Defense News Aerospace 2024
Belarusian Air Defense Forces Announce Destruction of Two Russian Shahed Suicide Drones
The Belarusian air defense forces have announced that they shot down two Shahed suicide drones, which entered the country's airspace during a wave ...
Dragonfly new national made bombing UAV presented at MSPO24
The DragonFly is a new loitering munition system designed to meet the growing needs of modern armies on contemporary battlefields. Developed for co...
CyberHEAT: Advanced Loitering Munition System based on Ukraine war feedback
The CyberHEAT is an advanced loitering munition system developed by the Military Armament Technology Institute. It is designed to deliver precise s...
US Air Force F-35s make historic first on highway in Finland
On September 4, 2024, two U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jets from the 48th Fighter Wing, stationed at RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingd...
GIEZ: A Polish Solution for Infantry-Carried Loitering Munitions
Presented for the first time in 2023, the GIEZ, a new loitering munition system, was showcased at the MSPO 20 exhibition. Developed in cooperation ...
France Could Secure Another Sale for its Rafale F4: Greece Colombia Iraq India or Morocco as Potential Clients
In an interview with Europe 1 on August 30, Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier mentioned the possibility of signing a new sales contract by the en...
Breaking News: Netherlands to purchase more F-35A stealth fighters and NH-90 NFH maritime helicopters in €2.4 Billion defense plan
As reported by RTL.nl on September 4, 2024, the Dutch government plans to increase its defense budget by an additional 2.4 billion euros over the c...
90 seconds to midnight: US Judgement Day aircraft over Europe
Various live tracking sites have displayed an E-6B Mercury flying over the European continent towards the United Kingdom. Appearing on these sites ...
British Army Launches a Top Gun Academy for FPV Drone Warfare Training
The British Army is ramping up efforts to train its soldiers in piloting "kamikaze drones" for precision strike missions. These first-person view (...
German Tornado strike aircraft trains with latest US B61-12 thermonuclear bomb in California
On September 3, 2024, TaskForce23 observed a Panavia Tornado, a multi-role combat aircraft operated by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), returning ...
Patria to Provide Key Modifications for Norwegian Bell 412 Helicopters
Patria has been selected to provide essential design modifications for the Norwegian Armed Forces’ Bell 412 helicopters as part of a modernization ...
UK's Aging Helicopter Military Fleet Set to Be Replaced by Leonardo's Robust AW149 Medium Helicopter
In the context of the highly anticipated UK New Medium Helicopter (NMH) program, valued at $4 billion, Leonardo emerges as the sole contender follo...
Polish Air force scramble again due to Russian drone in national airspace
On the morning of September 4, the Polish military scrambled its fighter jets near the eastern border in response to airstrikes carried out by Russ...
Russia is sending long-range attack bombers Tupolev Tu-160 to South Africa.
Russia is sending one of its long-range attack bombers, the Tupolev Tu-160, to South Africa. However, instead of a military mission or an exercise ...
Chinese Flying Wing Drone Spotted Fueling Speculation Over Military Capabilities
A video recently circulated on the Chinese social media platform Weibo and later shared on X shows a mysterious flying-wing, unmanned drone, sparki...
Future Optical Equipment dedicated to NGAD Spotted on an F-22
It is well known that the famous American Raptor serves as a test platform for technologies that could later be incorporated into the innovative Ne...
Aero Vodochody Targets the African Market with the L-39NG at the Egyptian Air Show
AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE, a Czech aerospace manufacturer, reconnects with the African aerospace market by presenting its Aero L-39NG at the Egyptia...
Ukrainian troops down mysterious Russian jet-powered drone
Ukrainian troops successfully intercepted a mysterious new type of Russian jet-powered drone, marking the first appearance of this unmanned aerial ...
