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Piranha 5 loaded into the A400M Atlas airlifter
May 25 by Victor M. S. BarreiraGeneral Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) announced 25 May that the company's Piranha 5 8x8 armoured fighting vehicle was loaded into an Airbus Defence and Space A400M military tactical airlifter...
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...
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...
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...
US announces first F-35 in Europe to be based in the UK
January 12 by Defence IQRAF Lakenheath in Suffolk will become home to the first 2 US F-35 fighter jet squadrons in Europe. The US Department of Defense has announced that RAF Lakenheath will become home to the first 2 US F-...
Infographic: Fighters scramble Russian jets around the world
April 29 by Richard de SilvaIn recent days the UK, Turkey, Bulgaria, Japan, Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark have all had to scramble jets to intercept a Russian presence in their air space. In Romania, a Russian MIG 21 fig...
Russia delays £1 billion MiG-35 purchase until 2016
August 20 by Defence IQ PressRussia is delaying plans to purchase 37 MiG-35 fighters, according to local daily Kommersant. The programme, worth over $1 billion, was expected to go through this year but is now being pushed ba...
Map showing all the fighter and attack aircraft in the world
August 02 by Richard de SilvaIn this infographic, Defence IQ takes a look at which countries have what in terms of fighter and attack aircraft. This global map identifies the type of aircraft each country currently has and expl...
Gripen: An unmanned fighter?
July 08 by Defence IQ PressSaab, maker of the Gripen fighter, is reportedly toying with the idea of creating an unmanned variant in the future as demand for the platform increases. "We expect to produce a large number of...
F-35 Weekly Update: 8th July 2013
July 08 by Defence IQ PressSouth Korea's plan to buy 60 fighter jets has been temporarily put on ice as three competitors have failed to offer prices within Seoul's 8.3 trillion won (US$7.2 billion) budget, further delaying t...
The UK's third F-35 delivered
June 26 by Lockheed Martin Press OfficePhoto: Lockheed Martin The third Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35B Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) Lightning II for the United Kingdom arrived at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., yesterday where it...