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The People's Liberation Army of China has received an additional batch of fourth-generation J-16 fighter jets. They will be used to patrol territory near Taiwan.
The US Department of Defence does not know where hundreds of thousands of parts for the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jet are. This was announced by the Government Accountability Office.
The US Air Force is sending four B-1B Lancer strategic bombers to Europe. Two planes have already arrived in the UK.
The US Air Force used F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack aircraft during an exercise in Alaska. The event is called Northern Eagle 2023.
The Republic of Korea's air force could lose one F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jet. The aircraft collided with a bird during one of its flights and is now facing costly repairs.
The Chinese military ran a computer simulation of a battle against the US Navy. The simulation showed that the Chinese People's Liberation Army is capable of destroying the aircraft carrier strike group USS Gerald R. Ford.
Turkish companies Roketsan and PAVO Group tested the METE mini-missile. As part of the test, the munition was launched from a Gök Alp unmanned aerial vehicle.
Ukraine's ambassador to Germany, Oleksiy Makeyev, posted on Twitter a video and a photo of Leopard 1A5 tanks, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces will soon receive.
At the end of January, the US announced that it planned to transfer Abrams tanks to Ukraine. And now, nearly five months later, a training programme for Ukrainian crews is about to start.
Today we wrote that the B-2 Spirit nuclear-powered bombers are returning to the skies after a pause of nearly six months. The B-2 Spirit is returning to the skies after a break of nearly a year.
The US Air Force intends to learn from its own mistakes when developing the sixth generation fighter. It will be created as part of the Next Generation Air Dominance programme and will be the replacement for the F-22 Raptor, the world's first fifth-generation fighter.
The US Air Force last week opened a multi-billion-dollar competition for full-scale production of a sixth-generation fighter jet. The service will choose just one company to design the aircraft.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been using IRIS-T SLM medium-range surface-to-air missile systems since last autumn. They will soon be joined by IRIS-T SLS.
The Turkish Air Force has no plans to give up its third-generation F-4 Phantom II fighters. The aircraft, soon to be 50 years old, recently took part in the Anatilian Eagle exercise.
Global Strike Command has officially resumed flights of the B-2 Spirit strategic bombers. The aircraft, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, have not been seen in the sky since late 2022.
