Tag: fighter jets
Dutch soon to pull fighter jets striking IS targets
Dutch F-16 fighter jets will end bombing missions against Daesh (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria at the end of the year, the Netherlands government...
Eurofighter Will Be Natural Bridge to European FCAS
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH CEO, Volker Paltzo, confirmed that an enhanced Eurofighter Typhoon would form a core part of any European future combat air system...
China’s J-20 Stealth Jets Conduct First Over-the-Sea Combat Training
China's J-20 stealth fighter jets have begun their first-ever combat training over the ocean, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. "It will help the air force...
F-35 Completes Most Comprehensive Flight Test Program in Aviation History
The F-35 program has accomplished the final developmental test flight of the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the program. "Completing F-35 SDD...
Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Reevaluate Fighter Pilot Workforce Requirements
The Air Force, the Navy, and the Marine Corps had gaps between the actual numbers of fighter pilots and authorizations (i.e. funded positions) in...
U.S. Air Force to begin fighter-mounted laser testing this summer
The U.S. Air Force will this summer begin testing a laser that will be mounted on an F-15 warplane, an official said Monday. The Pentagon...
China to Enhance J-20 Stealth Fighter Capabilities
China will continue to improve and upgrade its cutting-edge J-20 stealth fighter jet, giving it more capabilities than merely penetrating an enemy's air defense...
Limited Number of Weapons In German Military Ready for Action: Report
German lawmakers are set to hear about how Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, has access to less than 50 percent of many major weapons systems....
Canada to accept bid from Boeing for new fighter jets
Canada said Thursday it was allowing Boeing to submit a bid to replace the country's aging F-18 fleet, after an earlier trade dispute between...
China Upgrades Airspace Defense in West to Counter Threat from India
China is upgrading its Western Theater Command in order to confront any threat from India, a Chinese military specialist said after photographs of a...
