Turkey Wants to Buy 40 US F-16 Fighters
According to Reuters, Turkey has requested the US to acquire 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and nearly 80 modernization kits for its existing warplanes.
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E/W
Communication
Stealth fighters to communicate via U-2
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, the Missile Defence Agency and the U.S. Air Force successfully linked a U-2, five F-35s and an F-22 in air .
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkey Hires Former F-35 Executive
The Turkish defence industry has hired a former Lockheed Martin executive to lobby Alexandria-based firm Pentagon Strategies on the F-35.
Air
Hercules' Retirement Plans
The United Kingdom plans a major change at defence acquisition. The plan includes phasing out the RAF C-130 Hercules fleet in a couple of years.
Air
Weapon / Missile
JSM at Drop Test From JSF
Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency released photos from a test conducted in February of the JSM, the air-launched version of the NSM.
Weapon / Missile
Javelin for Norway
The State Department approved the sale of Javelin FGM-148 Missiles and related equipment to Norway for an estimated cost of $36 million.
Air
Defence Politics
Modernisation
USAF accepts First Boeing F-15EX
The US Air Force (USAF) officially accepted the first F-15EX fighter on 10 March at Boeing’s St Louis production facility in Missouri following the maiden flight on 2 February 2021.
Air
Modernisation
Belgian Air Force Grounds F-16 Fleet
Belgian Air Force announced on February 11 that an F-16 aircraft had engine problems on take-off and landed immediately.
Weapon / Missile
Finland to acquire Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems
The U.S. approved a possible FMS to Finland of Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems for an estimated cost of $91.2 million.
