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In August last year it became known that Norway was planning to transfer F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters to Ukarine. Now there is information about how many aircraft it will be and when they will arrive.
This was announced by the representative of the US Department of State, Metthew Miller. We are talking about 2 billion, which will be allocated under the Foreign Military Financing programme. This money will be used to strengthen NATO's eastern flank.
The CEO of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), Mehmet Demiroglu, said that they plan to produce about 300 KAAN 5th generation fighters.
Ukrainian companies continue to supply aircraft engines for Turkish attack helicopters and drones.
The Republic of Poland will consider transferring at least one additional MiG-29 squadron to Ukraine.
Taiwan's Ministry of Defence said on Friday, 6 July, that it had detected 36 Chinese military aircraft around the island in the previous 24 hours.
It is about 24 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft in Tranche 4 and Tranche 5 versions, which will replace older versions of the aircraft in two squadrons. Unfortunately, the amount of the contract and the terms of its realisation have not been disclosed yet. By the way, Italy currently has 94 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters in service: 80 in the single-seat version and 14 in the combat trainer version.
In 1974, tests of the General Dynamics YF-16 prototype on a runway led to the accidental first flight of the fighter jet. This prototype later became the world-famous F-16 Fighting Falcon.
The information was shared by the Boeing company. This is about the first CH-47F Chinook helicopter, which was modernised to Block II version. In total, the US Army plans to upgrade 465 helicopters. The CH-47F Chinook Block II received a modern navigation and control system, increased range, as well as updated parts.
On 30 June, the Austrian Ministry of Defence signed a contract for the purchase of 20 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters manufactured by Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a fourth-generation multirole fighter aircraft developed by the American company General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin). The aircraft first took to the air in 1974 and has since become one of the most common and successful fighters in the world.
The information was shared by the company Aero Vodochody, which is engaged in the production of the aircraft. By the way, the Czech manufacturer is modernising a total of two aircraft for the Bulgarian Army. The first L-39 Albatros underwent a major overhaul and received updated onboard equipment.
Several dozen Su-34 fighter-bombers, which carry out strikes against Ukraine, are parked in the open, unprotected 200 km from Ukraine in the Voronezh region at the Malshevo airbase, and Ukraine cannot hit them.
The information was shared by the manufacturer. This is the second aircraft. The first aircraft was handed over to Portugal in 2022, and the country is to receive a total of five KC-390 Millennium. They will replace the American C-130 Hercules aircraft.
NATO has received its eighth A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft, which touched down at Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands.
