Defense News Aerospace 2024
Deployment of US F-16s to Middle East to Strengthen Regional Security
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On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Central Command announced that a squadron of F-16 Fighting Falcon jets from the 510th...
Boeing Prepares for T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainer Low-Rate Production Kickoff
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On April 29, 2024, the aerospace giant Boeing is preparing as part of the T-7A Red Hawk program to transition to ...
Russian Air Force’s Su-57 Felon stealth fighter strikes key infrastructure in Ukraine
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According to Army Inform on 26 April 2024, Major Ilya Yevlash, spokesman for the Air Force of the Uk...
Algeria acquires advanced WJ-700 Falcon drones from China
According to the Twitter account ORCA Military in a post dated March 13, 2024, Algeria enhanced its military capabilities by acquiring four advance...
Saab to study concept of Swedish future manned and unmanned fighter
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding conceptual studies for future fighter systems. The cont...
Babcock completes basic training of future Ukrainian F-16 pilots
Babcock International Group is providing vital support to the next generation of Ukrainian Air Force pilots as they prepare to fly F-16 fighter jet...
Taiwan to get four MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones from US
On March 11, 2024, US DoD announced that Taiwan is set to significantly enhance its air defense capabilities with the acquisition of four MQ-9B dro...
Boeing to supply US Navy with 10 additional F/A-18F and 5 F/A-18E fighters
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,137,300,000, firm-fixed-price, undefinitized modification to a previously awarde...
US Marine Corps picks up first of 22 ex-Swiss Air Force F-5 Tiger fighter jets for OPFOR role
Switzerland has handed over its first decommissioned Northrop F-5 Tiger fighter jet to the US military. The transfer marks the initial step towards...
Indian Air Force to receive first HAL LCA Mark1A fighters by March 31
The acquisition is part of a significant agreement valued at Rs 48,000 crore between the Defence Ministry and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) f...
India signs two major contracts to modernize Dornier 228 multirole aircraft fleet
In March 2024, the Indian Ministry of Defence decided to strengthen its aerial fleet by signing two major contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Limi...
Italian Air Force and Navy F-35s to be armed with AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on March 15 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign ...
Bell Textron to supply Nigeria with 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters
Bell Textron has secured a $455 million contract to supply 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters to the Nigerian Government, according to Harry McNeil in Air...
India strengthens air capabilities with 34 Advanced Light Helicopters Dhruv deal
On March 15, 2024, the Indian Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the acquisition of 34 Advanced Lig...
F-35 program achieves Milestone C and Full Rate Production
On March 12, 2024, the Milestone Decision Authority, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William A. LaPlante, approved ...
US Air Force to reduce fleet by 250 aircraft in 2025
Chris Goron from Air & Space Forces Magazine reports a significant shift in the U.S. Air Force's strategy as it enters fiscal 2025, with plans ...
US Department of Defense aims to deploy 1 000 AI-controlled fighter jets to support human aviators
Christopher McFadden, in an Interesting Engineering article, reports the U.S. Department of Defense's announcement to invest in creating an artific...
First batch of TB2 Drones delivered to Maldives sparks regional tensions
Following India's withdrawal request of its forces from its territory, the Maldives has announced the acquisition of the Bayraktar TB2 drone from T...
Greek Air Force joins two EDA European Defence Agency projects in air domain
Greece has officially joined the C-27J Spartan Cooperation program under the European Defence Agency (EDA), starting in March. This membership will...
India sanctions development of 5th-Gen locally made Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft
On March 7, 2024, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, authorized the development of the Advanced Medium C...