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The Pentagon has decided not to develop an engine with an adaptive cycle for the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter. The new propulsion system will be reserved for the sixth-generation aircraft. Instead, Pratt & Whitney will upgrade the F135 engine.
The draft US Air Force budget calls for an increase in purchases of F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets. The service has decided to buy more of the upgraded aircraft than had been planned just a few days ago.
The Polish government recently said that it was ready to transfer Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. Information has now emerged about the approximate delivery date.
The US Air Force's fiscal year 2024 budget stockpile includes plans to decommission more than 300 aircraft, helicopters and drones. We have already written about the A-10 Thunderbolt II, B-1B Lancer, F-15 Eagle, MQ-9 Reaper Block 1 and F-22 Raptor. But the service doesn't want to stop there.
According to Turkish Defence Turk, Turkey has started building a second Ada corvette for the Ukrainian Navy.
The UK is looking to buy advanced 155mm Archer self-propelled artillery units from BAE Systems.
After several weeks of training, the Ukrainian military completes a training programme on Leopard 2 tanks in Germany.
The US Air Force continues to develop an advanced nuclear-powered cruise missile under the Long-Range Stand-Off (LRSO) programme. The service has requested $911 million for fiscal year 2024 to develop the project.
The FY2024 budget proposal includes a $4.8bn funding increase for 20 programmes to transform the US Air Force. This list includes Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) and Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) projects.
The United States Air Force has not decommissioned the B-1B Lancer strategic bomber for several years. But that will change in fiscal year 2024.
Over the weekend, we wrote that the US Department of Defense will ask Congress for $4.311 billion for missile purchases in fiscal year 2024. Today, more detailed information has emerged, according to which the Pentagon wants to spend almost twice as much.
The United States Air Force will go beyond the A-10 Thunderbolt II and retire several dozen F-15 Eagle fighters. They will be replaced by newer aircraft.
In fiscal year 2024, the US Air Force will give up a lot more than just aircraft. Drones could also go under the knife.
In the 1980s, Switzerland acquired Rapier surface-to-air missiles. After almost 50 years, it was decided to dispose of them.
The United States intends to increase the pace of decommissioning Fairchild-Republic's legendary A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft. The fiscal year 2024 budget calls for the retirement of more than 40 aircraft.
