Turkey to Send New Letter to the USA for F-16 Block 70
Turkey will send a letter to the United States to acquire F-16 Block 70. The F-16 Block 70 talks between two countries were held in March.
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RTAF wants to buy F-35A lightening II stealth fighter
The Royal Thai Air Force is interested in F-35A lightening II stealth fighter jets, but the U.S. does not have word tp say until Congress is formally notified.
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F-35s Get a Flawed $14 Billion Software Upgrade
Bloomberg reports that a new evaluation by the military's testing division states that a $14 billion Pentagon software upgrade for F-35 warplanes.
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Thailand Considers Acquiring F-35 Fighters Rather than Saab
According to the Royal Thai Air Force’s commander-in-chief buying eight F-35 stealth fighter jets from the U.S. would strengthen the country’s defence.
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ROK F-35A Conducts Emergency ‘Belly Landing’ Pilot escaped
According to multiple media reports, a Republic of Korea Air Force's F-35A aircraft made an emergency “belly landing” where the pilot escaped unharmed.
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Will Switzerland Pay 20 per cent more for Lockheed's F-35
Switzerland has calculated that the cost for the F-35A procurement program increased. The cost will be 20 per cent higher than the CHF 5.068 billion.
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Italy's F-35B Lands On Italian Carrier for The First Time
On November 21, 2021, an Italian Air Force F-35B aircraft landed for the first time on the Cavour, the Italian Navy’s aircraft carrier, joining Navy on board.
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US Considers CAATSA According to the Country
US Assistant Secretary Karen Donfried stated that imposing CAATSA on India and Turkey due to the S-400 is “a lot of different pieces in the question.”
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Turkey may Acquire second-hand F-16 Block 10 from Denmark
According to Danish Radio, Danish Defence intends to sell 16 to 24 of its 43 F-16 fighter jets before the arrival of its complete force of F-35s in 2025.
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Spain Denies Ordering F-35 Fighter Jets
Spain has put an end to rumours about buying the American F-35 stealth fighter by stating that all efforts were concentrated on the FCAS.
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Spain Debates F-35A and F-35Bs
According to the Jane’s, the Spanish Navy and Air Force are interested in the Lockhed Martin's F-35B fighter plane.
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Turkey Expects to Receive US Approval for F-16 Sale
Turkey expects the Biden administration to respond positively to its request to modernise its F-16 aircraft despite opposition from Armenia and Greece.
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F-35 Surpasses 400,000 Flight Hours Globally
The global F-35 fleet has achieved 400,000 flight hours. The F-35 availability rate increases while operational costs diminish.
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Switzerland Prefers F-35 and Patriot
Swiss defence ministry announced that the country would defend its skies with Lockheed Martin’s F-35A aircraft and Raytheon’s Patriot air defence system.
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Italy's F-35 "Parade" in front of S-400 Triumf Radars
Italian Air Force F-35A fighter jets flew to Estonia to start their service as part of NATO’s Air Policing mission to “Secure the Skies”.
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Denmark gets its F-35 fighter
Forsvaretdk receives its first F-35A fighter. The aircraft will remain in the US for two more years and will be delivered at Skrydstrup.
