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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.
The Indian Cabinet Committee on Security has given the green light to continue development of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft under the AMCA programme.
The US Air Force plans to retire 250 combat aircraft in 2025 as part of preparations for future procurement.
The information was shared by the US Department of Defence. The contract is worth $455 million. For this money Nigeria will receive 12 helicopters with the necessary equipment. Bell plans to produce AN-1Z Viper until 2028. After that, deliveries of helicopters will begin.
This was announced by the State Secretary of the Polish Ministry of National Defence, Paweł Bejda, on Twitter. He also published photos and video of the aircraft landing.
