The U.S. has approved a $310.5 million Foreign Military Sale to provide Ukraine with maintenance and training for its F-16 fighter jets, the State Department announced May 2. Meanwhile, the U.S. Air Force has been sending retired F-16s to Ukraine to be used for spare ...
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Pacific Air Forces commander Gen. Kevin B. Schneider and other Airmen delivered five T-6 Texan trainer aircraft to Vietnam last week—the first U.S. aircraft delivery to the country since the Vietnam War.
The State Department approved a raft of foreign military sales to Israel on Aug. 13, including more than $18 billion for new and upgraded F-15 fighters and associated engines, radars, and equipment.
A year after setting a goal of speeding up Foreign Military Sales cases, the State Department reported that the U.S. set a record for FMS sales in 2023, totaling $80.9 billion. Poland was the biggest customer, buying attack helicopters, tanks, and artillery.
WORLD: Weapons: Sentinel 37% Over Cost; USAF orders 1,500 SDBs; WC-135 Nuke Sniffer Upgrade.
WORLD Airpower: Force Design 2050; AFFORGEN; New F-15EX fighters arrive.
The State Department has OK’d the sale of two dozen F-35As to the Czech Republic, along with 25 Pratt & Whitney F135 engines, aircraft spares, and assorted weapons, including AIM-120 AMRAAMs and AIM-9X Sidewinders, collectively valued at up to $5.62 billion. The Czech Republic joins ...
Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales of military gear and services rose significantly in fiscal 2022, according to numbers released by the State Department. The direct sales were driven largely by provision of equipment to Ukraine, it said.
Sixteen Arnold Air Society/Silver Wings members earned coveted Pentagon summer internships in 2022. A few shared their stories in their own words with AFA field leader Gabbe Kearney.
In Sky Warden, AFSOC gains a flexible new hunter-killer.
Just over two years ago, the Air Force announced it was buying limited quantities of Textron’s AT-6s and Sierra Nevada Corp.’s A-29s. Now, the service is seemingly set to get rid of the aircraft, most likely in the form of a foreign military sale. Should ...
Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s Pratt & Whitney military engines unit received a $4.385 billion Naval Air Systems Command contract for 178 of its F135 engines to power all variants of the F-35 fighter. The eventual contract value could be as much as $8 billion. The contract ...
