Defense News Aerospace 2024
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...
South Korea's KAI KF-21 Boromae stealth fighter to enter mass production in 2024
According to Newsis on December 21, 2023, South Korea's Ministry of National Defense recently announced an increase in its defense budget for the y...
RTX Raytheon to deliver more than 1500 StormBreaker smart weapons to US Air Force
The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon, an RTX business, a $400 million contract to produce and deliver more than 1,500 StormBreaker air-launched, pre...
South Korea seeking to secure previously signed arms deals with Poland
According to a report by Mi-Sun Kang in The Korea Economic Daily, South Korea is currently engaged in discussions with Poland to ensure the fulfill...
South Korean Air Force to receive 20 additional Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIs
On December 27, 2023, the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) confirmed a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) signed with the United States government for t...
Turkish new stealth drone Anka-3 performs maiden flight
On December 28, 2023, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the successful maiden flight of the Anka-3, a flying-wing unmanned aerial ve...
China claims new groundbreaking and unparalleled EW weapon design
In a significant technological advancement, a group of Chinese scientists has recently unveiled a groundbreaking electronic warfare weapon that has...
Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle embarks on 7th mission with SpaceX Falcon heavy rocket
The Boeing-built X-37B autonomous spaceplane launched on December 28 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, marking the beginning of its seventh miss...