Defense News Aerospace 2024
India reveals first indigenous MALE drone named Drishti 10 Starliner
As reported by ANI on January 10, 2024, the Indian Navy has made its first acquisition of domestically produced Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MAL...
US and British coalition forces strike Houthi rebel targets in Yemen
Late on January 11, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued a statement on the US-British coalition strikes in Houthi-controlled areas...
South Korean Air Force strengthens air surveillance with L3Harris Bombardier's Global 6500 platform
The South Korean Air Force, in collaboration with the AEW&C team spearheaded by L3Harris, has unveiled a sophisticated Airborne Early Warning a...
RTX Raytheon's GhostEye MR proves operational readiness during US Air Force exercise
Raytheon, an RTX business, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) o...
Slovak Air Force receives first two F-16 Block 70 fighters
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first two F-16 Block 70 aircraft to the Slovak Air Force, marking a significant leap in technology and a strong c...
Falklands war-era Argentinian IA-58 Pucara ground support airplane modernized into ISR platform
The IA-58 Pucará's engine replacement program, now known as the Pucará Fénix, has reached a pivotal milestone with the achievement of its remotoriz...
Northrop Grumman to supply IR countermeasure LAIRCM Generation 3 Pods for USAF KC-35 Stratotankers
The U.S. Department of Defense on January 10 announced that Northrop Grumman Systems was awarded a $16,497,388 firm-fixed-price delivery order for ...
Germany to export 150 Iris-T air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia
As reported by the Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) on January 10, 2024, the German government has approved the export of 150 Iris-T air-to-air missil...
KF-21 fighter jet goes into production for South Korean Air Force
South Korea is on the brink of a significant advancement in its defense capabilities with the initiation of production of the KF-21, an indigenous ...
Indonesian Air Force strengthens air capabilities with French Rafale fighter jets
On January 8, 2024, Indonesia finalized a major agreement for the acquisition of 42 Rafale fighter jets from the French manufacturer Dassault Aviat...
French Special Forces to receive 8 additional NH90-FS helicopters
According to a report by Laurent Lagneau in Opex360, the French Ministry of Defense has formally placed an order for eight more NH-90 helicopters d...
GA-ASI demonstrates combat operational readiness for vendor-agnostic autonomy architecture for UCAV platforms
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) demonstrated its rapidly maturing open standards-based autonomy ecosystem for Unmanned Combat A...
Mali receives 5 Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones for counterterrorism
According to Clash Report on January 4, 2024, Mali recently received a shipment of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs). T...
Policy shift: Germany ends embargo on delivery of 48 additional Eurofighters to Saudi Arabia
Germany has reversed its stance and will now allow the delivery of 48 additional Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Saudi Arabia. This policy shift is a r...
Delivery of six Danish F-16s promised to Ukraine delayed by several months
The training of the initial six Ukrainian pilots, following their completion of English language courses, will keep on in the Danish airspace. It i...
Russia suspected of planning to arm Kh-32 cruise missiles with cluster munitions
The Ukrainian National Resistance Center claims to have discovered documents showing that the Russian Ministry of Defense plans to equip Kh-32 crui...
Taiwan boosts Taiwan Strait surveillance with Tengyun II UAV flying over 20 hours
According to the Liberty Times on December 24, 2023, the Taiwanese National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology has been actively involv...
Belgium to send two F-16B two-seater fighter jets to Denmark for Ukrainian pilots and ground personnel training
Belgium is set to dispatch two F-16B two-seater aircraft to Denmark between March and September 2024. Their mission is to actively participate in t...
Taiwan Air Force to spend US$328 Mn on Mirage 2000-5 engine spare parts
The Mirage 2000-5, a French-made fighter aircraft, has been a cornerstone of the Taiwan Air Force's fleet since its acquisition in the 1990s. Despi...
GA-ASI General Atomics completes first lifetime for full-scale fatigues test on MQ-9B drone
On Dec. 5, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed a major milestone with the full-scale fatigue testing of an MQ-9B Re...
