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Half Of The 525th Fighter Squadron's F-22s Deploy To Japan In Big Show Of Force Seeing F-22s deploy internationally is nothing new, but usually it’s in relatively small groups of four to eight jets. Yet the 525th Fighter Squadron based at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, has just moved 12 F-22s (half of its i...

Bahrain debut for export-ready Tejas fighter India is ready to start seeking export buyers for its Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA), supporting its message by sending two of the fighters overseas for the first time. Speaking at the Bahrain International Air Show on 22 January, Dr S Christopher, dir...

Dassault to work with India to build on new Rafale agreement Dassault says it will “go step by step” to securing further Rafale orders from India after prime minister Narendra Modi signed an agreement on 25 January with his French counterpart to purchase 36 of the type. During a state visit by presi...

Saudi engineers to train on Typhoon self-protection maintenance Engineers from Saudi Arabia will become the first to train at a new electronic warfare maintenance centre established in the UK to enable the transfer of skills required to support the self-protection systems installed on the Eurofighte...

Bell mounts AH-1Z sales offensive in Bahrain Bell Helicopter used the Bahrain International Airshow to promote the capabilities of its AH-1Z to the nation’s military, which already operates the manufacturer’s legacy Cobra attack rotorcraft. The Royal Bahraini Air Force has a long-held requirement to...

Denmark works to close capability gap with AW101 ship trials The Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) will, in mid-March, begin ship-borne qualification trials of its AgustaWestland AW101 rotorcraft. Designed to address a potential capability gap in the service's helicopter fleet, the effort will see a Mer...

Poland issues fresh threats over H225M order Poland’s defence ministry has issued fresh threats to cancel a tentative deal with Airbus Helicopters for the supply of 50 H225M Caracal multi-role helicopters. Quoted in the Rzeczpospolita newspaper, deputy minister of defence Bartosz Kownacki said both ...

Bahrain considering F-16V order, fleet upgrade Bahrain is nearing a decision on whether to launch a major programme to modernise its Lockheed Martin F-16s and acquire an additional batch in an advanced V-model configuration. Facing increased operational demand due to its involvement in the coalition...

F-22 Raptor stealth fighters arrive at Yokota; F-16s en route YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — A dozen Alaska-based F-22 Raptor stealth fighters have arrived in Japan amid tensions in Northeast Asia over North Korea’s latest nuclear test and the prospect of Taiwan declaring independence from China. The Air ...

Apache helicopter pilot knocks on Suffolk residents' doors to apologise for power cut People living in a Suffolk village got a shock after a helicopter pilot knocked on their door in full flying gear to apologise for causing a power cut after he flew into overhead cables. The Apache attack helicopte...

UK Expresses Interest In V-22 Osprey A number of countries have shown interest in the V-22 Osprey, including the UK, France, Italy and Spain. Navy Recognition first reported this story here. The organisation learned of this information during the Surface Navy Association’s National Symposium in Wash...

Germany still pushing multinational NH90 medevac fleet Germany is continuing to promote the creation of a multinational pool of up to 20 NH90 rotorcraft to be used for combat medevac missions. It first floated the idea in late 2014 amid contract revision talks with the NH Industries consortium which...

Israel gives green light to F-15I upgrade Israel will embark on a “deep” upgrade of its Boeing F-15I Ra’am fleet as it looks to maintain the type as the backbone of its air force’s strike capability, despite the parallel acquisition of the Lockheed Martin F-35. The enhancement has been mooted for so...

USAF issues RfI for F-16 SLEP effort The US Air Force (USAF) is moving ahead with a service-life extension programme (SLEP) of its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft, with an initial sources sought notice being issued to industry on 14 January. The request for information ...