Fighter aircraft

ROME — Italy will cut its acquisition of Joint Strike Fighters from 131 to 90, Defense Minister Giampaolo Di Paola told the Italian Parliament on Feb 15. The reduction in Italy’s JSF order by 41 aircraft forms part of an all-around trimming ...  

WASHINGTON - Washington's plan to further slow production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is prompting Canada to convene a meeting with seven other international partners as the countries rethink their own orders for the stealthy new fighter jet.  

Colombo, Feb 13 (PTI) A Russian-built MiG-27 fighter jet of Sri Lankan Air Force today crashed during a training exercise but there was no casualties. The aircraft crashed near Dummalasuriya in the the North Western Province. There were no casualties from ...  

LINTHICUM, Md., Feb. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is participating in U.S. Fleet Forces Command's Joint/Coalition Amphibious Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, employing the company's BAC1-11 test aircraft to provide F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) sensor capabilities.  

Press Trust of India has quoted Pentagon spokesperson Commander Leslie Hullryde confirming that, contrary to press reports, the United States has not made available Lockheed Martin's advanced, fifth generation fighter jet F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters to India. However, it was noted that should India express an interest, the United States would submit technical information and initiate a discussion. "Should India indicate interest in...  

— Dassault Rafale —450 MILLION DOLLARS EACH, somewhere around that, is the cost of acquisition and service of Canuck F-35's over their projected lifespan, for a total around 30 billion dollars. OUCH!It could have been cheaper. At least, that's what WIRED thinks, according to Michael Moran's article, "How Do You Say "Top Gun" in French?". A couple of weeks back, I posted that the Indian government had decided to buy Dassault Rafale jet fighters...