Defense News Aerospace 2024
GCAP partners reveal new fighter jet design at Farnborough Airshow
On July 22, 2024, the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) partners (UK, Italy, and Japan) presented a new concept model of their next-generation com...
Lockheed Martin Delivers First F-35 with TR-3 Technology to U.S. Air Force
The U.S. State Department announced the arrival of the very first F-35 equipped with the latest Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) software, from Fort Wor...
Italy Eyes Airbus A330 MRTT for New Tanker Aircraft Ending Decade-Long Boeing Partnership
According to an article published by Defense News on July 12, 2024, Italy might soon launch a tender for the acquisition of new tanker aircraft aft...
UK sees first ever flights of Transwing UAS
On July 19, 2024, Overwatch Group and PteroDynamics announced the successful completion of the first UK flights of the Transwing unmanned aerial sy...
Paraguay Purchases Six Brazilian A-29 Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft
According to a publication from the X Account SA Defensa on July 20, 2024, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has officially signed an agreement fo...
B-2 Spirit is Evolving with Agility and Innovation
The B-2 Spirit, which revolutionized stealth technology and strategic deterrence 35 years ago with its first flight on July 17, 1989, continues to ...
Primoco One 150 UAV Nears NATO STANAG Certification for Export
Czech drone manufacturer, Primoco UAV, has made significant progress towards achieving certification under the internationally applicable NATO STAN...
Skyfront Unveils Perimeter 8+ WC Drone Using Water-Cooled Engine for Extreme Desert Operations
On July 18, 2024, Skyfront, a pioneer in hybrid drone technologies, unveiled the Skyfront Perimeter 8+ WC, an innovative variant of its renowned Pe...
Turkish company Havelsan to attend Farnborough Airshow after training over 8,600 pilots with its simulators
Havelsan will participate in the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, which is scheduled to take place from July 22-26 in Farnborough, United Ki...
Lockheed Martin Delivers First C-130J-30 Super Hercules with Aerial Spray Mission to USAF
On July 17, 2024, Lockheed Martin announced the delivery of the first of eight C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters destined for the Youngs...
Hanwha Aerospace to unveil KF-21 Boromae's engine in first public display at Farnborough Airshow
Hanwha Aerospace is preparing to participate in the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow, presenting a variety of advanced aerospace solutions, i...
British Royal Air Force Conducts Major Exercise in Australia
Exercise Pitch Black, which began on July 12, 2024, and will continue until August 2, 2024, is held every two years. This year marks the largest ed...
Türkiye Eyes 40 Eurofighter Multirole Combat Aircraft to Boost Air Power Capabilities
According to Bloomberg, Türkiye is on the verge of concluding a deal with the Eurofighter consortium to acquire 40 Typhoon fighter jets. This strat...
Netherlands Announces Upcoming Arrival of F-16s for Ukraine
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans has announced that F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands will soon arrive in Ukraine. He shared this infor...
Embraer and TAI Sign MoU for Maintenance of C-390 Millennium and ERJ 135/ERJ 145 Transport Aircraft
On April 2, 2024, Thai Aviation Industries Co., Ltd (TAI) and Embraer Defense & Security signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at streng...
Romania Expected to Sign for 32 F-35A Fighter Jets by This Fall
Romania is set to acquire advanced F-35 fighter jets from the United States. Defense Minister Angel Tilvar announced on July 16, 2024, plans to sig...
Australian F/A-18 Super Hornets to Be Equipped with US Supplied Hypersonic HACM Missiles
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will equip its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets with Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missiles (HACM) provided by the...
Renewing Air Superiority: US Adopts Collaborative Combat Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force is transforming its strategy to maintain air superiority by incorporating Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), a significant dep...
Greece Could Deliver 32 F-16s Aircraft Fighter to Ukraine
According to an article by Al Jazeera published on July 16, 2024, Greece plans to send 32 F-16s to Ukraine. These planes are scheduled to be decomm...
Raytheon Awarded Contract for AMRAAM Missile Development Lab Management and Maintenance
On July 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense has announced the awarding of a $14,455,937 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to Ra...