Security

Thai Air Force picks Saab Gripen E fighter jet to replace its F-16s

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Royal Thai Air Force has nominated the Gripen E/F fighter jet to replace the country’s aging F-16A/Bs in a hard-fought contest involving Saab and Lockheed Martin, officials announced on Tuesday. A service committee deliberated for ten...
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Ukraine’s F-16 jets intercept Russian missiles in apparent first

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones across Ukraine for a second day on Tuesday, including some that Ukraine’s president said were shot down by Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets before they reached their targets. The onslaught killed at least...
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Russia tries to jolt its sluggish Su-57 warplane production

MOSCOW — A production plant key to Russia’s fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft program has opened new facilities aimed at scaling up the sluggish delivery tempo, state-owned aerospace conglomerate United Aircraft Corporation announced. Officials have put into operation...
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NATO taps Exail for mine-clearing underwater drones

MILAN — The NATO Support and Procurement Agency has placed a new order for underwater robots capable of finding and clearing naval mines to be used by two European alliance members. The Belgium division of the underwater drone producer Exail Robotics announced this...
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