DefenceTalkBritain’s future combat fighter jet project Tempest soared this week past a key barrier at Farnborough Airshow 2022, but Europe’s rival FCAS concept is stuck in limbo. Defence spending has been a hot topic at this year’s Farnborough, as nations bolster their armed forces following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Tempest was launched to great fanfare […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uks-tempest-fighter-project-soars-as-european-rival-remains-in-limbo-79114/

DefenceTalkPresident Joe Biden on Thursday said the United States should go ahead with the delayed sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey but noted that Congress needs to give approval. “We should sell them the F-16 jets and modernise those jets as well,” Biden said, adding there was “no quid pro quo” linking the sale to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/biden-says-us-should-sell-f-16-fighter-jets-to-turkey-79063/

DefenceTalkGreece has formalized a request for US-made F-35 fighter jets, its prime minister said Thursday, with Athens seeking to bolster its airforce amid tension with neighboring Turkey. “It is our intention to acquire a squadron of F-35s, with a possible option on a second (squadron),” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at the end of a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/greece-formalizes-request-for-us-made-f-35-fighter-jets-pm-79051/

DefenceTalkTwenty-nine Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan’s air defence zone on Tuesday in its third-largest daily incursion this year, the island’s government said. Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which sees the self-ruled, democratic island as part of its territory to eventually be retaken, by force if necessary. On Tuesday, 29 Chinese aircraft […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-made-third-largest-air-incursion-this-year-says-taiwan-79000/

DefenceTalkOne person has died and two more injured when a fighter jet crashed in central China on Thursday, state media reported. The plane, an Air Force J-7, “had an accident during training and fell in the vicinity of an airport… causing damage to private homes”, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The pilot parachuted to safety […]https://www.defencetalk.com/one-dead-after-fighter-jet-crashes-into-homes-in-central-china-78930/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea and the United States flew warplanes including stealth fighter jets over waters around the Korean peninsula Tuesday in a fresh show of force following recent missile tests by the North, Seoul said. Sixteen South Korean warplanes, including F-35 stealth fighters and four US F-16 jets, formed an attack squadron over the West Sea […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korea-fly-warplanes-after-norths-missile-tests-78896/

DefenceTalkBeijing on Monday warned Australia to “act prudently” or face “serious consequences” after Canberra accused a Chinese fighter jet of dangerously intercepting one of its spy planes over the South China Sea. Australia has argued it is not unusual for it to undertake surveillance flights in the South China Sea — a region Beijing insists […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-warns-australia-risks-serious-consequences-after-jet-interception-78899/

DefenceTalkCanada’s military has accused Chinese air force pilots of unprofessional and risky behavior during their recent encounters in international airspace. The Canadian aircraft involved were deployed in Japan as part of a multinational effort to enforce United Nations sanctions against North Korea, which has faced international penalties over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles program. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/canada-says-chinese-jets-put-pilots-at-risk-in-international-airspace-78870/

DefenceTalkChina has made the second largest incursion into Taiwan’s air defence zone this year with Taipei reporting 30 jets entering the area, including more than 20 fighters. Taiwan’s defence ministry said late Monday it had scrambled its own aircraft and deployed air defence missile systems to monitor the latest Chinese activity. In recent years, Beijing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-makes-second-largest-taiwan-defence-zone-incursion-this-year-78847/

DefenceTalkA Swiss alliance seeking to block the purchase of F-35 fighter jets said Friday it had received nearly enough support to put the controversial military contract to a referendum. The left-wing Stop F-35 alliance said it had almost secured the 100,000 signatures required under Switzerland’s direct democracy system to force an issue to a vote. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/move-to-block-swiss-f-35-purchase-gains-support-78832/