- 27 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityFighter jets
UAE will suspend talks with US on F-35 jets, says official
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has informed the United States that it will suspend discussions to acquire U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets, a UAE official said on Tuesday, part…
Russian, Belarusian fighter jets jointly patrol Belarus border
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian and Belarusian fighter jets jointly patrolled Belarus' border on Thursday, the Belarusian defence ministry said, in the latest sign of Moscow's support for its ally in…
FCAS, Tempest fighter jet programmes will merge – Italy’s air force chief
MILAN (Reuters) - Tempest and Future Combat Air System (FCAS), two European programmes designed to build new fighter jets, will eventually merge, Italy's Air Force Chief of Staff said on…
S.Korea scrambles fighter jets as China, Russia aircraft enter air defense zone
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military said on Friday it scrambled fighter jets after two Chinese and seven Russian warplanes intruded into its air defence identification zone…
Russia scrambles fighter jets to escort U.S. strategic bombers over Black Sea
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia scrambled two Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets to escort a pair of U.S. B-1B strategic bombers over the Black Sea, Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday, an incident…
UK set to sign contracts with Tempest partners, Japan talks ongoing – BAE
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - BAE Systems said Tempest, the British-led project to build a new fighter jet, would sign contracts with partners Italy and Sweden by the end…
Argentina plans to spend $664 million on fighter jets, possibly from China or U.S
(This Sept. 21 story corrects value in first paragraph to $664 million, not $664) By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina is looking at buying up to $664 million-worth…
Fighter jets sent to escort Russian strategic bombers over Baltic Sea -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday that Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Italy and other nations scrambled fighter jets to escort two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers as they flew…
China developing new fighter aircraft base near Ladakh
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Seeking to overcome limitations in its fighter aircraft operations along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India, China is developing an airbase for…
Japan to deploy fighter jets to ramp up Nansei Islands defence
Tokyo [Japan], July 17 (ANI): Japan will deploy F-35B stealth fighter jets in southwestern Miyazaki Prefecture as part of bolstering defences around the Nansei Islands. Six F-35Bs will be stationed…
