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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu detailed expected delivery dates of advanced Russian military programs on May 24, 2017. Speaking to the upper house of Russia’s Parliament, Defense Minister Shoigu stated, …
Russian Defense Minister Discusses Military Programs Read More Lockheed Martin will provide targeting pods for Kuwaiti fighter jets. In a statement released on May 15, 2017, Lockheed Martin announced it had received an order from the U.S. Air …
Kuwait Orders Sniper ATP for F/A-18C/D Read More BAE Systems formally unveiled the first Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet and Hawk jet trainer for Oman. On May 15, 2017, BAE Systems showed off the first Typhoon and the first …
BAE Systems Rolls Out Typhoon and Hawk for Oman Read More Russia has developed second stage engine for its PAK FA stealth fighter jets, according to United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) official Sergei Korotkov. Tass News Agency quoted Korotkov as saying, “Today …
Russia Develops PAK FA Second Stage Engine Read More Russia’s Vice President of Research and Industrial Association NPO Pribor, Oleg Chizhevsky, told reporters on April 18, 2017 that munitions tests for the PAK FA fighter jet may be completed …
Russia Testing PAK FA 30mm Munitions Read More Egypt has received a third batch of Rafales from Dassault Aviation. The delivery was reported on April 4, 2017. The Egyptian military confirmed the delivery of new Rafales to the …
Egypt Receives New Rafale Fighter Jets Read More The U.S. State Department is set to approve a sale of F-16s to Bahrain. Two sources familiar with the proposed sale of F-16s to Bahrain have told Bloomberg News that …
U.S. State Department Notifying Congress of F-16 Sale to Bahrain Read More A Russian Aerospace Forces commander has detailed the size of the first order for PAK FA stealth fighter jets. Speaking to reporters at LIMA-2017, a military exhibition in Malaysia, a …
Russia Details Size of First PAK FA Order Read More At IDEX 2017, a military exhibition hosted in Abu Dhabi, Russian officials have been pushing a number of potential arms contracts with the United Arab Emirates. Particularly over the last …
Russia Seeks Big Arms Sales to United Arab Emirates Read More More JF-17s join Pakistani service. At a ceremony at Kamra airbase on February 16, 2017, Pakistan’s Defense Ministry officially received 16 new JF-17 fighter jets. These, according to Radio Pakistan, …
Pakistan Inducts More JF-17s Into Air Force Read More