DefenceTalkTwo US Navy F/A-18 Hornets have crashed in the western Pacific Ocean, the US Navy has confirmed. One pilot has been rescued, while the second is still missing. “Two F/A-18 Hornets from Carrier Air Wing 17 embarked on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) crashed at 5:40 p.m. local time, today, while operating […]https://www.defencetalk.com/two-us-navy-jets-crash-in-west-pacific-1-pilot-injured-1-missing-60559/

DefenceTalkToday, the Hon. Rob Nicholson, Minister of National Defence, announced six CF-18 fighter aircraft will leave tomorrow morning for Romania as part of the Government of Canada’s contributions to NATO measures to reassure Allies in Central and Eastern Europe. The announcement was made today during Question Period. These fighter aircraft, along with support personnel, will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/canada-deploys-six-cf-18s-to-romania-59431/

DefenceTalkFrance will lose out in its bid to win a multibillion-dollar fighter jet contract with Brazil, the Folha de Sao Paulo daily reported Saturday. The newspaper set France’s $4 billion proposal for 36 Rafale fighter jets, from a consortium led by French giant Dassault, will be shot down for cost reason. It did not say […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-loses-out-on-brazil-jets-deal-report-49939/

DefenceTalkBrazil said Wednesday it hopes to develop state-of-the-art combat aircraft with Russia, and purchase surface-to-air missile batteries from Moscow. Brasilia is already in talks with other countries to modernize its air force by purchasing 36 fighter jets valued at up to $5 billion. US firm Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet is competing against the Rafale made […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-aims-to-build-advanced-fighter-jets-with-russia-49419/

DefenceTalkBoeing’s bid to win a major Brazilian warplane contract is facing headwinds from US-Brazil tensions over alleged US spying, a top Boeing official said in Washington Friday. Allegations that the United States spied on the communications of Brazil’s president, Dilma Rousseff, led her last month to cancel an October 23 state visit to Washington, putting […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-says-warplane-sale-hits-us-brazil-turbulence-49386/

DefenceTalkThe J-15 belongs to the 4th generation of conventional shipboard aircraft, which also includes the U.S. navy’s F/A-18C/D “Hornet” and F/A-18E/F “Super Hornet”, the French “Rafale M”, and the Russian Mig-29K which is also used by the Indian navy. According to Zheng Wenhao, military expert of Xinhua News Agency, the J-15 has the best supersonic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/comparative-analysis-of-performance-between-j-15-and-us-f-18-48969/