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Boeing secured a major potential win for its F-15EX program this week with the U.S. State Department’s approval of a massive weapons package sale to Israel. In a deal worth …
Pending F-15IA Deal for Israel Underlines Legacy Fighter Interest Read More
The U.S. Air Force has temporarily paused development of its sixth-generation fighter program to ensure confidence in the design before moving forward with the program. The Air Force had expected …
U.S. Air Force Pausing NGAD Fighter Development to Review Design Read More
The United States Air Force’s T-1A Jayhawk made its final flight with the 99th Flying Training Squadron on July 15. The squadron operates out of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in …
U.S. Air Force’s 99th Flying Training Squadron Retires its Last T-1A Trainer Read More
Reports in South Korean media indicate that Indonesia is looking to renegotiate its involvement in joint development of the KF-21 Boramae combat aircraft. Concerned over costs incurred in joint development …
Indonesia Seeks Reduction to KF-21 Program Commitment Read More
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been selected to replace the US Air Force’s “Doomsday” planes. Under a $13 billion contract, SNC will replace the service’s aging fleet of four E-4B …
Sierra Nevada Awarded $13 billion to Build New ‘Doomsday’ Plane Read More
The Croatian Air Force has received the first batch of Dassault Rafale fighter jets under a 2021 contract. The six jets arrived at an airbase close to the capital, Zagreb, …
Rafale Fighter Jets Delivered to Croatia Read More
BY AUDREY DECKER, Staff Writer, Defense One The estimated lifetime cost to operate and maintain the Pentagon’s F-35s just took a big jump, even though the U.S. military is flying …
The F-35 Program is Costing More and Doing Less, GAO Says Read More
The Serbian government is close to signing a contract for the purchase of French-made fighter jets. This week, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic made a visit to France, where he held …
Serbia Close to Signing Rafale Deal Read More
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that it will move forward with procurement of 14 Boeing extended-range CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters following a nearly three-year postponement due largely …
U.K. Ready to Move Forward with Extended-Range Chinook Procurement Read More
Fleet-wide Ospreys will slowly return to flight after a more than three-month-long grounding following an Air Force CV-22B crash off Japan in November 2023, resulting in the loss of eight …
For the Embroiled V-22 Osprey, Perception Matters Read More