Kyodo News reports that the core team to develop Japan’s next fighter has formed and the team will eventually grow to have pu to 500 members. Graphic: Japan Ministry of Defense For more information, hit the Source below Source
The Greek parliament will be voting on a deal worth $3 billion to buy 18 Rafale fighters from France. Infilight, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Debate has started and will conclude by end of the week. Defense ministers from France and Greece are expected to sign off the deal for six new and 12 […]
The multinational anti-submarine warfare exercise Sea Dragon 2021 kick off on Jan. 12 with members of the Royal Australian Air Force, Canadian Air Force, Indian Navy, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force participating. Photo by Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Hooker The U.S. side is represented by aircrews from VP-5 and VP-8. For more information, hit the Source […]
The U.S. Air Force will equip its F-16 fleet with a new electronic warfare suite and radar warning receivers from Northrop Grumman. Capt. Tana R.H. Stevenson, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons The company says the new suite shares a common technology baseline with the AC/MC-130J Radio Frequency Countermeasures Program and AN/APR-39 radar […]
The director of expeditionary warfare in the Office of the Chief of U.S. Naval Operations has disclosed a plan to bring a containerized anti-ship missile system to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock. Maj. Gen. Tracy W. King said one system will be deployed to a ship within 12 months to let the Navy and […]
A Philippine Navy team will be heading to the United States this quarter to inspect the C-12 transport aircraft that the service intends to buy. Alan Lebeda [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2] It was reported earlier that the Naval Air Wing intends to buy up to eight aircraft that the U.S. is selling off as […]