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The Ukrainian Air Force will soon receive 65 F-16s, but their use will be limited by many factors. However, to gain a real air superiority over the Russians, Ukrainian pilots need to attack Russian air force bases.
The information was shared by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. The aircraft was presented on 26 June. Azerbaijan signed a contract with Italian company Leonardo for the purchase of C-27J Spartan aircraft in 2023. The exact number of aircraft is not disclosed, but if rumours are to be believed, it is about two planes.
The information was shared by the Ministry of Defence. We are talking about two aircraft with numbers NA 010 and NA 011. The contract for the delivery of helicopters was signed in 2023. In total, Nigeria is to receive three UH-1H Huey helicopters, as well as additional equipment for them.
Denmark's Defence Minister Trolls Lund Poulsen says his country will stop training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets.
Nigeria announces plans to buy 50 new military aircraft to strengthen its anti-terrorism forces
Russian opposition media outlet ASTRA reported on Wednesday that occupation forces dropped three Soviet bombs this week in regions they temporarily control.
Many US military programmes are being delayed. One of them is the modernisation of the iconic B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers.
The US Air Force is once again facing obstacles in its attempt to reduce its fleet of fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighters. U.S. lawmakers are barring the service from retiring the jets in fiscal 2025.
The US Air Force may get rid of more than a hundred military aircraft next year. This is stated in the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA).
In fiscal year 2025, the Pentagon may purchase nearly 70 fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. This became known from the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA).
The helicopters arrived from Poland. They were delivered to the Philippines with the help of the Ukrainian transport aircraft An-124 Ruslan. The first batch consists of 5 helicopters. In total, the Philippine Army has ordered 32 additional S-70i Black Hawk helicopters. The contract for the delivery of the aircraft was signed in 2022. The S-70i Black Hawk is assembled in Poland at the Sikorsky PZL Mielec plant (a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin).
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this at a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. In total, Denmark will transfer 19 aircraft in the MLU (Mid-Life Update) modification to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. By the way, after the Danish planes, Ukraine is to receive Dutch fighter jets.
On Friday, 14 June, a Russian Su-24 military aircraft flew into Swedish territory east of the southern tip of Gotland.
We are talking about two UH-1Y Venom. Previously, the Czech Republic received six helicopters. The last batch was delivered to the Czech Republic using the C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft. By the way, the UH-1Y Venom will replace the Soviet Mi-17/171, which the Czech Republic gave to Ukraine as military aid.
Brazil has probably started negotiations on the purchase of US fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters. And we are not talking about new, but used aircraft.
