Netherlands plans to buy 9 additional Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II fighters jets from the United States for an estimated €1 billion ($1.1 billion). The new acquisition of stealth jets will bring the total number of F-35s with the Royal Netherlands Air Force to 46. The agreement will include the …
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United States Air Force (USAF) General Dynamics F-16CM Fighter jet callsign “Warhawk 11”, of 52nd FW, crashed into a wooded area near Zemmer, north of Trier. The pilot was able to eject out of the aircraft in time and was taken to hospital suffering minor injuries. According to a US …
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On Sept. 19, 2019, The first two of an eventual 20 F-35A jets arrived at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, the first Guard unit to receive the next-generation fighter. The two stealth jets, AF17-5265 and AF17-5266 will be operated by the 158th Fighter Wing. Seven new …
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According to Reuters report US-based aerospace company Lockheed Martin’s decision to build F16 wings for their global supply to the world from India Vivek Lall, vice president of Strategy and Business Development for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, said the wings of all future F-16s that the company will sell worldwide will …
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F-35As and an F-16 during a combat exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 1, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw) According to the Warrior Maven report, U.S. Air Force F-16 is getting new lethal upgrades. A fleet of F-16s are now getting new F-35 Active …
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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) …
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on May 17, 2019, A General Dynamics F-16C of the South Dakota Air National Guard 114th FW, Sioux Falls, SD, crashed due to hydraulic problems into a warehouse immediately after takeoff west of March Air Reserve Base, Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California. The aircraft was destroyed and the sole pilot …
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A Russian national is currently being held in Weber County, Utah court for conspiring against the United States by buying F-16 manuals on eBay. Man is being arrested and charged with smuggling and violating the Arms Export Control Act”. The man insists he needed these and other files, like those …
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Lockheed Martin has received a massive $1.12 billion contract from the U.S. government to produce 16 advanced F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcons for Bahrain. The Block 70 version of the F-16 is a capable warplane by any measure and draws much of its technology from its more advanced F-35 stablemate. …
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Here’s the unit cost of the top five 4+ generation fighter jets in the world Eurofighter Typhoon – 272 million dollars RAFALE – 108 million dollars F-16 – 80 million (without lifecycle costs) F-18E/F-55 million(without lifecycle costs) SAAB Gripen – 130 million dollars INDIA MAY HAVE TO FORK OUT MORE …
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