Tag: fighter aircraft
Future Gripen Demonstrator Takes Off on First Flight
The Gripen technology demonstrator fighter (Gripen Demo) performed the first flight yesterday from Saab’s airfield in Linköping, Sweden. The aircraft was developed as a...
US Offers F-16s to Romania
Romania could buy up to 24 F-16 new Block 50/52 aircraft and additional 24 upgraded F-16 Block 25 aircraft, as part of an arms...
F-15 Crash Under New Investigation
An F-15D fighter jet crashed Friday (February 1, 2008) while on a training mission over Hawaii. While on a training mission over the Pacific...
Britain to deliver 72 Typhoons to Saudi-Arabia
The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Government of Saudi Arabia has reached agreement with the UK Government to purchase 72 Eurofighter...
A New Weapons Bonanza Rocks the Middle East
It will probably become the largest arms deal in the history of the volatile Middle East: Advanced US weapons systems worth a total of...
Italian Air Force Receives First Enhanced Typhoons
The first of the five block 5 Eurofighter Typhoons ordered for the Italian Air Force has entered into service. All five aircraft will be...
Fighter Aircraft at the 2007 Paris Airshow
If you thought Le Bourget will excite you with brand new fighters, you will have wasted your time. All we have seen here were...
Paris Airshow Review – 2007
The Paris Airshow this year provided aerospace professionals and enthusiasts an opportunity to witness one of the most dramatic changes in military aviation -...
Green Light for New Eurofighter Capabilities
Eurofighter Typhoon is moving a step forward to become a true multi-mission fighter. By the end of March 2007 Eurofighter GmbH, the aircraft manufacturer...
Australia Launch A$6 Billion Super Hornet Acquisition
Australia decided to acquire 24 F/A-18F Block II Super Hornet multi role aircraft to close a potential air combat capability gap that could have...
New Procurement and Aircraft Upgrading
Aero India - 2007
The stars of Aero-India 07 were the MiG twins - MiG-35 and MiG-29M OVT. The MiG-35 utilizes the basic MiG-29M aerodynamic...
Fighter Aircraft Programs
Aero India - 2007 The most prominent program that dominated the recent air-show is the long expected US$6–11 billion plan to replace aging MiG-21s, 27...
Patriot PAC-3 Missiles To Equip Fighter Aircraft?
Lockheed Martin will experiment with a potential air-launched derivative of the Patriot Advanced Capability – (PAC-3), for Air Launched Hit-To-Kill (ALHTK) application. The Lockheed...
F-35 Makes Second Flight
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The second flight was flown by F-35 Chief test pilot Jon Beesley made on January 8th, 2007. 10 minutes after takeoff Beesley...
