. The Super Hornet aircraft had launched from the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Arabian Gulf at 1330 GMT before it went down, the US Navy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-f-18-fighter-crashes-in-gulf-crew-rescued-navy-64192/

DefenceTalkA successful flight test of the Raytheon-built APG-79(V)X AESA radar system has demonstrated the functions needed to extend the combat relevance of F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft for 15 to 20 years. Hornet fleets upgrading to the new APG-79V(X) radar will receive Super Hornet-like capabilities, including: extended detection ranges simultaneous air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities production of high-resolution […]https://www.defencetalk.com/test-flight-suitability-raytheon-aesa-radar-hornet-upgrades-2-64197/

DefenceTalkThe Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has further proved its credentials as a tanker by successfully demonstrating simultaneous air-to-air refueling of two F/A-18 fighters. In the course of four flights, the A400M performed 74 contacts and dispensed 27.2 tonnes of fuel to the Spanish Air Force aircraft. Refueling was conducted at altitudes of 20,000ft – […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-a400m-refuels-two-f-18-fighters-simultaneously-63145/

DefenceTalkSorry for the delay, but Episode 1 part of the CAB Show is finally here!https://www.defencetalk.com/cab-show-episode-1-part-2-f-15-vs-su-27-f-16-f-18-vs-mig-29-and-f-22-vs-t-50-pak-fa-62139/

DefenceTalkA successful flight test of the Raytheon-built APG-79(V)X AESA radar system has demonstrated the functions needed to extend the relevance of F/A-18C/D Hornet fighter/attack jets, including: extended detection ranges simultaneous air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities production of high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) mapping industry leading reliability “We put our latest AESA radar capability to the test […]https://www.defencetalk.com/latest-raytheon-aesa-radar-soars-in-flight-test-61879/

DefenceTalkThe Ministry of Defence has commissioned a working group to investigate what type of air defence system Finland needs in the future. Replacing the aging Hornet fighter fleet will cost an estimated 6 billion euros. Owing to the hefty price tag, the working group is also looking to see whether it’s possible to upgrade the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/finnish-defence-forces-to-replace-aging-hornet-fighter-fleet-60790/