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A few days ago, a NATO exercise involving fifth generation F-35 Lightning II fighters and Soviet MiG-29 aircraft was held in Poland. The event had very interesting results.
The F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter will not undergo a Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) upgrade in 2023. The upgrade of the aircraft had to be postponed.
Two US Army helicopters collided in Kentucky. The accident occurred overnight during a training flight.
The US Department of Defense has signed a contract with Northrop Grumman to manufacture and deliver 48 active phased array radars. They will be installed on the fourth generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters.
The Red Flag exercise was held in Nevada this month. The exercise saw the first-ever participation of F-35I Adir fifth-generation fighter jets.
The 1st Fighter Air Regiment celebrates a historic milestone. The 71st Fighter Squadron has received two fifth-generation F-22 Raptor aircraft.
We have repeatedly written that the US has handed over Stryker infantry fighting vehicles and Cougar armoured vehicles to Ukraine. This has now been confirmed by Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov.
The Ministry of Defence is once again experiencing problems with its fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters. Less than a third of the planes are fully combat-ready.
Lockheed Martin will support the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jets that have been delivered to the UK. The announcement has been published on the US Department of Defense website.
The US company Raytheon has begun production of the Patriot PAC-3+ surface-to-air missile system for the Swiss army. Deliveries will take nearly 10 years.
The SSN Duguay-Trouin, the latest nuclear-powered submarine, has entered the final testing phase. It will be handed over to the military in the summer of 2023.
The US Department of Defense intends to significantly increase the production of high-precision GMLRS rounds, which are used by the M142 HIMARS and M270 MLRS missile systems. This was announced by Pentagon deputy chief Gabe Camarillo.
Airbus was able to successfully test the Auto'Mate technology, which enables the implementation of unmanned aerial refuelling. The company conducted two tests, which lasted a total of 12 hours.
The United States will increase production of fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters and upgraded F-15EX Eagle II jets. This was announced by Frank Kendall, secretary of the U.S. Air Force.
The US Navy has signed contracts with Raytheon and Lockheed Martin to develop and build prototypes of a new hypersonic anti-ship missile. It will be developed as part of the Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO) programme.
