Boeing issued a ‘global No Technical Objection (NTO)’ confirming there are no technical issues to any Boeing-built defence aircraft and derivatives operating on synthetic aviation turbine fuels at the maximum allowable limit of a 50-50 blend with conventional fossil fuels.
The latest round of military aid worth USD 150 million is the Biden administration’s 60th tranche of aid since August 2021, including artillery and ammunition from its own inventories, in addition to purchases of air defence systems worth USD 2.2 billion for Ukraine.
Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said on Monday that the raised alert status was due to a combination of factors and not related to a single threat, potentially impacting the safety and security of service members stationed in the European theatre.
A Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15QA (Qatar Advanced) will be present and displaying at the airshow. The F-15QA model has been key for the most recent evolution of the aircraft into the latest F-15EX fighter.
Indonesia has also recently placed orders for a total of 42 Dassault Rafale fighters. But the F-15EX is very different — being in a much higher weight class, to begin with. The export version of the aircraft delivered to Indonesia will be designated the F-15IDN.
The acquisition of the S-400, differing points of view on the war in Ukraine, eye-watering costs, a domestic 5th gen fighter program and never having operated any U.S. fighter aircraft are some of the reasons why India can’t and shouldn’t consider the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
The U.S. is the only country to send fighter aircraft to Aero India 2023. Other U.S. fighters at Aero India 2023 include two Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets and two Lockheed Martin F-16s.
Leading U.S. defence companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, GE Aerospace, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc, Pratt & Whitney, and TW Metals, LLC will be exhibiting at the show.
The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman introduce the B-21 Raider, the first new U.S. bomber since the end of the Cold War.
The F-15EX is neither a ‘navy fighter’ nor a renamed F-16 and the IAF is curious about it. That’s why the Rafale might finally have a formidable challenger, if India can get past the fact that it’s American.
The airshow has 403 exhibitors participating in this edition of which 165 are international exhibitors. 63 aircraft will be present at the show, either on static display or for flight demonstrations.
The IAF currently operates four types of fighter aircraft of Russian origin and two western fighter models, with a third — the Rafale — expected to be added to the fleet by September 2019.
Check out the U.S. Air Force A-10 ‘Warthog’ Thunderbolt II as Staff Sergeant Joshua Keyser takes us around the Close Air Support aircraft at the Paris Air Show 2015.
