DefenceTalkFollowing Eurofighter’s promise to assemble 53 Eurofighters in Korea if the aircraft is selected as Korea’s next generation fighter, global aerospace company EADS said that it will “invest $2 billion and its technology in the KF-X to help Korea to become a fighter jet producer.” If Eurofighter produces 53 out of 60 fighter jets in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eads-offers-to-invest-2billion-if-korea-buys-eurofighter-47867/

DefenceTalkRussia and Peru will sign a contract to upgrade Lima’s fleet of Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters by the end of May, Konstantin Biryulin, deputy head of Russia’s Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service, said on Monday. Belarus sold around twenty of the fighter jets to Peru in 1997. Peru signed a contract in 2008 for Russia’s UAC […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-peru-to-sign-mig-29-jet-upgrade-deal-47837/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress May 17 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Netherlands for the continuation of a Continental United States (CONUS) -based Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16 Formal Training Unit (FTU)and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $191million. The Government of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-netherlands-f-16-pilot-training-and-logistics-support-47835/

DefenceTalkA Lockheed Martin F-35B Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) Lightning II test aircraft recently completed the first-ever Vertical Takeoff (VTO) on May 10. VTOs are one of the many capabilities required for the fielding an F-35B aircraft. While not a combat capability, VTOs are required for repositioning of the STOVL in environments where a jet could […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-35b-completes-first-vertical-takeoff-47831/

DefenceTalkBesides Brazil, Saab identified future demand for naval fighters in countries like India, Italy and the UK, which, in the coming years will be commissioning new aircraft carriers in their navies. According to Saab, there is a real and viable market for this type of aircraft. Aiming this market, the company is already developing a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-touts-naval-sea-gripen-variant-47793/

DefenceTalkA Turkish F-16 fighter jet crashed in south-eastern Turkey on Monday near the Syrian border, and its pilot is believed to have safely ejected, an army statement said. “Radio communication was cut around 2:15 pm (1115 GMT) with the F-16 fighter plane on mission in the Amanos mountains,” shortly after the pilot signalled he was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkish-fighter-jet-crashes-near-syrian-border-47761/

DefenceTalkThe Indian Navy has commissioned its first squadron of MiG-29K/KUB shipborne fighters, dubbed the “Black Panthers,” a MiG spokesperson in India said on Saturday. The ceremony at an airbase in Dabolim, in the state of Goa on India’s west coast, was attended by India’s Defense Minister A K Antony, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral D […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-navy-commissions-first-mig-29k-fighter-squadron-47738/

DefenceTalkA carrier-borne aviation force has been formally established as part of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, military sources said on Friday. The forming of the force, approved by the Central Military Commission (CMC), demonstrates that the development of China’s aircraft carriers has entered a new phase, the sources said. The force comprises carrier-borne fighter […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-navy-forms-first-carrier-borne-jet-force-47733/

DefenceTalkThe F-35 Flight Test Update in the Volume 27, Number 3 issue of Code One concluded with the first aerial release of an AIM-120 AMRAAM on 19 October 2012. This tenth installment in the series of flight test updates on the F-35 program covers numerous other weapon releases as well as other achievements of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-35-flight-test-update-10-47757/

DefenceTalkStarting last week of April, Saab teams are visiting ten locations in Switzerland, including three in the French region, and Lugano. The aim is to inform regional manufacturers on opportunities to cooperate and find new business partners. At the same time, experts are visiting Saab selected companies, to strengthen existing relationships and develop new ones. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-sets-out-on-quest-for-swiss-gripen-partners-47736/