DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe F-15E Strike Eagle has officially become the first fully compatible fighter aircraft to carry and deploy the latest variant of the United States Air Force’s (USAF) air-dropped nuclear munition – the B61-12. In a media release on Twitter dated June 9th, Sandia National Labs stated that “Years of preparation have culminated in two test […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-15e-officially-first-compatible-fighter-for-b61-12-nuclear-bomb-75713/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Tunisia of four (4) AT-6C Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $325.8 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on yesterday. The Government of Tunisia has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tunisia-to-buy-at-6-light-attack-aircraft-74303/

DefenceTalkEmbraer announced today a firm order of six A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training aircraft for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). After a comprehensive public bidding process participated by several manufacturers from around the globe and complying with the stringent evaluation processes the Super Tucano was selected as part of the PAF’s ongoing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/philippine-air-force-selects-the-a-29-super-tucano-for-close-air-support-role-70892/

DefenceTalkFour A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft arrived for duty at Kabul Air Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan, March 20, 2017, where they will be used by the Afghan Air Force for close-air attack, air interdiction, escort and armed reconnaissance. The latest arrivals, which traveled from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., bring the AAF A-29 inventory from eight […]https://www.defencetalk.com/four-a-29-super-tucano-light-attack-aircraft-delivered-to-afghan-air-force-69555/

DefenceTalkRussia’s Su-34 fighter-bombers, which proved highly effective in the fight against terrorists in Syria, will be upgraded with new avionics, military expert Boris Rozhin told Sputnik. “The share of modern weapons systems in our Aerospace Forces is about 66 percent now, and is slated to reach 70 percent by 2020,” Rozhin said. He emphasized the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-su-34-fighter-bomber-to-get-new-avionics-weapons-array-69468/

DefenceTalkMinister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, today welcomed the first EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force. Flying into the Australian International Airshow at Avalon from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in the United States, the Growlers are a potent and technologically advanced new capability for the Australian Defence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-receives-first-ea-18g-growler-69333/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force delivered four A-29 Super Tucano airplanes to the Afghan air force Jan. 15 at Hamid Karzai International Airport here. Eight combat-ready attack pilots and a handful of maintainers graduated Dec. 17, 2015, and have returned to Afghanistan after a year of training at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, with the 81st […]https://www.defencetalk.com/afghan-air-force-receives-first-four-a-29-attack-aircraft-66403/

DefenceTalkDamascus: Syria said Tuesday it had received sophisticated new arms from Russia including warplanes and deployed them against jihadists, as signs grew of a major shift in the country’s four-year conflict. A senior Syrian military official told AFP Damascus had received a fresh batch of arms, including at least five fighter planes, while a monitoring […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-sends-new-arms-as-signs-grow-of-shift-in-syria-war-65465/

DefenceTalkThe McDonnell Douglas (currently Boeing) F-15E, otherwise known as the Strike Eagle, is an all-weather, twin-engine, tandem-seat jet fighter. As a high-supersonic strike fighter based on the F-15 Eagle family of air superiority fighters, the F-15E was designed in 1978 to fill the role of a “Dual Role” fighter; one capable of penetrating deep inside […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-15e-the-eagle-soars-even-higher-64914/

DefenceTalkThe Argentinian President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner is in Moscow to sign a series of strategic partnership deals with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. While focussing on trade, energy projects and communication, agreements on military cooperation will also be signed. Among them could potentially be a deal for Moscow to supply the Argentinians with 12 Sukhoi […]https://www.defencetalk.com/argentina-and-russia-in-strategic-partnership-deal-63984/