DefenceTalkQatar is interested in acquiring Russian anti-aircraft missile systems S-400 Triumf, and negotiations are in advanced stages, Qatar’s Ambassador to Russia Fahad bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah said in an interview with TASS. “The answer is yes, we are already in advanced negotiations,” the diplomat said, specifying that the negotiations are indeed about “air defense systems and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/qatar-plans-to-buy-s-400-air-defense-missiles-from-russia-71171/

DefenceTalkThe F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force team brings the U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35B one step closer to initial operational test and evaluation as they wrap up testing of the F-35B STOVL envelope with sloped surface vertical landing tests January and February at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field (MCALF) Bogue, N.C. “The Marine Corps is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-35-pax-river-itf-expands-expeditionary-envelope-for-usmc-71168/

DefenceTalkAs Turkey continues its attack on Kurdish forces along the Syrian border town of Afrin, the Defense Department says the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is the common threat in the region, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White told reporters today. Published reports say Turkey launched the Afrin military operation Jan. 20. “[We] are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkeys-assault-on-kurdish-fighters-concerns-united-states-71165/

DefenceTalkThe Army and the Air Force are working together to flesh out how to fight a multidomain battle, a senior Air Force commander said today during a presentation at the Brookings Institution here. Air Force Gen. James M. Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, said he is working closely with Gen. David G. Perkins, commander […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-army-developing-multidomain-doctrine-71163/

DefenceTalkAirbus Defence and Space has delivered to the Spanish Air Force the first two Eurofighter Typhoons to be produced in the latest configuration with enhanced air-to-surface capabilities. The aircraft were manufactured at the Getafe Final Assembly Line in the P1Eb FW (Phase 1 Enhanced Further Work) configuration which marks a key step in the overall […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-delivers-latest-standard-eurofighter-to-spanish-air-force-71153/

DefenceTalkThe Air Force successfully launched the fourth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V Evolved Expendable launch Vehicle from Space Launch Complex 41 here, Jan 19. “The successful launch of SBIRS GEO Flight-4 is the reward for years of hard work put in by our combined government […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-successfully-launches-new-satellite-71150/

DefenceTalkThe air force of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been ordered “not to escalate” a civil aviation dispute with regional rival Qatar, a military official said on Tuesday. “From the beginning of the Qatari provocations, we were given instructions from our superiors not to escalate in this area as part of our commitment to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-air-force-instructed-not-to-escalate-qatar-air-dispute-71144/

DefenceTalkAssignments to units within the United States Army Forces Command are synonymous with rotations at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana. FORSCOM’s newest unit, the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, headquartered at Fort Benning, Georgia, is completing their first rotation at JRTC throughout the month of January. The self-proclaimed “world premier crucible […]https://www.defencetalk.com/joint-readiness-training-center-evolves-to-meet-todays-battlefield-threats-71146/

DefenceTalkBrazil has ordered an additional Airbus C295 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft that will eventually take to 15 the number of C295s in service with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). This latest order constitutes the firming of an option included in an earlier contract in 2014. It was signed at the end of last year […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-orders-airbus-c295-search-and-rescue-aircraft-2-71138/

DefenceTalkThe visit of the Russia Minister of Defence General of the Army Sergei Shoigu has given additional impetus to military and technical cooperation between Russia and Myanmar: the Republic is actively procuring the Russian armaments and military hardware, including the SU-30 fighter jets. This was announced by Deputy Defence Minister Lieutenant General Alexander Fomin. He […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-supply-six-su-30-fighter-jets-to-myanmar-71135/