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Russia Commences Sixth-gen Jet Technologies Test Aboard Su-57 Fighter

Russia has commenced tests of certain technologies of the yet-to-be-named sixth-generation manned-unmanned combat jet being developed as a follow on to the Su-57 fifth generation fighter aircraft. The tests involve control and navigation... More of this article »
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Turkey Details Official Specifications of Next-gen Fighter TFX

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has released the specifications for its home-grown next generation fighter jet, TFX officially known as the Milli Muharebe Uçağı (National Combat Aircraft). According to the official specifications... More of this article »
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UAE Armed Forces To Upgrade French-Built Mirage 2000-9 Fighter Aircraft

The UAE Armed Forces have announced a contract to modernize its Dassault Mirage 2000-9 fighter jets during the on-going Dubai airshow this week. “The UAE Armed Forces have announced their intention to sign a contract with Dassault... More of this article »
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Chinese Fighter Jet Engines Equipped With Home Made Single Crystal Turbine Blades

“China’s J-20, J-31 and H-20 fighter jets are now powered by homemade engines that feature single-crystal turbine blades that are manufactured using Rhenium metal. Southwest China’s Sichuan Province-based private... More of this article »
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China Offers FC-31 Stealth Fighter At Half the Price of US F-35- Paris Air Show 2017

China launched the global marketing of its FC-31 stealth fighter jet that costs about US$70 million, about half the price of the Lockheed Martin F-35, at Paris Air Show 2017. “We expect that the plane’s price will be around... More of this article »
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S Korea’s Raybolt ATGM Set To Compete Against Israeli Spike, US Javelin

South Korea’s Raybolt medium-range anti-tank guided missile (MR-ATGM) has passed quality tests and is planned for local procurement and export where it will compete against the US Lockheed Martin-made Javelin and the Israeli... More of this article »
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Rafale Fighter Jet Serviceability Rate With French Air Force Is 48.5 Percent

The serviceability rate of the Dassault Rafale fighter jet in service with the French Air Force is 48.5%, according to information given to a French lawmaker by the government. The serviceability rate or the availability rate is... More of this article »
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Russia Develops Advanced Anti-Radar Missile For 5th-generation PAK FA Jet

Russia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation has developed an advanced anti-radar missile Kh-58UShK for the fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA (Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation) fighter jet. Now the advanced Anti radar missile... More of this article »
Image for Qatar Plans To Buy Pak JF-17 Fighter Jet, Super Mushshak Trainer

Qatar Plans To Buy Pak JF-17 Fighter Jet, Super Mushshak Trainer

Qatar has expressed interest to buy JF-17 fighter jets, Super Mushshak trainers from Pakistan. Qatari Defence Minister called on Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and expressed interest in buying Mushshak and JF-17 Thunder aircraft... More of this article »
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F-16, F/A-18, Su-30 Ranked World’s Most Sold Fighter Aircraft

US F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-18 and Sukhoi Su-27/30 family of fighter jets are ranked most popular combat aircraft in the world. According to a report published by Flight International analytical center Monday, US F-16 fighter jet makes... More of this article »
Image for Indian Sukhoi Su-30MKI And Russian Su-35 nearly on par: Indian Aviation Expert

Indian Sukhoi Su-30MKI And Russian Su-35 nearly on par: Indian Aviation Expert

China’s recent agreement with Russia to acquire 24 Sukhoi Su-35 aircraft is of interest to New Delhi as it would face off against India’s Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter in any contingency planning by the air forces of the two countries. The... More of this article »
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Poland To Repair Bulgarian Mig-29 Fighter Aircraft

Poland has signed a contract with Bulgaria for repairing Russian-made Mikoyan MiG-29 aircraft in service with the Bulgarian Air Force. The contract envisages the repair of six engines and temporary use of two Polish-made engines for... More of this article »
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Saab To Modernize Polish MiG-29 With EW Systems

Saab will modernize Polish MiG-29 fleet in an agreement with Wojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze (WZL) to enable the aircraft to carry the company’s electronic warfare self-protection systems. Saab signed a teaming agreement with WZL Thursday... More of this article »
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Is the Su-30MKI Superior to the Eurofighter And Rafale?

In the recently concluded international air combat exercises featuring the Indian Air Force’ (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighters and British Royal Air Force Typhoon jets, the Su-30MKI outsmarted the Eurofighter Typhoon 12-0 in the Within... More of this article »
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Yak-130 To Be Reconfigured As Fighter-Bomber For Export

Russia plans to re-configure its Yakovlev Yak-130 combat training aircraft into a fighter-bomber for export. The highly manoeuverable aircraft would challenge the likes of the Saab Gripen, BAE Systems Hawk 200 and the Pakistani-Chinese... More of this article »
Image for Iraq to Buy Aero Vodochody L-159 Fighters For US$30 Million

Iraq to Buy Aero Vodochody L-159 Fighters For US$30 Million

Czech government has approved sale of 15 redundant L-159 combat planes to Iraq for 750 million crowns (US$30 million) via Aero Vodochody, Defense Minister Martin Stropnicky announced Monday. The Czech defense ministry reached an agreement... More of this article »
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Ukraine To Sell Tu-95 Bomber On Ebay For $3 Million

Ukraine is planning to sell Tu-95 strategic bomber on eBay, and is listed for sale at $3 million, according to Russian Aviation. It is said at the item’s page that the aircraft was manufactured in 1987 and it is in good condition... More of this article »