AvioBlog Magazine Tutte le ultime notizie aeronautiche

VAQ-209 in joint SEAD training with 13th and 14 FS

EA-18Gs from VAQ-209 are being paired with F-16s from the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons for joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) training over the course of several weeks. U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Peter Scheu It is hoped that these daily flight trainings at Misawa Air Base, Japan can help develop and strengthen […]
Senate Committee Unveils $740Bn Defense Bill, Targets China

Senate Committee Unveils $740Bn Defense Bill, Targets China

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday unveiled its version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a $740 billion bill setting policy for the Defense Department on everything from troop salaries and equipment purchases to great power competition with …
US Senate Committee Approves $9.1Bn for 95 Lockheed F-35s

US Senate Committee Approves $9.1Bn for 95 Lockheed F-35s

PARIS — The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday released its version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizing the purchase of 95 Lockheed F-35 fighters at a cost of $9.1 billion in FY2021.

The 95 aircraft are 14 more than requested by the Pentagon. The comm…

Taiwan Intercepts Chinese Fighters in Its Airspace

Taiwan Intercepts Chinese Fighters in Its Airspace

Taiwan reported intercepting several Chinese fighter jets on Tuesday, the same day a U.S. military transport plane overflew the island, according to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense.

Chinese fighters “briefly entered Taiwan’s southwest airspace” and were intercepted that morning, a ministr…

Lockheed Wins $368M for Six F-35 Aircraft for Italy

Lockheed Wins $368M for Six F-35 Aircraft for Italy

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $368,194,942 not-to-exceed, undefinitized contract modification (P00036) to previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract N00019-17-C-0001.

This modifica…


AvioBlog - Tutte le ultime notizie aeronautiche civili e militari