March 06, 2021 Military Aviation News

Japan denies report that it’s scrambling fewer fighter jets against Chinese military aircraft

03/06/2021

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has denied reports that it is scrambling fewer fighter jets against Chinese military aircraft infringing on Japanese airspace due to an increased reliance on the F-35 stealth fighter.

DRDO joins exclusive club after long-range air-to-air missile test

03/06/2021

A successful test on Friday of the technologies that go into a “solid fuel ducted ramjet” (SFDR) has propelled the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) into an exclusive group of manufacturers that can build long-range air-to-air missiles (AAM) capable of shooting down enemy aircraft hundreds of kilometres away.

B-1 Bomber Deployment to Norway Shows 'The Alliance is Working'

03/06/2021

The first-ever deployment of B-1 Lancer bombers to Norway is allowing U.S. airmen to train in Arctic conditions and NATO ally Norway to test its defenses, particularly against its eastern neighbor, Russia, military officials from both countries said Friday.

Modi, Swedish PM discuss defence collaboration; India says aware of Gripen-maker Saab's pitch

03/06/2021

Amid interests shown by Swedish company Saab to manufacture its Gripen fighter aircraft in India, prime ministers of the two countries on Friday noted defence is an important area of a long-standing collaboration.

Boeing gets $115M contract to build more Loyal Wingman combat drones

03/06/2021

The company said that the agreement will increase the aircraft’s production capability to six aircraft for Royal Australian Air Force. As noted by the company, the Loyal Wingman is the first military combat aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years.

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