DefenceTalkAustralia’s Super Hornets have undergone their first major upgrade. The job was finished on budget and two weeks ahead of schedule by the Electronic Attack Enterprise team, consisting of Air Force, Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, Boeing Defence Australia and Raytheon Australia. The work was the first stage of the Super Hornet Spiral Upgrade […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-completes-first-super-hornet-upgrade-68592/

DefenceTalkA Russian fighter jet crashed into the sea shortly into a training flight off the coast of Syria, Russia’s Ministry of Defense has announced. “As a result of a technical malfunction during a training flight an incident occurred to a carrier-based MiG-29,” read an official statement. “The pilot catapulted was delivered to the air carrier […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-mig-29-fighter-jet-crashes-into-mediterranean-68588/

DefenceTalkThe first woman to fly China’s J-10 fighter plane was killed in a crash during an aerobatics training exercise, state-run media reported Monday. Yu Xu, 30, a member of the Chinese air force’s “August 1st” aerobatic display team, ejected from her aircraft during a training exercise in the northern province of Hebei at the weekend, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-woman-to-fly-chinas-j-10-fighter-killed-in-crash-68578/

DefenceTalkChina’s newest warplane, the J-20 stealth fighter, will make its first public flight at the Zhuhai Air Show, its manufacturer announced on Monday, as Beijing flexes its long-range military muscles. The J-20, “which military enthusiasts at home and abroad have watched closely”, will make its first public flight demonstration, said Tan Ruisong, the president of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/with-new-j-20-warplane-china-all-set-to-flex-its-long-range-military-muscle-68529/

DefenceTalkChina’s newest warplane, the J-20 stealth fighter, will make its first public flight at the Zhuhai Air Show, its manufacturer announced Monday, as Beijing flexes its long-range military muscles. The J-20, “which military enthusiasts at home and abroad have watched closely”, will make its first public flight demonstration, said Tan Ruisong, the president of China’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-stealth-fighter-to-shed-cloak-of-secrecy-68517/

DefenceTalkThe Russian Navy’s Admiral Kuznetsov (NATO reporting name: Kuznetsov-class) aircraft carrier heading for the Mediterranean Sea does not need to make port calls to take fuel and supplies onboard, experts asked by TASS believe. On Wednesday, October 26, the Spanish Foreign Ministry said Madrid, by request of Moscow, had allowed three Russian ships to come […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-admiral-kuznetsov-aircraft-carrier-needs-no-port-calls-on-deployment-68523/

DefenceTalkThe ninth prototype of the fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA (Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation) fighter jet will start undergoing trials in the imminent future, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said. Borisov made this statement during a working trip to the Saturn Scientific and Production Association in Rybinsk in central Russia. “The ninth prototype […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-test-9th-fifth-generation-t-50-fighter-jet-prototype-68485/

DefenceTalkAn initial phase of enhancements to ensure that the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon fleet is ready to take on the role currently performed by Tornado aircraft has entered the Operational Evaluation stage. Phase 1 Enhancements Further Work (P1Eb FW) is an evolution of the current Tranche 2 Typhoon aircraft in service with the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/operational-evaluation-commences-for-raf-eurofighter-typhoon-fleet-enhancements-68472/

DefenceTalkTextron AirLand, LLC today announced that the Scorpion jet has successfully completed its first weapons exercise at White Sands Missile Range, while operating from Holloman Air Force Base (HAFB) in New Mexico. This exercise effectively demonstrated the Scorpion’s close air support mission capability through the successful deployment of three widely used weapon systems. The weapons […]https://www.defencetalk.com/scorpion-jet-successfully-completes-first-weapons-capability-exercise-68440/

DefenceTalkThe new-generation TALIOS (TArgeting Long-range Identification Optronic System) laser targeting pod has successfully completed its 1st flight on a Rafale. Operated by Dassault Aviation at the Istres base as part of the F3R program, the prototype took off on July 27, mounted on a single-seater aircraft, for a flight lasting over 2 hours. This test […]https://www.defencetalk.com/talios-laser-target-pod-flies-on-rafale-fighter-jet-for-first-time-68396/