DefenceTalkA Tunisian fighter jet crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during an exercise Wednesday but its pilot was unharmed, the defence ministry said. The F-5 jet disappeared from radar screens as it flew off the coast of Bizerte in northern Tunisia during a training exercise involving 10 Mediterranean states. The pilot, who had ejected, was unharmed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tunisian-fighter-jet-crashes-into-sea-pilot-unharmed-71903/

DefenceTalkKorean Air and European aerospace giant Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly bid for an $8-billion jet fighter project, an airline spokesman said Sunday, pitting them against a team comprised of Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries. The project is designed to develop and produce 120 fighter jets of a new “indigenous” type to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/korean-air-airbus-sign-accord-for-jet-fighter-bid-63271/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on September 18 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Tunisia of F-5 avionics upgrades and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $60 million. The Government of Tunisia has requested a possible sale of Block 1 Avionics Upgrades on Tunisia’s fleet of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tunisia-requests-f-5-avionics-upgrade-49138/