Announced during the Dubai airshow, UAE says it will pay Lockheed Martin $1.6 billion to upgrade 80 of its F-16s to the latest standard.
By Sean D Silva [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
Category: Air Force
Taiwan’s P-3Cs have been patrolling in South China Sea
There is official confirmation that Taiwan’s newly acquired P-3C maritime patrol aircraft have started to fly over the South China Sea.
By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Taiwan’s P-3Cs have been patrolling in South China Sea”
IRGC Su-22 crashes
A Su-22 assigned to Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps crashed on Nov. 11 in the southern province of Fars killing the pilot.
![DOV345YWkAAENZt[1]](http://alert5.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/DOV345YWkAAENZt1.jpg)
Source: Twitter
RCAF to kick off fighter competition in 2019
Speaking at the Dubai International Air Chiefs Conference, Royal Canadian Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Hood said the competition for a fifth-generation fighter will start in 2019.
%2C_Canada_-_Air_Force_AN0914155.jpg)
By John Davies – CYOW Airport Watch [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “RCAF to kick off fighter competition in 2019”
KAI says LM wants price cuts; talks with Argentina, Botswana at an “advanced stage”
At a press briefing on Nov. 10, KAI President and CEO Kim Jo-won told reporters that talks with Argentina and Botswana over the T-50 are at an “advanced stage” and “good results” are expected later this year or early next year.
.jpg)
By 대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces (2014.10.8 공군 FA-50 Republic of Korea Air Force) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “KAI says LM wants price cuts; talks with Argentina, Botswana at an “advanced stage””