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First Combat Deployment Of Indian-made AWACS: Reports

February 26, 2019 @ 09:48 AM

India today deployed an indigenously-made Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWACS) mounted on an Embraer aircraft in the aerial strike against terror group based in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir making it the first time such a system has been used in combat by the Indian Air Force (IAF). The IAF on Tuesday carried out pre-dawn air strikes on terror camps in Balakot, Muzaffarabad and Chakoti, across the Line of Control (the unofficial border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir region) using 12 Dassault Mirage 2000 single-engine multirole fighter jets guided by Heron UAVs and an Embraer EMB-145 AWACS aircraft, various media reported
Russian MiG-31BM fighter jets Practice dog-fight in stratosphere

January 18, 2019 @ 12:18 PM

Russian MiG-31BM upgraded fighter jets practiced combat maneuvers in the lower stratosphere. One of the aircraft imitated an intruder trying to enter into the Russian airspace to collect data, flying nearly 15,000 meters above the mean sea level
General Atomics Teams up With Five Belgian Firms to Support SkyGuardian UAV...

January 18, 2019 @ 11:39 AM

General Atomics has teamed with Belgiums SABCA, Thales Belgium, Esterline, DronePort and Newtec to provide Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) activities and other services to support the Belgian militarys selection of SkyGuardian UAVs. GA-ASI and SABCA will be responsible for production and MRO activities, including initial in-country entry into service and support for SkyGuardian
China's J-20 Stealth Jet to Spawn 2-Seater Bomber, Electronic Warfare (EW) aircraft

January 17, 2019 @ 07:56 AM

Chinas J-20 stealth fighter jet will spawn a 2-seater variant with functions such as a dedicated bomber and electronic warfare (EW) aircraft. Currently, all stealth fighter jets feature single-seat, so the J-20 variant might become the first two-seat stealth fighter jet in the world, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Wednesday
South Korea to Receive two F-35A Fighter Jets in March

January 14, 2019 @ 07:06 AM

South Korea will receive the first two of the 40 F-35A fighter jets it ordered from the United States in March this year. "Two F-35As will arrive in South Korea by the end of March
US Technical Team to Explain Risk to F-35 Jets from Turkish S-400...

January 8, 2019 @ 10:19 AM

The United States will be sending a technical team in the coming weeks to Turkey to explain the risk to F-35 fighter jets from S-400 air defense systems. The US has been long urging Turkey to cancel its plans to purchase Russian-made S-400 anti-ballistic missile system citing concerns over flight safety of the F-35 aircraft
Australian F-35 Fighter Jets Commence Squadron Service

December 10, 2018 @ 06:27 AM

Australia's first two locally-based F-35 fighter aircraft arrived at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Williamtown, signaling the start of equipping the RAAF with a total of 72 of the F-35 stealth jets. The F-35 will be utilizing its sensors and low observability to operate with impunity in contested airspace and fuse a picture of the battlespace for other air, land and sea assets, a Lockheed Martin release said
Leonardo Tests Falco UAS as Part of EU Surveillance Research Program

December 6, 2018 @ 11:52 AM

Leonardos Falco EVO Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS), in a maritime patrol configuration, has been deployed from Lampedusa airport (Lampedusa Island) as part of the Frontex surveillance research programme to test its ability to monitor the European Unions external borders. Frontex is exploring the surveillance capability of medium-altitude, long-endurance RPAS as well as evaluating cost efficiency and endurance
General Atomics’ SkyGuardian MQ-9B Aircraft Receives Airworthiness Certification

November 30, 2018 @ 01:25 PM

General Atomics has received a Special Airworthiness Certification in the Experimental Category from the FAA for its second MQ-9B SkyGuardian aircraft. The company-owned Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) – registered as N191FP and known as YBC02 – joins the first SkyGuardian in support of the MQ-9B development program
Eyeing Drones, Aircraft Launch System Sales, General Atomics Opens Office in India

November 30, 2018 @ 01:21 PM

Eyeing to sell MQ-9B SeaGuardian Unmanned Aerial System, and electromagnetic aircraft launch and recovery systems (EMALS) for Indian aircraft carriers, General Atomics has announced the opening of a new office in New Delhi, India. General Atomics is working with both governments (India and the United States) in an effort to provide India with a variety of systems and technologies supporting national defense, including MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones, and EMALS for Indian aircraft carriers, the company said in a statement Tuesday

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