India’s Tejas is out as PAF shortlists F-16 and Gripen in fighter jet tender
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has shortlisted the Lockheed Martin F-16 and the Saab JAS-39 Gripen in its…
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South Korea’s KF-21 fighter jet conducts ground tests ahead of first flight
A KF-21 fighter prototype was spotted undergoing ground tests at Korea Aerospace Industries’ facility near Sacheon airport, South…
India conducts maiden flight of stealth drone technology demonstrator
The Indian Air Force’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted the maiden flight of a flying…
US Army buys Penguin drone, Bayraktar TB2’s Latvian lookalike
Edge Autonomy announced a deal with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to produce an unspecified amount of…
European Commission mulls development of new medium tactical airlifter
The European Commission has launched a call for tenders to study the feasibility of “the possible development of…
New F-35 customer: Greece sends request for 20 stealth jets
Greece sent a letter of request (LoR) to purchase Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jets, the…
Sweden places order for two Saab surveillance aircraft
Sweden and Saab signed a US$708 million deal for two GlobalEye surveillance aircraft on June 30, 2022, the day…
South Korea to order 20 additional F-35 fighter jets
South Korea’s state defense procurement committee has approved the acquisition of an additional 20 Lockheed Martin F-35A lightning…
US Army, Sikorsky sign $2.3B deal for H-60M Black Hawk helicopters
The United States government and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky Helicopters have signed a five-year contract worth $2.3 billion for…
Ukraine to be given three Bayraktars following crowdfunding campaign
Turkish company Baykar said it will donate three Bayraktar TB2 combat drones to the Ukrainian Armed Forces following…
UK cancels Mosquito Loyal Wingman project
The UK Ministry of Defense announced the cancelation of Project Mosquito, a program to develop an advanced combat…
France retires Mirage 2000C fighter jets
The French Air and Space Force has bid farewell to the Dassault Mirage 2000C fighter jet. The type…
Cyprus places order for six Airbus H145M helicopters
The National Guard of Cyprus will expand its fleet by adding six Airbus H145M multi-role light military helicopters. The…
German Air Force receives first Airbus A321LR
The German Air Force took delivery of the first of two Airbus A321LR troop transport aircraft from Lufthansa…
Spain to replace F-18 with latest generation Eurofighters
Spain has placed an order for 20 latest generation Eurofighter jets to replace the older fleet of F-18…
Czech Republic mulls order of 24 F-35A fighters
The Czech Ministry of Defense is considering the replacement of the 14 JAS-39 Gripen C/D fighters currently on…
Germany’s first Chinook CH-47F heavy-lift helicopters could arrive from 2026
Germany’s first Chinook CH-47F heavy-lift helicopters could be delivered as soon as 2026, according to executives from Boeing. The…
Lockheed Martin “sprinting” to finalize German F-35 contract
Lockheed Martin is working at top speed to finalize a deal for F-35 Lightning II fighters for Germany,…