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Sukhoi-Su-30MKM

Malaysian Air Force looks for affordable solution to fighter unavailability

The Royal Malaysian Air Force is suffering major availability issues with two of its three main frontline types. These problems afflict the ten Russian-supplied...
F-2

New build F-22 proposed to Japan

Lockheed martin has proposed selling Japan an upgraded, new production version of the F-22 to meet Japan’s next-generation fighter requirement. This would see an...
F-35-Turkey

Turkish F-35 deal in doubt

Against a background of steadily worsening relations between the USA and Turkey, the US Government has passed legislation temporarily banning deliveries of the Lockheed...

Enter a More Vigorous Dragon.

The J-10C, the latest variant of China’s J-10 Vigorous Dragon multi-role fighter was put into active service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force...

Russo-Indian Fighter Programme Collapses!

Indian Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra has met with a Russian delegation to announce that India is withdrawing from the joint PMF (Prospective Multi-Role Fighter)...
AA-Shinmaywa

Mahindra Defence partners with ShinMaywa Industries over US-2i Sales Bid

Mahindra Defence has been chosen to partner Japanese manufacturer ShinMaywa Industries in support of a potential sale of turboprop-powered amphibious US-2i aircraft to the...

Thailand celebrates induction of T-50TH

The Royal Thai Air Force has completed the induction of its first four KAI T-50TH Golden Eagle supersonic trainers with 401 Squadron, based at...

ROKAF Rolls Out F-35A

Lockheed Martin rolled out the first of 40 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters ordered for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) in 2014 on...
RMAF_A400M_First_Flight

A400M Atlas for Indonesia

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) announced on its website in early March that it would provide pilots and technicians to support A400M operations by...
Kawasaki T-4

Japan prepares for North Korean Bomb

In the wake of North Korea’s latest nuclear weapons test on 3 September, the Japan Air Self Defence Force scrambled a number of aircraft...

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