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The information was shared by Belgian Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder on Twitter. We are talking about a 25-pack of 100m euros. The money will be used to maintain the fleet of Ukrainian F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters.
Argentina will receive a loan from the United States to partially pay for 24 Danish F-16 fighters, which will cost $300 million.
The information was shared by the publication War Zone. Japan is looking for replacements for 40 Kawasaki T-4 trainer aircraft. The Boeing T-7 A Red Hawk is the favourite so far, but the Japan Air Self-Defence Force is also considering the Italian Leonaro M-346 Master and several local designs.
For the third time in recent months, the US Army's main attack helicopter, the Apache AH-64E, has crashed at a military base in Washington State.
The Air Force of the Republic of Korea will upgrade the radar systems of F-15K Eagle aircraft and increase their range.
The Argentine government is close to signing a contract for the purchase of used F-16 fighter jets from Denmark.
Panasonic Avionics has announced the launch of its advanced Astrova inflight entertainment system on commercial flights. According to the manufacturer, these systems promise to provide passengers with a high-quality image thanks to built-in OLED TVs.
The information was shared by the Czech Armed Forces on their Twitter page. We are talking about two aircraft. Earlier the Czech Republic received 4 helicopters. By the way, the UH-1Y Venom will replace the Soviet Mi-17/171, which the Czech Republic gave to Ukraine as military aid.
The XB-1 supersonic aircraft prototype makes its historic maiden flight from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California.
We are talking about two aircrafts with flight numbers 3365 and 3366. The information was shared by Denikn. By the way, this is the third and last batch of the promised helicopters. The Czech Republic handed over the first Mi-24s to Ukraine in 2022, and the second batch arrived in 2023.
Fraudsters are using photos of QR codes of boarding passes as a new tool to break through security gates at airports.
The information was shared by Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren. It is about a package worth 350 million euros. Of these, 150 million euros will be used to purchase ammunition for the fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets, which are due to arrive in Ukraine in late spring or early summer. Unfortunately, the minister did not say what kind of ammunition we are talking about.
The US Air Force has cancelled its already problematic plan to integrate high-energy laser weapons into the AC-130J Ghostrider helicopter.
According to the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, since the beginning of 2024, Russian combat aircraft have dropped more than 3,500 bombs, which is 16 times more than in the same period last year.
South Korea's Korea Aerospace Industries has set a goal of covering at least 50% of the global single-seat light combat aircraft market with its upcoming F-50 development.
