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USAF Air Combat Command: Fighter Aircraft Priorities
July 18 by Richard de SilvaMaj. Gen. Jerry Harris, Vice Commander of Air Combat Command, USAF, spoke to Defence IQ about the current priorities for fighter development in the ACC and how this needs to be achieved through concer...
Saab still chasing India with Gripen, anticipates EW variant
November 04 by Georg MaderSaab believes India could still be a customer for the JAS 39 Gripen fighter despite the country’s apparent decision to purchase the Dassault Rafale fleet, according to Lennart Sindahl, the...
SAAB still chasing India with Gripen, anticipates EW variant
October 14 by Georg MaderSaab believes India could still be a customer for the JAS 39 Gripen fighter despite the country’s apparent decision to purchase the Dassault Rafale fleet, according to Lennart Sindahl, the...
Is Textron Airland's Scorpion close to its first customer?
October 08 by Rory JacksonThe Scorpion after completing its first transatlantic flight, July 2014. Source: Textron Airland.Since its first flight in December 2013, the Textron Airland Scorpion has attracted the attention of pr...
Poland snaps up Lockheed Martin’s air-to-surface cruise missile
October 02 by Rory JacksonPoland and Lockheed Martin have signed a contract worth $500m for 40 units of the company’s AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM). The contract was signed in September, with th...
Fighter Aircraft Market Report 2016
September 09 by Defence IQ DigitalWorldwide, an estimated 4,000 fighters, valued between $260 billion - $367 billion are forecast to be procured over the next 15 years. Despite the rapid increase in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) n...
Interview: Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton (Rtd)
September 07 by Richard de SilvaWith technology rapidly advancing, the design and operation of the modern fighter aircraft has become simpler on the surface, and yet – in many other ways – more complex. From outfitting...
Fighter news digest: 25th August 2015
August 25 by Defence IQ PressUS offers to jointly produce fighter aircraft with India The US has offered to produce fighter aircraft jointly with India to promote deeper military ties as it spoke about the Indian Air Force fa...
Fighter Aircraft Market Report 2015-2016
August 14 by Richard de SilvaWorldwide, an estimated 4,000 fighters, valued between $260 billion - $367 billion are forecast to be procured over the next 15 years. Despite the rapid increase in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) n...
UK Defence Secretary announces Tornado extension
August 05 by Defence IQDefence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced the frontline RAF Tornado squadron spearheading Britain’s air campaign against ISIL in Iraq will be maintained in service until March 2017. In...
Fighter jet news digest: June 2015
June 15 by Defence IQ PressItaly primed for first international F-35 flight Italy will conduct the first F-35 flight outside the US in October, according to Lockheed Martin. The first test flight will be followed by a trans...
Fighter jet news digest: May 2015
May 11 by Defence IQ PressThere’s buzz around Boeing’s Super Hornet sale to Kuwait Kuwait is drawing near to buying up to 40 F/A-18 E and F Super Hornet strike fighters from Boeing, according to a Reuters re...