Defense News Aerospace 2024
US Marine Corps famous America's Squadron welcomes first F-35B Block 4 stealth fighter
On October 11, 2024, the US Marine Corps' Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA-533, under Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31 and part of the 2nd Marine Aircraf...
Germany Launches Technical Talks with Türkiye for Eurofighter Fighter Jet Sale
With German Chancellor Olaf Scholz scheduled to visit Türkiye on October 19, 2024, Germany has greenlit technical discussions with Türkiye for a po...
Norway Will Soon Receive Final Batch of Most Modern F-35 Fighter Jets from United States
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) has announced that Norway will complete its acquisition of F-35 fighter jets by May 2025, following a ...
SKYBER Aerospace and Sibia Technologies Partner to Meet Growing UAV Demand in Middle East and Africa
Advanced UAV manufacturer SKYBER Aerospace has announced a strategic partnership with Dubai-based Sibia Technologies to tap into the fast-growing U...
Brazilian A-29 Super Tucano Joins US Air Force Test Pilot School Fleet
On October 9, 2024, the US Air Force Test Pilot School, located at Edwards Air Force Base in California, welcomed three new A-29 Super Tucano aircr...
US Approves Potential Military Sale of AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Missiles to Saudi Arabia
On October 11, 2024, the U.S. State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia involving AIM-9X Blo...
US Army Unveils Autonomous Drone Capable of Months-Long Surveillance Missions
The U.S. military has recently marked a significant advance in aerial surveillance with the unveiling of Horus A on October 1, 2024. This high-alti...
NHIndustries Strives to Stabilize Future of NH90 Helicopter Despite Past Challenges
Despite setbacks and the withdrawal of three countries from contracts, NHIndustries (NHI) is positioning the NH90 multirole helicopter for a techno...
US Army Explores Electra’s Hybrid-Electric Ultra-Short Aircraft for Tactical Resupply and Medical Evacuations
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Army witnessed a demonstration of an innovative hybrid-electric aircraft designed to take off and land in areas as ...
Anduril's Ghost-X Selected to Enhance US Army UAS Capabilities
On September 25, 2024, the U.S. Army announced its selection of Anduril's Ghost-X unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for its Company Level Small Unmann...
US B-1 Bombers conduct Close Air Support Exercise with South Korean F-15Ks
According to information published by the US DoD on October 7, 2024, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers conducted a close air support exercise ...
India Showcases Rafale Jet Capability to Intercept High-Altitude Chinese Spy Balloons
The Indian Air Force (IAF) recently conducted an exercise to demonstrate its ability to intercept targets representative of Chinese spy balloons at...
British RAF Typhoon jets deployed to support Israel amid Iranian missile threat
According to information published by Forces News on October 2, 2024, RAF Typhoon fighter jets and a Voyager air-to-air refuelling tanker were invo...
US approves sale of EA-37B Compass Call Electronic Warfare Aircraft to Italy
According to information published by the US government on October 7, 2024, the U.S. State Department has approved a $680 million Foreign Military ...
Morocco selects Brazilian Embraer C-390 Millennium to replace C-130 Hercules transport fleet
As noted by the Twitter account Kingdom of Morocco Armies on October 8, 2024, the Moroccan Air Force is set to receive the Embraer C-390 Millennium...
New Turkish Bayraktar TB3 Drone Redefines Naval Combat Operations Makes Its Public Debut
The Turkish Bayraktar TB3 drone, Baykar’s latest combat drone, completed its first public flight at TEKNOFEST, an international air and technology ...
Poland to Become Europe's Most Powerful in Attack Helicopters with US Apache AH-64
Poland has advanced its military modernization efforts by securing a substantial £3 billion ($3.08 billion or 12.1 billion zlotys) Foreign Military...
France Launches Development of Stealth Combat Drone to Complement Rafale F5 Standard
France has officially announced the development of an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed to complement the Rafale F5 standard, expected...
Norway approves €1.24 Billion program to achieve full F-35A capability by 2025
On October 7, 2024, the Norwegian Parliament approved additional purchases for its fleet of 52 F-35A stealth fighters, along with complementary wea...
Kuwait’s F/A-18 Hornets fighters may soon join Malaysia’s air fleet as US approval awaits
On October 8, 2024, Malaysia's defense Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, announced that Kuwait is open to Malaysia's request to acquire i...