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Indian media reported on the "first test" of the long-range Gaurav glide bomb, which successfully hit a target at a training ground in Odisha, southeastern India.
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is offering its FA-50 light combat aircraft to Bulgaria as an optimal solution for replacing its outdated aircraft.
The H225M Caracal (formerly known as the Eurocopter EC725 Caracal) is a multirole military transport helicopter developed by Airbus Helicopters. The H225M is designed for a variety of missions, including tactical troop transport, search and rescue, medical evacuation and maritime patrol.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Ukrainian Air Force, the Ukrainian Air Force released the first official video demonstrating the launch of Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles from a Su-24 aircraft.
Two Katyusha missiles were fired at the Al Asad airbase in western Iraq. At least five US servicemen were killed and one was seriously injured.
Poland will gain the competence to independently maintain and repair US AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
Space reconnaissance data shows that a Su-34 fighter-bomber was destroyed as a result of the attack on the Morozovsk military airfield in Rostov Region on 3 August 2024.
On Saturday, 3 August, NATO fighter jets intercepted two Russian Su-30 aircraft near Latvian airspace over the Baltic Sea.
Ukraine's new F-16 fighter jets have been fitted with the latest Hensoldt AAR-60(V)2 missile warning systems (MWS).
The president has published a video of the planes in honour of the 20th anniversary of the Ukrainian Air Force. Zelensky did not tell how many F-16s Ukraine received, but according to Western media, it is 6 aircraft. By the end of the year Ukraine will receive another. 14 fighters. The rest of the planes should arrive in Ukraine in 2025. In total, there will be about 80 units.
The US Department of Defence's Office of Military Cooperation has approved the sale of AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Slovakia.
On 31 July, it became known that Ukraine had received the first batch of F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters. Now there is also information about the number of aircraft.
The information was shared by the American edition of Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources. The report says that the deadline for deliveries was scheduled for the end of this month and the partners kept their word. Unfortunately, the number of aircraft has not been disclosed yet. It is only known that there are definitely not a lot of them. Most likely, the first planes arrived in Ukraine from Denmark. In total, the AFU will receive about 80 F-16s. By the way, it recently became known that Ukrainian F-16s will use modern weaponry.
The Wall Street Journal has found out information about the armament of Ukrainian F-16 fighter jets, which will soon be available to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The manufacturer told about it on its official website. The contract for the delivery of the aircraft was signed in 2022. In total, England will receive three aircraft: one in transport modification and two for long-range patrols.
