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Argentina's air force wants new fighter jets. The South American country is targeting China's JF-17 Thunder and India's HAL Tejas. However, the US is pushing Argentina to buy American aircraft.
The Royal Canadian Air Force wants to upgrade its fleet of aerial refuelling tankers. The Department of National Defence is allocating several billion dollars for this purpose.
The Royal Australian Air Force is set to be reinforced with a new batch of military transport aircraft. The country has its eye on Lockheed Martin's C-130J Super Hercules.
It looks like there is a new buyer for the Leopard 2. Lithuania decided on the German tank, choosing from three options.
NATO forces conducted an exercise involving French Rafale and British Eurofighter Typhoon fighters and US nuclear bombers. The event took place over the Baltic Sea.
Another new product from the Turkish defence industry was announced at IDEF 2023 in Turkey. ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defence unveiled the ULAQ KAMA kamikaze surface drone.
The US Navy has received a special purpose mini-submarine. It is called the Dry Combat Submersible (DCS) and was developed by Lockheed Martin.
The United States of America has unveiled the first ground-launched Tomahawk long-range cruise missile launcher.
An F-15SA Eagle fighter jet of the Royal Saudi Air Force has crashed. The incident occurred on Wednesday during a training exercise.
A few months ago, Turkey unveiled its own fifth-generation fighter jet. It was named KAAN, but before the announcement it was known as TF-X.
A few days ago, the US Department of Defence awarded Boeing a contract to upgrade AH-64D Apache Guardian helicopters. They are intended for Kuwait and Egypt.
The US Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) wants to arm the fifth-generation F-35C Lightning II fighter with a new missile. If it succeeds, the deck aircraft will be able to destroy enemy ships with the AGM-158C LRASM.
Last week, the US announced the dispatch of fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to the Persian Gulf. The aircraft arrived in the Middle East the previous day.
Turkey will modernise its F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters on its own. The domestic project is called ÖZGÜR. The upgrade will bring the American aircraft of the Turkish Air Force to the Block 70/72 level.
Iran's navy and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps this week adopted a new cruise missile. It is called Abu Mahdi and is designed to destroy enemy ships.
