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Dec 23, 2021
After awarding about $8 billion in contracts to adversary air and other private air support providers from fiscal 2015 to 2020, the U.S. military services are reviewing the performance of these companies to understand how they can better and more cost-effectively train aircrews.
Dec 23, 2021
After more than five years of negotiations and unconfirmed reports, Indonesian Air Force chief Fadjar Prasetyo has finally confirmed that his service will no longer pursue the acquisition of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighters and instead focus on the Dassault Rafale and Boeing F-15EX.
Dec 22, 2021
The U.S. Air Force will start divesting its E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, starting with four of the aircraft in 2022, as the service tries to find its way ahead on the broad Advanced Battle Management System program to fill the aircraft’s role.
Dec 22, 2021
New data released by the State Department on Dec. 22 shows U.S. arms sales activity declined sharply in the first year of the Biden administration.
Dec 22, 2021
The U.S. Air Force has picked MacDill AFB, Florida, to be its next KC-46 base.
Dec 21, 2021
The German Navy's Westland Lynx Mk 88A helicopters were used primarily for aerial surveillance, especially in enforcing sanctions against North Korea prior to the ship’s arrival into Singapore.
Dec 20, 2021
U.S. intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft are flying about eight sorties per day over Afghanistan to watch for ISIS-K and other threats after one month of no activity, according to newly released U.S. Air Force numbers.
Dec 20, 2021
Japan is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations with partners from the United Kingdom to firm up the scope and price for the development of the future F-X fighter’s engine.