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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.
Turkey's Baykar Technologies has successfully completed another flight test of its Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned fighter jet. This is the first unmanned fighter aircraft developed in Turkey and its development is progressing according to schedule.
A Russian S-400 air defence system has pointed its radar to target an Atlantique 2 French maritime patrol aircraft flying a mission over the Baltic Sea. This was reported by Le Figaro.
Yemeni Houthis from the Ansar Allah group announced a combined drone and missile attack on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the northern Red Sea.
The Greek Air Force has completed the delivery of all 24 Dassault Rafale fighter jets ordered under two contracts.
