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With the arrival of the first Typhoons, the QEAF now has three modern front-line fighters in service, having already inducted the F-15QA Eagle and Rafale.

Despite much talk surrounding the multinational Tempest program, the Eurofighter partners are implementing an aggressive plan for Typhoon development.

The UK-led ECRS Mk2 radar undergoes development for the Typhoon on a separate track from that of the German-Spanish ECRS.Mk 1.

The UK is forging ties with Sweden, Italy and, increasingly, Japan as development of the Tempest and Future Combat Air System progresses.

Aeralis has seen considerable progress in the development of its modular aircraft concept through a series of high-level agreements.

Intra is leading the drive for greater Saudi self-sufficiency in the unmanned air vehicle sector through two major programs.

Developing two aircraft with common basic requirements and timeline have drawn Japan and the UK closer together in terms of technology development.

Based on the design of the F-CK-1 fighter, the T-5 is now in the early days of its service with the Republic of China Air Force.

Taiwan led the effort to upgrade its F-16s in place of new aircraft procurement, and the idea has caught on, including in Singapore and South Korea.

KAI expects to fly the prototype of its KF-21 Boramae multirole fighter this year.

Having operated Chinese and Russian equipment for many years, Bangladesh looks to the West for its new fighter equipment.

The first two of 28 Eurofighter Typhoons ordered by the Kuwait Air Force are now in pre-handover flight test.

Trials have proven the ability of the SkyGuardian to operate in controlled airspace as the UK gears up to begin operations with the Protector RG.Mk 1.

As part of its efforts to streamline the training system, the USAF is now training some multi-engine pilots using the T-1 Jayhawk entirely.

Speculation prior to the UK defense review suggested F-35 acquisition would be pegged at 48, but purchases will continue, although likely to be limited.

The Typhoon has been cleared to launch the Storm Shadow stand-off precision attack missile since early 2019, and has now used it in combat.

After a relatively brief yet busy and productive career, the RAF’s Sentinel radar reconnaissance aircraft have been retired.

The Beechcraft AT-6E is being procured to advance the U.S. Air Force’s efforts to improve the counter-terrorism capability of partner air forces.

The team tasked with engineering the UK’s FCAS are concentrating on technology and capability development ahead of finalizing platform design.

Following Germany and Spain’s announcement of their AESA radar roadmap for the Typhoon fighter, the UK has revealed its own E-Scan plans.

Deliveries of Typhoons with electronically-scanned array radars are approaching, but new development paths are emerging among the original partners.

Boeing’s FARA bid is based on a relatively conventional helicopter layout, albeit with a pusher propeller for high-speed performance.

With the delivery of the first Boeing P-8 to its base in Scotland the RAF has a maritime patrol aircraft on its books for the first time in over a decade.

Final assembly of the first five Eurofighter Typhoons for Kuwait is underway in Italy.

For the second time Germany has canceled plans to use a Global Hawk derivative to answer its Sigint requirements, and is now looking at the Global 6000.

India was almost certainly the last user of the MiG-27 ground-attack derivative of the MiG-23 “Flogger” fighter.

The latest Block III variant of the PAC/CAC JF-17 has made its first flight, while the factory in Pakistan has completed a batch of eight two-seaters.

Typhoon ISPA 6 is now in the air testing the production configuration for the first operational AESA-equipped aircraft, which are destined for Kuwait.

A new Brazilian program could produce a new light transport to follow in the footsteps of the successful Bandeirante.

Faced with a perceived need to maintain a qualitative edge over other forces in the region, the Israeli Air Force is hoping to buy more U.S.-made fighters.