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The UK has ordered a new batch of Carl Gustaf M4 hand grenade launchers. This was announced by the UK Ministry of Defence.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) intends to increase production of Tejas Mk-1A fighters by half. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) intends to increase the production of Tejas Mk-1A fighters by a factor of one and a half. HAL now has three production lines where the Indian aircraft will be manufactured.
US F-22 Raptor fifth-generation fighter jets arrived in Poland this week. On 6 April, they began carrying out deterrence operations.
The U.S. Air Force plans to significantly increase investment in the production of AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). This was announced by Lieutenant General Richard G. Moore Jr. who serves as Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs for the US Air Force.
The Carpathian Vipers detachment of the Romanian Air Force intercepted two Russian fighters. The official statement was published on the Romanian Air Force Facebook page.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces have received British AS-90 artillery units. The Armed Forces have shown self-propelled howitzers on video for the first time.
The Chinese military simulated strikes on Taiwan. This happened today, 9 April, during an exercise being held around the island.
India has completed the design of its own fifth-generation fighter jet. This information hints that the country may refuse to buy American F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
The Philippines ordered T129 ATAK attack helicopters from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in 2018. Five years later, the island nation plans to place an additional order.
In late 2022, Bell won a tender to produce the V-280 Valor convertible aircraft to replace the Black Hawk and Apache. Sikorsky (a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin) and Boeing disagreed with the US Army's decision and decided to challenge it, but it did not work out.
The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) will be able to get a closer look at the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jets in the summer of 2023. Ingo Gerhartz, head of service, traveled to the US to strengthen cooperation with the Air National Guard.
China's Xi'an Y20B transport aircraft have been stripped of their Russian engines. They have been replaced by locally produced propulsion systems.
Northrop Grumman continues to work on a replacement for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. It will appear at the beginning of the next decade, will be called Sentinel and will last until the 2070s. Meanwhile, the US Air Force is waiting for applications to develop the Next Generation Reentry Vehicle (NGRV).
In January 2022, the J-20 Mighty Dragon fighter jet was first seen with the next-generation WS-15 engine. More than a year later, China is preparing to begin mass production of the propulsion systems.
The US Navy sent the submarine USS Florida (SSGN-728) to the Middle East this week. The Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarine arrived in the region on 6 April and began sailing through the Suez Canal.
