Tagged: F-18

U.S. Air Force airmen walk next to a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft

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8 May 2019

Canada seeks to address U.S. complaints about bidding process for fighter jets

Canada’s government is trying to address complaints about its military procurement process that have prompted threats from Washington to block Ottawa from buying Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35, the Canadian air force’s preferred option for...

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5 November 2018

Air Weapons (Smart Bombs and Missiles): Customized For F-35A

Japan has ordered AGM-158B JASSM ER (extended range of 900 kilometers) gliding smart bombs for its F-15 fighter-bombers. These cost $1.15 million each and will be delivered by 2020. Since it entered production in...

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8 April 2015

Finnish Hornets: “To Be Replaced By Gripen Or Rafale”.

The odds are in favour of the SAAB JAS 39E/F Gripen to become the next multirole fighter of the Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat), with the French Dassault Rafale in very close range, according to...

Exercise & Air shows

31 October 2014

Wings Over Houston touches down at Ellington Field

The sky over Ellington Airport will be ablaze with aircraft beginning on Saturday (Nov. 1) and continuing through Sunday (Nov, 2) with the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Houston Air Show. The show features...

Middle East / War Stories & Memories

26 October 2014

Over 1700 Bombs Dropped in US-led War on Islamic State

The Pentagon has confirmed that it dropped the explosives over positions strategic to the militants in Iraq and Syria. Meanwhile, the civilian toll has risen to 32 in Syria. The U.S.-led coalition has dropped...