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Immortel F-16

Immortel F-16 | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
On le pensait en fin de vie, mais il n'en est rien. Lockheed Martin vient de dévoiler un nouveau contrat pour son monoréacteur multirôle F-16 avec la finalisation d'une commande de 16 exemplaires destinés au Royaume de Bahreïn.

Mieux, il s'agit aussi du contrat de lancement pour la production en série du F-16 Block 70 (F-16V Viper). Cette énième déclinaison du Fighting Falcon disposera d'une avionique modernisée, du radar à antenne active APG-83 de Northrop Grumman, d'un système anticollision au sol, de réservoirs de carburant conformes ou encore d'un allongement de la durée de vie structurale atteignant les 12 000 heures de vol.

Le lancement de la production de cette nouvelle variante s'accompagne aussi de la création d'une nouvelle ligne d'assemblage dédiée à Greenville (Caroline du Sud), l'usine historique de feu la branche avions de General Dynamics de Forth Worth (Texas) ayant livré son dernier F-16 à la fin de l'année dernière pour se consacrer exclusivement à la production du F-35. Northrop Grumman a d'ailleurs vu les choses en grand à Greenville, avec la possibilité d'y assembler jusqu'à 60 exemplaires par an.

Car il est clair que la vie du F-16 ne va sans doute pas s'arrêter là, Lockheed Martin indiquant déjà avoir senti une demande « importante et croissante » pour produire de nouveaux exemplaires. On pense évidemment à la Slovaquie, peut-être à la Colombie, mais surtout à l'Inde...

Avec ses quelque 4 604 exemplaires produits, le F-16 est incontestablement l'un des principaux succès commerciaux de l'aviation militaire américaine et notamment à l'export, avec son coût d'acquisition particulièrement réduit.

C'est pourtant par accident que le démonstrateur du F-16 décolla pour la première fois d'Edwards le 20 janvier 1974 au cours de ses essais de roulage à haute vitesse. C'était le jour de ma naissance... il y a bien longtemps.
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Cost estimate for Iran war rises to more than $47 billion

Cost estimate for Iran war rises to more than $47 billion | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
The U.S. military has spent about 25% more on the war in Iran than estimates projected in July, according to Pentagon data obtained by Reuters.
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Royal Navy and RAF prepare Chinooks for heavy-lift missions aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth

Royal Navy and RAF prepare Chinooks for heavy-lift missions aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
RAF Chinook crews have completed two weeks of training aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth to prepare for heavy-lift missions from the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers.
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UAE’s EDGE Group completes first live-fire test of 155mm extended-range artillery ammunition

UAE’s EDGE Group completes first live-fire test of 155mm extended-range artillery ammunition | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
EDGE’s LAHAB has completed the first dynamic firing test of a 155mm extended-range artillery projectile designed and manufactured in the UAE.
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Switzerland shortlists Barak MX and SAMP/T NG for additional air defence system

Switzerland shortlists Barak MX and SAMP/T NG for additional air defence system | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Switzerland has narrowed its choice of an additional longer-range air defence system to Barak MX and SAMP/T NG while retaining its Patriot order.
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Turkish defense giant ASELSAN adds $7.5 billion in orders in one quarter

Turkish defense giant ASELSAN adds $7.5 billion in orders in one quarter | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
ASELSAN, Türkiye's largest defense electronics company, ended the third quarter of 2026 with a record order backlog of $30.7 billion, after adding $7.5 billion in a single quarter and passing the $30 billion mark for the first time in its
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Britain to build sub-hunting sensors for AUKUS underwater drones

Britain to build sub-hunting sensors for AUKUS underwater drones | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Britain will lead development of three new sensor and effects packages for underwater drones under the AUKUS security partnership with the United States and Australia, with the systems due to be available across all three nations' uncrewed underwater fleets from
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Hegseth and Koizumi agree on new Japanese missile production line

Hegseth and Koizumi agree on new Japanese missile production line | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Japan will host a final assembly plant for the AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile after Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth agreed on Oct. 28 to build the facility as part of joint U.S.-Japanese missile production,
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Finland buys German RGW110 anti-tank weapon

Finland buys German RGW110 anti-tank weapon | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Finland will buy the RGW110 heavy disposable anti-tank weapon from Germany's Dynamit Nobel Defence to replace the APILAS launcher its soldiers have carried since the 1980s, the Finnish Army said on Oct. 28. The purchase is worth about €84.5 million
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UK Keeps Buying Israeli Defence Systems

Political tensions between London and Jerusalem have increased over Gaza, but British procurement of Israeli defence systems has continued.
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Friedrich Merz cherche l’accord du Japon pour intégrer l’Allemagne au programme GCAP

Friedrich Merz cherche l’accord du Japon pour intégrer l’Allemagne au programme GCAP | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Après avoir quitté le SCAF, l’Allemagne se tourne vers le GCAP, mais Friedrich Merz doit à présent convaincre Tokyo que son arrivée ne retardera pas l’avion…
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Gripen E ou F-35A : le choix du Canada se jouera-t-il dans les urnes américaines ?

