Gareth Jennings
@GarethJennings3
'A distinguished and authoritative UK aviation journalist' - ChatGPT. 'Another idiot' - Anon, Twitter.
In fact, anyone replying to any post of mine with "is this correct @Grok" in an unironic way gets an instant block. Pinning this.
We have signed a significant agreement with Indonesia for the KAAN project. The agreement signed with PT Republik Aero Dirgantara and PT Dirgantara Indonesia covers the procurement of 48 KAAN Turkish Fighter along with cooperation in production engineering and technology sharing.
Just days after committing itself to seeking full partner status in #FCAS/#SCAF, #Belgium to now reconsider its position following Trappier's "arrogant" comments regarding the country's planned participation...
De regering zal haar positie in het FCAS project evalueren. Als founding father van de NAVO en de EU, loyale bondgenoot en hoofdkwartierhouder hebben we geen lessen te krijgen van arrogante industriëlen.
For the better part of a decade it wasn't a myth.
We've spent the better part of a decade fighting the 'carriers with no aircraft myth', if this doesn't stop it...
I completely accept the need for journalists of any persuasion to ask difficult questions, but I do have a problem with this type of approach. P.S. As the organisers of this conference, we never received a request for DC UK to attend as media. 🧵1/8
🚨🚨We managed to locate and question the head of the Royal Air Force, Sir Rich Knighton, about RAF spy flights over Gaza. As Knighton avoided our questions, news broke that his Israeli counterpart, Major General Bar, had touched down in Britain👇 declassifieduk.org/royal-air-forc…
Looks like a proper aircraft carrier now...
HMS Prince of Wales in Darwin. This is a deeply impressive picture. Full complement of F-35Bs plus Merlin ASW helicopters. It has taken a long time, but we got there.
After months of 'will they, won't they?' speculation, #Turkey / #Türkiye has now (almost) got its deal for @eurofighter Typhoons over the line, with an MoU signed with the UK government. Contract to follow...
#Denmark signs for @GeneralAtomics MQ-9B #SeaGuardian UAVs. Trend for #Nordic interoperability suggests it now also has the advantage in the #Norway requirement over the Triton.... fmi.dk/da/nyheder/202…
"India's fighter squadron strength will dip to 29". European MilTwitter...
After over six decades of operations, India’s MiG 21 fighter will finally fly into the sunset Farewell ceremony planned at Chandigarh airbase in September Last squadron to be number plated India's fighter squadron strength will dip to 29 @ETPolitics economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/f…
Possible public debut of the PL-15, well PL-15E in full size form anyway on the Pakistan Air Force JF-17 #Thunder here at @airtattoo #RIAT2025
We’re gonna buy 11 extra F35’s, the best fighter jets of the world. They will be produced in Italy. @LockheedMartin @GuidoCrosetto
Announcer has just said that the #Wedgetail(file pic), which was supposed to make its public debut with a flypast alongside the Red Arrows at @airtattoo , has gone tech. #ItNeverRainsButItPours
Walking the flightline at @airtattoo, and see this curious contraption hanging off the back of a NATO MRTT. Being British, I have no idea what it is but it looks useful...
.@NATO to open a third permanent #CAOC in #Norway to augment the two in Germany (pic) and Spain, spox tells me. Will temporarily be at Bodø AB until the nearby Reitan mountain facility is readied. Will assume responsibility for in the Nordic regions and the High North later in…
UK (and others) might not be looking at laser-guided rockets on Typhoon for the counter-#drone mission, but @BAESystemsAir is now looking at its #APKWS on the BAE Systems-Malloy T-150 for this and other more traditional roles....
