News, reviews, articles on the topic Armament
Draken International, a private company, will not be able to purchase a batch of F-16s. The Dutch government has cancelled the deal. This is reported by analysts at Oryxspioenkop.
The US Department of Defense has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to produce the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). The deal has already been officially announced on the Pentagon's website.
A fourth-generation F/A-18 Hornet fighter belonging to the Spanish Air Force crashed at Zaragoza Air Base. The crash was captured on video.
The US Air Force has announced that it is ready to resume flights of B-2 Spirit nuclear bombers. The first strategic aircraft will take to the skies as early as next week.
German giant Rheinmetall will start supplying the Ukrainian Armed Forces with 35 mm ammunition for Gepard self-propelled air defence systems in the second half of 2023. This was announced by the company's sales director at the FEINDEF 2023 exhibition in Spain.
The Ukrainian Air Force will still receive fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters. But they will not be used for the coming counter-offensive, as deliveries will take some time. And let's not forget the need to train pilots.
Several countries have expressed willingness to train Ukrainian Air Force pilots on F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters. The key to this issue was the US decision, and it was accepted.
US defence company Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to produce the AGM-158B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM). The deal was announced on the official website of the US Department of Defence.
The US Air Force plans to sign a contract next year for full-scale production of a sixth-generation fighter. The aircraft is being developed as part of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) project as a replacement for the world's first fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighter.
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has ordered PULS multiple rocket launchers from the Israeli company Elbit Systems.
The United States has no plans to transfer the fourth generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters to the Ukrainian Air Force. However, they would not mind if European countries send their planes to Ukraine.
At least one Russian aircraft has been added to the list of targets hit by the MIM-104 Patriot air defence system. This was reported by CNN.
The Romanian army will have more than 50 American M1 Abrams tanks in service in the coming years. The Defense, Public Order and National Security Commission has approved the purchase of the combat vehicles from General Dynamics.
Ukrainian Air Force pilots can complete F-16 training much faster than previously thought. Two pilots took the F-16 simulator test earlier this year.
Norway continues to help Ukraine and is now preparing a new military aid package for the AFU.