Gripen E ou F-35A : le choix du Canada se jouera-t-il dans les urnes américaines ? | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Saab propose une chaîne de production du Gripen E au Canada, mais cette option se heurte à l’intégration militaire avec les États-Unis…
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La Pologne accueillera le premier centre européen de maintenance des missiles Patriot PAC-3

La Pologne accueillera le premier centre européen de maintenance des missiles Patriot PAC-3 | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
La Pologne accueillera le premier centre européen de maintenance des Patriot PAC-3, mais aucune capacité de production complète n’a été décidée…
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Poland’s F-35A fleet at home reaches 10, with more deliveries expected by year-end

Poland’s F-35A fleet at home reaches 10, with more deliveries expected by year-end | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Poland has received another Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, bringing the number of its fighters stationed in the country to 10.
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Lockheed Martin redirects GMLRS rocket in flight to destroy moving target in U.S. Army test

Lockheed Martin redirects GMLRS rocket in flight to destroy moving target in U.S. Army test | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army redirected a GMLRS rocket in flight to destroy a moving target at White Sands Missile Range, the company said.
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Quantum Systems enters Japan’s defence market with Tokyo office and local industry ties

Quantum Systems enters Japan’s defence market with Tokyo office and local industry ties | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
German drone maker Quantum Systems is establishing a Japanese subsidiary and Tokyo office to pursue growing demand for unmanned defence systems.
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Boeing CEO says F-47 and F/A-XX awards lift defense growth and investment outlook

Boeing CEO says F-47 and F/A-XX awards lift defense growth and investment outlook | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Boeing expects stronger growth in its defense business following its selection for the U.S. Air Force’s F-47 and the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX fighter programs, Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg said.
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Austrian startup shows off APS1 anti-drone turrets in Vienna

Austrian startup shows off APS1 anti-drone turrets in Vienna | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Austrian startup GuardAero showed its APS1 drone-defense system for military vehicles to Arnold Kammel, secretary general of Austria's Ministry of Defence, during the Austrian Armed Forces' National Day display at Vienna's Heldenplatz on Oct. 26. The Graz-based company shared images
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Japanese navy shadows Russian Vishnya-class spy ship near Tsushima

Japanese navy shadows Russian Vishnya-class spy ship near Tsushima | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
A Russian Navy intelligence-gathering ship sailed southwest through the Tsushima Strait between Japan and South Korea on Oct. 27 and 28 and headed into the East China Sea, Japan's Joint Staff Office said. The Joint Staff identified the vessel as
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Ukraine plans to spend 43.8% of its GDP on defense in 2027

Ukraine plans to spend 43.8% of its GDP on defense in 2027 | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Ukraine's parliament has approved in a first reading a 2027 state budget that sets aside 4.885 trillion hryvnias (about $107.5 billion) for security and defense, equal to 43.8% of the country's projected gross domestic product. The Verkhovna Rada passed draft
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UN TOURELLEAU KONGSBERG POUR LES K2 POLONAIS

UN TOURELLEAU KONGSBERG POUR LES K2 POLONAIS | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
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3 Vanguard en mer : la Royal Navy renforce-t-elle sa dissuasion ou tente-t-elle de la maintenir ?

3 Vanguard en mer : la Royal Navy renforce-t-elle sa dissuasion ou tente-t-elle de la maintenir ? | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Trois sous-marins de classe Vanguard sont en mer simultanément, une concentration atypique qui ne prouve pas un relèvement nucléaire britannique…
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Second porte-avions : la France doit trancher d’ici 2029 pour éviter un nouveau PA2

Second porte-avions : la France doit trancher d’ici 2029 pour éviter un nouveau PA2 | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Yannick Chenevard recommande de commander un second porte-avions avant 2029, mais aucun format à deux bâtiments n’est encore décidé…
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L'US Air Force veut développer un moteur-fusée à détonation rotative à cycle combiné sous 4 ans

L'US Air Force veut développer un moteur-fusée à détonation rotative à cycle combiné sous 4 ans | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
L’AFRL vise un prototype de moteur à moteur-fusée à détonation rotative à cycle combiné RDRE-CC sous quatre ans, alors que cette propulsion reste au stade de la preuve de concept…
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