Air Forces In Focus: Mixed Progress For Mexican Air Force As 2030 Modernization Targets Slip

Beechcraft T-6C+

Beechcraft T-6C+ basic flight trainers in service with the Mexican Air Force.

Credit: DVIDS
The Mexican Air Force (FAM) celebrated its 110th anniversary earlier this year. Its original plan to modernize the force by 2030 has fallen short in many of the key areas outlined in the "Force 2030" strategy, published in 2015. The plan envisioned the acquisition of 24 new fighter jets to replace...
Anna Sliwon-Stewart

Anna is a senior analyst with the Aviation Week Defense Data Team, where she covered the Asia-Pacific region before moving on to cover the United…

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