US NAVAIR Tests JDAM LR Turbojet and Wing Assisted Kit
US NAVAIR announced the air launch tests of its JDAM LR guided bomb using a small turbojet engine to significantly extend the range to sustain level flight.
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Ammunition
Canada to acquire $2.68 billion air-strike weapons package
Canada to pay $2.68 billion for precision-strike and guided-munition package from the United States, including SDBs, JDAM kits and general-purpose bomb bodies.
Ammunition
US Sells Munitions Guidance Kits and Munitions to Israel
US State Department announced that it decided to sell Munitions Guidance Kits and Munitions Support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $510 million.
Air
Ammunition
CATIC Reveals Independent Pylon/Fire Control System
CATIC has unveiled its aircraft-independent weapons pylon with onboard navigation system and fire control system for quick integration of Chinese munitions.
Ammunition
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
US Air Force Tests GBU-38 JDAM in Sweden for NATO Readiness
The US Air Force tested a GBU-38 JDAM in Sweden, in order to increase regional security, improve NATO collaboration, and provide precision-strike capability.
Air
Ammunition
Modernisation
New Turkish F-16 Plan Lowers the Budget
Turkiye cut F-16 procurement budgets without giving up on missiles and ammunition. The new plan without modernisation kits is limited to $7 billion.
Analysis
Air
Logistics
Sensors
Engine and Transmission
A Comparison of Eurofighter, F-15EX and Rafale Fighters
Eurofighter Typhoon, F-15EX, and Rafale are the current twin-engine 4.5th Generation fighters in the Western bloc with different focus areas.
Air
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
Interview / Exclusive File
U.S.: The Threshold on S-400 is the NDAA and CAATSA, not IAB
Deploying S-400 at IAB won’t solve the problem. The threshold is not about easing U.S. concerns. It is about meeting the NDAA and CAATSA demands.”
Ammunition
Boeing Gets Contract for JDAM Sale to Turkiye
The U.S. DoD has awarded Boeing a contract for JDAM guidance kits within the scope of foreign military sales customers, including Turkiye.
Ammunition
GBU-39 SDB Spotted on Ukrainian MiG-29 Fighter
U.S.-made GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs were spotted under the wing of a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet.
Land
The U.K. Delivers Additional Ground Vehicles to Ukraine
British Minister for Defence Procurement James Cartlidge has announced a new aid package for Ukraine, including various ground vehicles.
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Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
U.S. to Sell F-16 to Turkiye total cost is $23.0 Billion
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Turkiye of F-16 Acquisition and Modernisation and related equipment for an estimated cost of $23.0 billion.
Ammunition
E/W
Leaked Documents Totters JDAM's Reputation
The leaked top-secret Pentagon documents highlight the failure of US-made JDAM bomb kits against high-value Russian military targets.
Ammunition
Ukraine Admits Using US-supplied JDAM-ER Bombs
The Ukrainian Air Force has confirmed that it is now starting to use the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM-ER) bomb supplied by the United States.
Ammunition
Sensors
The US Introduces New Radar Seeker Kit Against Naval Targets
The US Air Force introduced a new kit for general-purpose bombs to sink enemy vessels by employing a seeker-fitted Joint Direct Attack Munition, QUICKSINK.
Ammunition
Expo and Air Show
TÜBİTAK-SAGE Presents New Guidance Kits: GÖKÇE and GÖZDE
TÜBİTAK Defence Industry Research and Development Institute will showcase new generation guidance kits GÖKÇE and GÖZDE at the IDEF to be held in Istanbul.
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