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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.
The Finnish company Patria will build a plant in Nokia to assemble and maintain F-35 Block 4 fighters.
Albania has opened a refurbished Soviet-era airbase to service NATO aircraft amid growing pressure from Russia.
The Royal Thai Air Force is considering the purchase of 12-14 new fighters, but it is not yet known which one, either the F-16 Block 70 or the JAS 39 Gripen.
Boeing is considering buying out Spirit AeroSystems, a key supplier of components for its aircraft.
Ukraine received two Mi-171E helicopters from Argentina, which it had previously purchased from Russia.
The information was shared by the Straits Times. We are talking about 8 aircraft in the F-35A modification. Earlier, Singapore announced the purchase of a batch of short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft F-35B. The first deliveries of F-35A will begin in 2030. As for the F-35Bs, they will begin to be delivered to Singapore in 2026. The fifth-generation fighters will replace the Singapore Air Force's F-16s.
The US Army National Guard has temporarily suspended the use of AH-64D Apache attack helicopters after two consecutive crashes.
The Dassault Rafale is a fourth-generation French multirole fighter aircraft. It is capable of supersonic cruising speed. The aircraft made its first flight in 1986. Since 2000, it began to be operated by the French Air Force and Navy. The Dassault Rafale is now also in service with Croatia, Egypt, India and Greece.
