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On the night of 12-13 October 2024, a Tu-134 aircraft belonging to the 117th Military Transport Aviation Regiment of the armed forces of the aggressor state burned down in Russia.
Brazilian airline Embraer has delivered the first C-390 Millennium multipurpose transport aircraft to the Hungarian Air Force.
The US Air Force has signed a contract with the private company Tactical Air Support to train F-35 fighter pilots.
Azerbaijan receives first Sino-Pakistani JF-17C fighters
The Dutch Air Force will hold a farewell ceremony for its last F-16 fighter jets before fully transitioning to a new generation of aircraft, the country's Defence Ministry has announced.
The Japanese Ministry of Defence reported that an Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft of the Russian Navy violated the country's airspace three times.
Japan's Ministry of Defence has requested 292 million for fiscal year 2025 to implement plans to develop an electronic warfare aircraft for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Forces.
Ukraine received six Ka-32 helicopters from Portugal, which it had purchased from Russia in 2006. Moscow said that it had not agreed to the delivery to a third country.
The Latvian Air Force said that as many as six Russian aircraft with their transponders switched off were spotted over the Baltic Sea between 20 and 21 September.
The US Marine Corps has reopened the Camp Davis airfield, which was closed to aircraft in 1946.
The Russian military used another tactic to at least somehow protect its aviation by covering its military aircraft with tyres.
France will upgrade some of the Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets destined for Ukraine to enable them to hit ground targets.
The Defense News publication, citing budget documents, noted that Italy plans to order 25 more F-35 fighter jets and spend €7 billion on them.
This was disclosed by the Danish Defence Minister. For security reasons, the number of aircraft is not disclosed. It is only known that the planes will be handed over by the end of 2024. By the way, Denmark handed over the first batch of aircraft to Ukraine in August this year. In total, the country's government promised to send 19 US fighter jets to Ukraine.
On Friday, 14 September, the US State Department approved the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Romania for $7.2 billion
