Category: Air Systems

Possible FMS to Korea for 60 F-35 JSF

Possible FMS to Korea for 60 F-35 JSF

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Korea for 60 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft and associated equipment,...

US/ITA Join Forces for USAF T-X Trainer Competition

US/ITA Join Forces for USAF T-X Trainer Competition

The General Dynamics-led team leverages proven Alenia Aermacchi jet trainer aircraft and ground-based training systems and complex systems integration expertise for a cost-effective, off-the-shelf system for the U.S. Air Force General Dynamics and Alenia...

Canada puts JSF on ice

Canada puts JSF on ice

Canada has stopped funding the purchase of 65 Joint Strike Fighters, in a serious blow to the US’s most costly military programme, led by Lockheed Martin, the world’s biggest defence contractor by revenue. see...

UK MoD Announces Changes in JSF

UK MoD Announces Changes in JSF

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has announced that plans to deliver Carrier Strike capability will now be executed using a different type of Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jet than was planned. The MOD will move...

GPS Jamming is a reality

GPS Jamming is a reality

The North Korean military is using GPS jamming attacks to help build cyber-warfare capabilities, according to South Korean officials. North Korea has used jamming equipment to interfere with global positioning system (GPS) signals near...

GPS Jamming = Cyber War Threat

GPS Jamming = Cyber War Threat

A recent bout of electronic jamming signals from North Korea highlighted the growing risks of cyber warfare, which experts fear could be among its pledged “special actions” against South Korea. Hundreds of aircraft and...