DefenceTalkThe first 389th Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle received a Radar Modernization Program, or RMP, upgrade here in June. The inaugural flight with the new radar system was flown by Capt. Matthew Riley, a 389th Fighter Squadron pilot, and Maj. Jacob Lindaman, a 389th FS weapon systems officer. “The new radar system does everything faster, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-15e-takes-first-flight-with-new-radar-system-60205/

DefenceTalkAirbus Defence and Space has congratulated the Royal Saudi Air Force on its successful deployment of eight F-15 fighters to the USA for Red Flag 2014 through the use of its new fleet of Airbus A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transports. In a letter to RSAF Commander Gen Fayyadh Al Ruwaili, Philippe Galland, Head of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-air-force-completes-transatlantic-f-15-deployment-for-red-flag-2014-59868/

DefenceTalkFollowing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s announcement today during Senate testimony that the United States is augmenting its participation in NATO’s air policing mission in the Baltics and will increase joint training through its aviation detachment in Poland, a defense official provided additional information. In a statement provided on background, the official said the United States […]https://www.defencetalk.com/6-f-15s-kc-135-to-augment-nato-mission-in-baltics-58946/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force participated in the first Israeli Blue Flag exercise at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, Nov. 24-28. Blue Flag is the largest multinational aerial warfare training exercise hosted by the Israeli air force. The exercise included forces from the U.S., Israel, Italy, and Greece. Its objectives were to improve operational capabilities and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-participates-in-first-ever-israeli-blue-flag-exercise-49817/

DefenceTalkEuropean aerospace consortium EADS has been eliminated from a bid to provide fighter jets worth $7.3 billion to South Korea due to a failure to meet some requirements, a report said Sunday. The Eurofighter was dropped from the bid also sought by US company Boeing after the South’s military found that the EADS proposal did […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eads-dropped-from-7-3-bn-s-korea-jet-fighter-bid-report-48804/

DefenceTalkBoeing’s F-15 Silent Eagle and European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS)’s Eurofighter Tranche 3 Typhoon came within the given budget of the F-X program, an industry source said, Friday. According to the source, Boeing and the EADS met the procurement price of 8.3 trillion won ($7.5 billion) on the final day of an extra […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-15-eurofighter-meet-south-korean-fighter-aircraft-budget-48762/

DefenceTalkWith the “final” bidding for Korea’s next-generation fighter program underway, the procurement price of 8.3 trillion won ($7.5 billion) is taking center stage, which puts Boeing’s F-15 Silent Eagle (SE) in the contender position. However, military watchers say that a price-focused selection of 60 F-15 SEs may doom the Korean Air force’s goal of boosting […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-15se-may-lead-south-korean-fighter-jet-competition-48727/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on July 18th of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of 260 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $452 million. The Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-requests-aim-120c-7-advanced-medium-range-air-to-air-missiles-48547/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea formally opened bidding Tuesday on a $7.3 billion deal to provide 60 advanced fighter planes, with three aviation giants vying for what is the Asian nation’s largest defence contract to date. US companies Boeing and Lockheed Martin and the European aerospace consortium EADS are in the running, and all have prefaced their bids […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-opens-bidding-on-7-3-bn-fighter-jet-deal-48154/

DefenceTalkBoeing Company has awarded Raytheon Company a follow-on contract for the sixth production lot of APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array radars for United States Air Force and Air National Guard F-15C aircraft. “We have been a partner on the F-15 for more than 40 years,” said Mark Kula, vice president of Tactical Airborne Systems for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-awarded-contract-for-f-15c-aesa-radars-48127/