Australia has declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for its F-35A fleet, clearing the way for the aircraft to be deployed for operations. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jensen Stidham [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons “The fifth-generation F-35A, along with the F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler, is key to our air combat […]
France is launching its CSO 2 spy satellite into space from its Guiana Space Center in South America today. Thilo Kranz/DLR, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The satellite will be carried into space using a Russian Soyuz ST-A rocket. It is the second in the Composante Spatiale Optique series. The first satellite was launched […]
Hindustan Times reports that at least three Dassault Rafale fighters will be flown to India next month. By Rob Schleiffert from Holland (Rafale B) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons This is the third ferry flight and like the second delivery flight, all three aircraft will fly non-stop from France to India. For more […]
Taiwan has allegedly tested an enhanced variant of its TK-3 air defense interceptor on Dec. 24 and 25 and information published by the island’s Ministry of National Defense shows a Chinese Navy GX-8 electronic warfare aircraft flew off the southeast corner of the island on Christmas day. For more information, hit the Source below Source
The second prototype of Taiwan’s indigenous Brave Eagle advanced jet trainer (AJT) flew its maiden flight on Dec. 25 at 07:55 hrs local time. For more information, hit the Source below Source
The U.S. government has cleared the sale of two King Air Scorpion Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) mission aircraft to Kazakhstan. They will be fitted with Raytheon AST TITAN Communications Intelligence (COMINT) Sensor Suites, Leonardo Osprey 30 radars, WESCAM MX-15HDi Elector Optical Infrared Turret Electro Optical Infrared Sensors and Sierra Nevada Small SWAP Auto Electronic Intelligence […]