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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 They have been replaced by locally produced propulsion systems.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.
Members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to train American Stryker armoured personnel carriers. The video of the training was published by the deputy committee of the Verkhovna Rada on national security, defence and intelligence, Yuriy Mysyagin.
The US Air Force has requested funds from Congress to purchase 72 fighter jets. This is the first time in modern history that this has happened, but not for the last time.
The US Department of Defence wants to upgrade the engines in all fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters. However, the issue has not yet been discussed with partners.
The US Navy is preparing for a surge in production of AGM-158C LRASM anti-ship missiles and Tomahawk cruise missiles. This was announced by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at the Sea Air Space 2023 conference.
