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PAC JF-17 Thunder multirole combat aircraft, a fighter jet made in China and Pakistan. The Pakistani plane is painted with the country's flag as it belongs to Pakistan Air Force. The aircraft performed a flight demo, flying demonstration at the 53rd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport in France on June 2019. The advanced and sophisticated fighter jet is developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China.
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JF-17 Thunder Fighter To Be Offered To Saudi Arabia: Report

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 8, 2026

‘Crew One,’ a three-man weapons load team, completes the first full external loadout with live munitions for the F-35A Lightening II May 3, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron were configured in a full external live loadout of six GBU-49 small glide munitions and two AIM-9x Sidewinder missiles to execute an operation in Southwest Asia.
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Impact Of Selling F-35s To Saudi Arabia On The Region

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 20, 2025

An Italian Air Force F-35 Lighting II arrives at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 30, 2024. The F-35A is an agile, versatile, high-performance, 9g capable multirole fighter that combines stealth, sensor fusion and unprecedented situational awareness. The ITAF stopped in CENTCOM as a part of Operation Indo-Pacific Jump (IPJ) 2024.
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F-35 Sale To Saudi Arabia Being Mulled By Trump Admin: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 5, 2025

Boeing Pitches F-15EX For Saudi Arabian Fighter Competition
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Boeing Pitches F-15EX For Saudi Arabian Fighter Competition

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 3, 2024

Saudi Arabian officials have shared new details about the use of Patriot surface-to-air missile systems against Houthi threats in 2019, underscoring growing air and missile defense concerns around the world.
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Saudi’s ‘Mad Minute’ Of Patriot Intercepts Shines Light On Growing Challenges

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 6, 2024

Saudis Cleared To Buy Hundreds More AMRAAM Missiles They’ve Been Using To Shoot Down Drones
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Saudis Cleared To Buy Hundreds More AMRAAM Missiles They’ve Been Using To Shoot Down Drones

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 5, 2021

Watch Saudi F-15 Strike Eagles Unleash Harpoon Missiles Against Ship Targets
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Watch Saudi F-15 Strike Eagles Unleash Harpoon Missiles Against Ship Targets

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 8, 2021

Watch A Saudi F-15 Fighter Swoop In Low To Blast A Houthi Rebel Drone Out Of The Sky
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Watch A Saudi F-15 Fighter Swoop In Low To Blast A Houthi Rebel Drone Out Of The Sky

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 30, 2021

Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles Are Getting Replacement Wings Ripped Off Saudi F-15S Jets
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Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles Are Getting Replacement Wings Ripped Off Saudi F-15S Jets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

We Finally Know Exactly What The Saudis Are Getting In That Huge Arms Deal
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We Finally Know Exactly What The Saudis Are Getting In That Huge Arms Deal

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Crazy Low-Flying Saudi C-130 Buzzes Right Over A Soldier On The Ground In Yemen
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Crazy Low-Flying Saudi C-130 Buzzes Right Over A Soldier On The Ground In Yemen

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 18, 2018

Houthis Film Attempted Downing Of UAE F-16s Amid Claims They’ve Gotten New Iranian Missiles
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Houthis Film Attempted Downing Of UAE F-16s Amid Claims They’ve Gotten New Iranian Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 28, 2018

Aircraft Attacked Over Yemen With R-27 Air-to-Air Missile Modified Into A SAM
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Aircraft Attacked Over Yemen With R-27 Air-to-Air Missile Modified Into A SAM

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 22, 2018

Houthi Rebels Release FLIR Video Showing Shoot Down of Saudi F-15S Over Yemen (Updated)
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Houthi Rebels Release FLIR Video Showing Shoot Down of Saudi F-15S Over Yemen (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 8, 2018