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Lawmakers from the House Armed Services Committee are proposing to increase the fleet of upgraded F-15EX Eagle II fighters. The U.S. Air Force would be able to order an additional batch of aircraft in fiscal year 2025 (FY).
The US Air Force has returned B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers to the Indo-Pacific region. The planes are stationed on the island of Guam.
German concern Rheinmetall is preparing to receive a contract from the German government. The agreement will allow the company to significantly increase ammunition production, including for Ukraine.
The Indian Air Force has adopted the ALS-50 unmanned aerial vehicle. It is a long-range kamikaze drone.
Nellis Air Force Base has awarded Curtiss-Wright funding to supply test equipment as part of the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) upgrade. The project is a critical step in the development of the F-35.
More than two months ago, the Armed Forces showed the AS-90 howitzer on Ukrainian roads for the first time. And now the first video showing the artillery unit in action has surfaced.
The Indonesian Air Force will receive a dozen Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters. The planes will be purchased from Qatar.
The US Department of Defence is simultaneously developing several hypersonic weapons projects. One of them is called (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) and will soon be shut down.
The US Navy has temporarily deployed an Ohio-class nuclear submarine to South Korea. But so far with Tomahawk missiles, not Trident II (D5), which carry nuclear warheads.
The Washington Post wrote that the U.S. blocked the potential sale of HIMARS launchers and GMLRS munitions to Hungary. Now the European country's government has said it rejected the purchase as early as last year.
While Baykar is testing the Bayraktar TB2 with new missiles, the drone's popularity is only growing. Kuwait is in line for Turkish strike drones.
Special operations forces and Ukrainian artillery destroyed a rare Zoo-1 radar station. It was hit with a HIMARS missile system.
UVision USA and Axxeum tested the ability to launch a kamikaze drone from a Bell 412EP helicopter. The demonstration took place as part of Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event 23 at the US Army Proving Ground in Yuma, Arizona.
The German government has decided to give the Ukrainian Armed Forces an additional set of missiles for the Patriot air defence system.
Turgis & Gaillard is preparing to reveal a new drone. The model is called the Aarok.
