DefenceTalkNATO allies have put forces on standby and sent ships and fighter jets to bolster Europe’s eastern defences as tensions soar over Russia’s military buildup around Ukraine, the alliance said Monday. “NATO will continue to take all necessary measures to protect and defend all Allies, including by reinforcing the eastern part of the Alliance. We […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-sending-planes-ships-to-eastern-europe-77740/

DefenceTalkChina sent 39 warplanes — mostly fighter jets — into Taiwan’s air defence zone on Sunday, the island’s government said, in the second-largest daily incursion on record. 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 reclaimed, by force if […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-sends-second-largest-incursion-of-jets-into-taiwan-defence-zone-77737/

DefenceTalkGreece on Wednesday received six Rafale jets from France in a multi-billion-euro arms deal which Athens and Paris claim boosts the EU’s defence capabilities, but is mainly seen as countering Turkish ambitions in the Mediterranean. The six warplanes landed at Tanagra air base, some 70 kilometres (43 miles) north of Athens, after overflying the Acropolis, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/greece-takes-delivery-of-rafale-fighter-jets-from-france-77719/

DefenceTalkTaiwan grounded its F16 fleet as a search was underway to locate a fighter jet that plunged into the sea, the air force said on Tuesday. The F-16V, one of Taiwan’s most advanced fighter jets, disappeared from radar screens around half an hour after taking off for a routine training flight from a base in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-grounds-f-16-fighters-as-search-continues-for-downed-jet-77666/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea has grounded its entire fleet of advanced F-35 fighter jets, officials said Wednesday, pending a probe into a dramatic emergency landing. After the landing gear on a South Korean F-35A stopped working during a major systems malfunction, the pilot chose not to eject and instead landed the jet on its belly — walking […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-grounds-f-35s-after-malfunction-forces-emergency-landing-77619/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin completed another successful year as the F-35 program continued to expand its global footprint and enhance operational capabilities. In 2021, two new countries – Switzerland and Finland – selected the F-35 for their new fighter jet programs. Additionally, Denmark received its first F-35 and the Royal Netherlands Air Force became the ninth nation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-35-fighter-jet-expands-global-presence-in-2021-77597/

DefenceTalkThe United Arab Emirates threatened Tuesday to scrap its mega-purchase of US F-35 fighter jets, protesting stringent conditions amid Washington’s concerns on China, but both sides said they hoped to resolve the dispute. President Joe Biden has pledged greater oversight over the state-of-the-art planes after the $23 billion arms package was pushed through by his […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-protests-stringent-biden-conditions-for-jet-fighters-77582/

DefenceTalkChinese warplanes made 159 incursions into Taiwan’s air defence zone in November according to AFP’s database, the second-highest month on record as Beijing continues to pile military pressure on the democratic island. Self-ruled Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which views the island as its own territory and has vowed to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-taiwan-jet-incursions-at-second-highest-level-in-november-77527/

DefenceTalkAt a ceremony attended by the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron and the Prime Minister of the Croatian Republic Andrej Plenkovic, the French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and the Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation Eric Trappier signed today in Zagreb, with the Croatian Minister of Defense Mario Banozic, two […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dassault-aviation-croatia-and-france-finalize-rafale-acquisition-77509/

DefenceTalkTaiwan’s military relations with Beijing have plunged to their lowest point in four decades, the island’s defence minister warned on Wednesday, following a string of record Chinese jet incursions into Taipei’s air defence zone. “For the military, the current situation is the most grim in over 40 years since I’ve joined the service,” Chiu Kuo-cheng […]