DefenceTalkThe Danish F-16s that have dropped some 425 bombs on Isis targets in Iraq are coming home, but Denmark vows to remain an active player in the fight against the terror group. Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said over the weekend that the seven F-16s that Denmark committed to the international coalition’s fight against the Islamic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/denmark-to-pull-fighter-jets-from-iraq-65140/

DefenceTalkThe first 24 modernized MiG-31BM fighter jets have been delivered to the Russian Armed Forces. Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said more than ten aircraft will be delivered to troops ever year. “After completing the modernization of the MiG-31, we expect that military forces will have more than 130 updated, outstanding aircraft with key technical […]https://www.defencetalk.com/24-mig-31bm-fighter-jets-commissioned-for-the-russian-armed-forces-63839/

DefenceTalkIsrael is to purchase 14 F-35 stealth fighters from US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin at a cost of around $110 million each, the defence ministry said Sunday. “The defence ministry will purchase an additional 14 F-35s for around $3 billion, each plane costing an average of $110 million,” a ministry statement said. The $2.82 billion […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-to-buy-14-f-35-fighter-jets-from-us-63280/

DefenceTalkToday, the Department of Defense announced an agreement aimed at reducing the price of an F-35 Lightning II 5th generation fighter to the equivalent of today’s 4th generation fighters by the end of the decade. Designated “The Blueprint for Affordability,” the DoD and F-35 industry partners – Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems signed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dod-plans-to-deliver-f-35s-5th-gen-capability-at-4th-gen-cost-by-2019-60118/

DefenceTalkPakistan received on Sunday its first batch of F-16 fighter jets delivered from Jordan, DawnNews reported. Sources said that the Pakistan had signed a contract with Jordan for the supply of 13 fighter jets out of which five were delivered at the Mushaf Mir Airbase in Sargodha and inducted in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) […]https://www.defencetalk.com/paf-inducts-first-batch-of-f-16-fighter-jets-from-jordan-59399/