Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit India for a day two weeks from now. On the agenda are the acquisition of two more Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) and extended range air to air Derby missiles by the Indian Air Force and joint projects in agriculture, …
Read More »Egypt signs $2 Billion Deal For 50 MiG-35 fighter jets from Russia
Egyptian Air Force has signed a military agreement to buy 50 MiG-35 warplanes from Russia the US’ National Interest reported on Saturday. The $2 billion deal, the largest in the post-Soviet era, was signed between Cairo and Moscow in April 2015, under which Egypt will receive the warplanes by 2020. …
Read More »F-16 Fighting Falcon Fighter Jet for Sale For $8.5 Million
If so, Hurry up Palm Beach, Fla.-based Jet Lease has listed a 1980 F-16 A/B Fighting Falcon for sale — and the rare offer made waves online. The 1980 multirole fighter jet, which has an $8.5 million price tag, is being offered alongside two other F-16 Vipers. This is not your average “used” fighter jet …
Read More »China Threatens Sanctions Over Planned U.S. Sale of F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jets to Taiwan
The Trump administration is moving forward with an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan. See Details: U.S. Approves Sale Of 66 Advanced F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet To Taiwan For $8 Billion China said it would sanction any U.S. firm involved in a planned $8 billion sale …
Read More »Belarusian Air Force First Sukhoi Su-30SM spotted at Irkutsk Aviation Plant, Russia
On occasion of 85th anniversary of Irkutsk Aviation Plant the first Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters jet built for Belarusian Air Force were spotted on territory of the enterprise. Russia has begun the delivery of first batch of Su-30SM fighters to Belarus out of the 12 ordered to replace the ageing MiG-29 …
Read More »U.S. Approves Sale Of 66 Advanced F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet To Taiwan For $8 Billion
The Trump administration is moving forward with an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, American officials said Friday. The move is certain to further anger China at a time when a long-running trade war between Washington and Beijing has upended relations between the world’s two largest economies …
Read More »Lockheed Martin awarded $800M to build Slovak Air Force F-16 Fighter jets
According to the U.S. Department of Defense Lockheed Martin has been awarded an incentive contract for F-16 aircraft production for Slovak Air Force Lockheed has won a contract valued at as much as $799,9 million to build a batch of 14 F-16 Block 70 aircraft jets (12 single-seat and 2 …
Read More »US approves $670 million Worth Foreign Military Sale to Support India C-17 Transport Planes
The US has approved $670 million of support for India’s C-17 transport planes. Washington announced its plans to sell spare parts and equipment for the Indian fleet of Boeing C-17 military transport planes. The contract would require 23 contractor representatives, the agency said. Related Article: US approves $125 Million Worth …
Read More »US approves $125 Million Worth Foreign Military Sale to Support Pakistan’s F-16 Fighter Jets
The US has approved $125 Million Worth Foreign Military Sale to Support Pakistan’s F-16 Fighter Jets The sale to Pakistan will require the deployment of some 60 contractor representatives, who will “provide 24/7 end-use monitoring” for the country’s US-made fleet of fighter jets, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) …
Read More »Argentina Selects Korean KAI FA-50 to Replace its Old Fighter Jet Fleet
According to Jane’s Report Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina – FAA) has selected the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 Fighting Eagle to be its new interim fighter aircraft The FAA has a pressing need to acquire a new fighter type to replace the Dassault Mirage III and Mirage 5 …
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