DefenceTalkSupported by Sweden, Saab has today submitted its proposal for the Finnish HX fighter procurement to the Finnish defence procurement agency, the Logistics Command of the Finnish Defence Forces. The proposal comprises 64 Gripen aircraft, both single-seat Gripen E and dual-seat Gripen F, and is the formal response to the customer’s Request for Quotation (RFQ) […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-offers-gripen-fighter-jets-to-finland-72096/

DefenceTalkSingapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen has announced on social media that upon completion of a technical evaluation by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), the Lockheed Martin F-35 has been selected as the next-generation fighter successor to the existing fleet of F-16s. The announcement made on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/singapore-identifies-f-35-as-long-term-fighter-solution-72065/

DefenceTalkAs South Korea became the latest country to buy and deploy US F-35 stealth fighter jets, Chinese military observers asserted that an upgraded Chinese J-20 fighter will gain overwhelming superiority over the F-35 in future and that China can fend off all potential threats from what media dubs the “US F-35 friends circle” in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/upgraded-j-20-fighter-jet-overwhelmingly-superior-to-us-f-35-analysts-72047/

DefenceTalkThe crew of an Israeli air force F-15 warplane fought freezing temperatures and buffeting winds to bring their aircraft down after its cockpit canopy flew off at 30,000 feet, the military said on Monday. In a dramatic cockpit voice recording of the January 2 incident airmen can be heard shouting to one another over the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-f-15-lands-safely-after-losing-canopy-at-30000-feet-71998/

DefenceTalkThe Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been given the nod to manufacture weaponised version of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas for the Indian Air Force, and the first such aircraft is expected to be out by the year-end, according to a company spokesperson. The Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC) has given the green […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hal-gets-nod-to-produce-weaponised-version-of-lca-tejas-72007/

DefenceTalkBulgarian premier Boyko Borisov on Friday said he favored the purchase of US F-16 fighter jets to replace its aging fleet of Soviet-designed MiG-29s. A member of NATO since 2004, Bulgaria has planned a budget of 900 million euros ($1 billion) for the purchase of at least eight fighter aircraft. It has received offers from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bulgarian-pm-favors-us-f-16-fighters-to-replace-aging-fleet-71996/

DefenceTalkTOKYO: Japan is considering buying up to 100 F-35 stealth fighters from the US for more than US$8.8 billion as it seeks to counter China’s growing military presence in the region, a newspaper reported Tuesday (Nov 27). The reported purchase comes as President Donald Trump pushes Japan to buy more military equipment and other US […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-mulling-purchase-of-100-f-35-us-stealth-fighters-71954/

DefenceTalkArmenia’s possible acquisition JAS-39 Gripen fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab is currently under discussion, the Defense Ministry told PanARMENIAN.Net According to the Ministry, Armenia is also considering the purchase of fighter jets produced in other countries in order to create a multifunctional air force. Regnum reported earlier that Sweden has proposed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/armenia-could-purchase-swedish-multirole-fighter-aircraft-71934/

DefenceTalkMultiple J-20 stealth fighter jets were spotted in the skies above Zhuhai, South China’s Guangdong Province on Tuesday, in preparation for Airshow China 2018 in November, a military expert said. Four J-20s under the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force flew over the Zhuhai Jinwan Airport at about 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Two J-20 formations, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/j-20-stealth-fighters-to-join-airshow-china-2018-in-zhuhai-71924/

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/