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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.
India has purchased 145 A2-level M777 artillery pieces from the US and is now discussing the joint development of extended-range howitzers. They are called the M777ER.
North Korea has again conducted missile tests in the Sea of Japan area. This time the DPRK tested strategic cruise missiles carried by the submarine 8.24 Yongung.
The United States plans to hand over Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to the Greek Armed Forces
At the beginning of March, we wrote that a hypersonic aircraft controlled by artificial intelligence destroyed an F-35 fighter in eight seconds in a virtual battle. A few days later, the AI defeated a professional pilot in a drone battle. Now a neural network has demonstrated that it can design warship systems far more efficiently than a human.
In 2024, the United States may spend more than $300 billion on arms purchases and the development of advanced projects. Bloomberg found out what equipment the Pentagon wants to buy for the US Air Force, Navy and Army.
Four United States Strategic Aircraft have been in Spain since late February 2023. This week, B-52H Stratofortress nuclear bombers have flown several missions in Europe.
The United States regularly maintains a presence in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance the security of allies and effectively deter enemies. This involves aircraft from all over the US, including the (usually) very reliable and very expensive B-2 Spirit. But it was with the nuclear bomber that the most expensive plane crash in history occurred.
We continue to bring you information that Bloomberg has written about after reading internal documents from the United States Department of Defense. Northrop Grumman, like Lockheed Martin, could also receive a large sum, but under a different programme.
We have already written about the US Department of Defence requesting $170bn for munitions and equipment production. Among other things, Lockheed Martin could receive nearly $200 million to produce additional M142 HIMARS high-mobility artillery rocket systems.
A shipment of PAC-3 MSE missiles for the Patriot surface-to-air missile system, which were purchased under the Wisla programme, has arrived in Poland. The shipment was confirmed by Lieutenant Colonel Krzysztof Płatek, secretary of the Armed Forces Agency.
The US Department of Defense has requested $170 billion for ammunition and military development. Of this, more than $4 billion will be used to buy missiles for the Navy, Air Force and U.S. Army.
