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The Russian company has signed agreements to purchase US and German equipment worth RUB 720 million to expand its production of radar receivers.
French Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets have demonstrated their effectiveness in the fight against Shahed kamikaze drones. During a patrol in the Yemeni region, they destroyed about ten drones.
Seven American Black Hawk helicopters, which Afghan pilots fled to Uzbekistan in 2021, have been officially transferred to the United States. This was reported by diplomatic sources.
A Mirage-2000 aircraft crashed near the city of Karela, India, during a routine training flight.
On 4 February 2025, two F-35 aircraft of the Royal Norwegian Air Force took off to intercept two Russian TU-95 Bear H bombers (NATO codification), which, accompanied by two Flanker-Ds (i.e. Su-33s), flew near NATO airspace in the Far North.
The head of Syria's transitional government, Ahmed al-Sharaa, plans to discuss with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the deployment of military air bases in the country to replace the Russian ones.
Azerbaijani experts have recovered a fragment of a Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile from the downed Embraer ERJ-190 aircraft flying from Baku to Grozny.
The Malaysian Air Force expects to significantly strengthen its fleet with the purchase of 30 F/A-18C/D fighters from Kuwait, which is gradually replacing them with the Eurofighter Typhoon.
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has retired five C-130H Hercules military transport aircraft after six decades of service.
The '23 March Movement' rebels seized a Su-25 attack aircraft, armoured vehicles and artillery, including a Ukrainian Bastion multiple rocket launcher system.
US Air Force F-16 fighters will now use laser-guided APKWS II missiles to destroy Houthi drones.
An F-35A fighter jet of the US Air Force crashed while landing at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.
General Electric and Pratt & Whitney Engines have received modifications to their Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) contracts, raising the maximum amount for the prototype phase to $3.5 billion per unit. This is three times the original limit of $975 million set for 2022.
Turkey and Pakistan have announced the establishment of a joint aircraft factory to produce fifth-generation KAAN fighters. This was reported by Army Recognition with reference to the Turkish Minister of Defence.
Lockheed Martin has signed an $8.7 million contract to upgrade F-16 fighter jets in service with the Republic of Singapore Air Force. The agreement provides for the supply of additional spare parts to ensure that the F-16 fleet meets modern warfare requirements.
