DefenceTalkA Eurofighter jet crashed while attempting to land at an air base in southwestern Spain on Monday, killing its pilot, the defense ministry said. “A Eurofighter crashed on landing at the start of the runway of the Moron base,” near Seville, a ministry spokeswoman told AFP. The sole pilot of the plane, 30-year-old air force […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-jet-crashes-in-spain-pilot-killed-59818/

DefenceTalkRussia’s Air Force is set to receive new aircraft and anti-missile defense systems, as well as to stage large-scale drills by the end of 2014, a Russian Defense Ministry’s Air Force spokesman said. “By the end of the year, the Air Force is to procure planes, helicopters, modern radar stations… It is also being reequipped […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-air-force-unveils-arms-procurement-plan-59748/

DefenceTalkThe Philippines said Friday it will buy $524.7-million worth of aircraft from South Korea and Canada as part of a military upgrade amid territorial disputes with superpower neighbor China. The contracts to be signed on March 28 will include the purchase of 12 FA-50 fighter jets from state-run Korea Aerospace Industries for 18.9 billion pesos […]https://www.defencetalk.com/philippines-to-spend-524mn-on-military-aircraft-59110/

DefenceTalkResearch and development on China’s Y-20 large transport aircraft, which ranks as a large aircraft by international standards, is going smoothly, and the level of technology is maturing in various aspects. The Y-20 prototype aircraft can now achieve maximum take-off weight and maximum altitude, Tang Changhong, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-y-20-prototype-aircraft-can-take-off-with-maximum-weight-58998/

DefenceTalkBoeing’s Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) demonstrator recently completed its first flight to verify airworthiness, an important milestone toward providing a low-risk and cost-effective maritime surveillance solution designed for search and rescue, anti-piracy patrols and coastal and border security. Boeing teammate Field Aviation conducted the successful testing during a four-hour flight on Feb. 28 from Toronto’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-maritime-surveillance-aircraft-demonstrator-completes-first-flight-58950/

DefenceTalkFighter aircraft, tanks, submarines, heavy artillery: the horrors of warfare between 1914 and 1918 were a crucible for deadly technological innovation, including the poison gas that came to symbolize the barbarity of the conflict. When World War I broke out in 1914, no European army was prepared for the heavily defensive conflict that was to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/from-gas-to-submarines-great-war-was-crucible-for-deadly-innovation-58789/

DefenceTalkBoeing is assembling the fourth and final KC-46A test aircraft for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation aerial refueling tanker program at the company’s Everett factory, keeping the program on track to deliver the initial 18 tankers to the Air Force by 2017. “All four test aircraft are moving through production to support our transition to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-starts-assembly-of-final-kc-46a-test-aircraft-50153/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress January 13 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel for V-22B Block C Aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.13 billion. The Government of Israel (GOI) has requested a possible sale of 6 V-22B Block C Aircraft, 16 Rolls […]https://www.defencetalk.com/v-22b-block-c-aircraft-and-support-package-for-israel-50114/

DefenceTalkAll good things don’t necessarily need to come to an end; sometimes they are just replaced by something even better. Such is the case with the venerable C-130H Hercules model aircraft here. The C-130 has been around since the Vietnam War, forming the backbone of the Air Force’s tactical airlift fleet. It is especially well-suited […]https://www.defencetalk.com/c-130h-end-of-an-era-in-afghanistan-50095/

DefenceTalkThe sounds of the C-23 Sherpa are now a thing of the past as the Army National Guard bids farewell to the venerable aircraft after two decades of service. The box shaped aircraft described by many as a “work horse” is now heading into retirement. Throughout its operations in the Army Guard, the Sherpa has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/c-23-sherpa-makes-final-flight-as-army-guard-retires-the-aircraft-50089/