US approves Boeing, Lockheed fighter jet sales to GulfThe US on Wednesday began notifying lawmakers that it has approved $7 billion in long-stalled sales of Boeing Co fighter jets to Kuwait and Qatar, and more than $1 billion in Lockheed Martin Corp jets to Bahrain, sources familiar with the decisi More… |
India signs deal for 36 French fighter jetsIndia signed a deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France on Friday for around $8.7 billion, the country's first major acquisition of combat planes in two decades and a boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to rebuild an agei More… |
US poised to approve fighter jet sales to Qatar, KuwaitThe US government is poised to approve two long-delayed sales of Boeing fighter jets to Qatar and Kuwait, and could announce the multibillion-dollar deals during President Barack Obama's visit to the Gulf this week, according to two sources More… |
US poised to approve fighter jet sales to Qatar, KuwaitThe US government is poised to approve two long-delayed sales of Boeing fighter jets to Qatar and Kuwait, and could announce the multibillion-dollar deals during President Barack Obama's visit to the Gulf this week, according to two sources More… |
Qatar, France sign $7.5bn deal for fighter jetsQatar and France have finalised the deal for 24 Dassault Rafale fighter jets worth €6.7 billion ($7.5 billion) at the ongoing Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (Dimdex 2016) being held in Doha, Qatar. More… |
Saudi Arabia sends fighter jets to Turkey for big IS battleSaudi Arabia is sending aircraft to Nato-member Turkey's Incirlik air base for the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was reported as saying on Saturday. Saudi Arabia has More… |
Saudi Arabia sends fighter jets to Turkey for big IS battleSaudi Arabia is sending aircraft to Nato-member Turkey's Incirlik air base for the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was reported as saying on Saturday. Saudi Arabia has More… |
Bahrain air show draws record crowdMore than 20,000 people, including families with children, flocked to Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS) in the last two days to watch the daredevil acts of the fighter jets, stunt pilots and parachute display teams. The public More… |
Canada to withdraw jets fighting ISCanada's new Liberal government will act within weeks to fulfill a campaign promise to withdraw six fighter jets that have been attacking Islamic State positions in Iraq and Syria, a top official said on Monday. The Liberals, More… |
French warplanes strike Islamic State in SyriaFrench fighter jets launched their biggest raids in Syria to date targeting the Islamic State's stronghold in Raqqa on Sunday as police in Europe widened their investigations into coordinated attacks in Paris that killed more than 130 people More… |