Pictures on the internet appear to show Iran's secret "Saegheh" fighter-bomber flying in formation with a Northrop F-5E Tiger, on which it is modelled, on a test bombing mission. Iranian state media say the military has carried out a successful test flight of "Saequeh", a reverse-engineered F-5 with a revised butterfly tail configuration in place of the original vertical tail surface.
Source: Flight International
Lockheed Martin F-35C fighters from the US Marine Corps took part in recent US strikes against targets in Yemen, marking the first known combat flight for the carrier-based variant of the stealth fighter.
L3Harris is anticipating the launch of a flight-test campaign involving its Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system – technology that will play a key role in protecting new Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters operated by nations including Bahrain.
Airbus Defence & Space has delivered its latest A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) to the United Arab Emirates, boosting the Gulf nation’s fleet of the type to four examples.
