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The Czech Ministry of Defence shared the information on its Twitter page. We are talking about two helicopters with flight numbers 0493 and 0494. The helicopters were delivered to the Czech Republic by a C-17A transport aircraft of the US Air Force.
The information was shared by Dassault Aviation. We are talking about a contract for 18 aircraft. Thus, Indonesia will soon have 42 French fighters in service. Indonesia ordered the first batch of Rafale aircraft in 2022 and the second batch in 2023.
In 2024, Russia plans to start mass production of new Drill glide bombs with cluster munitions. This information is reported by Reuters with reference to the TASS news agency, which, in turn, cites a representative of the Rostec defence conglomerate. This bomb is capable of planning to approach a target at a greater distance than a conventional bomb and opening over it "at the appropriate time" to launch cluster submunitions.
This was reported by the Defence Acquisition Programmes Authority (DAPA). The contract for the purchase of additional aircraft was signed in December. We are talking about 25 fighter jets worth $5.06 billion. By the way, now in service with South Korea there are 40 aircraft F-35 Lightning II. The Korean Army received them between 2019 and 2022.
The Ugandan People's Defence Forces (UPDF) have confirmed the crash of a helicopter in Nyamisigiri village, Kabarole District. The crash killed all crew members and a civilian whose house was damaged. The crew, who were involved in the fight against ADF terrorists, were killed. Local authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash.
The Russian army has lost three Su-34 fighter jets at once. This was reported by the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk.
A Taiwanese CH-47SD Chinook pilot tried to escape to China with a US helicopter. He would have received a reward for ferrying the aircraft.
The US Navy is developing a sixth-generation fighter aircraft in parallel with the US Air Force. The aircraft project for the US Navy will receive $1bn in funding.
Belgium ordered fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets in 2018. Nearly six years later, Lockheed Martin unveiled the first aircraft.
An eagle caused nearly $100 million worth of damage to the Republic of Korea Air Force. The bird collided with an F-35 Lightning II. The fifth-generation fighter will be decommissioned.
The Czech initiative Darek pro Putina announced a fundraiser for a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for the General Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine.
US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has decided to talk about the secret Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) X-Plane project. It began several years before the development of the sixth-generation fighter.
Turkey's purchase of European Eurofighter Typhoon fighters is unlikely. This is reported by Bloomberg.
Boeing plans to deliver six F-15 EX Eagle II fighters to the US Air Force by the end of the first quarter. The company is also preparing to increase production of the aircraft in case of demand from foreign customers.
The US Air Force has no intention of losing combat readiness, so it is ready for a multi-million dollar investment. As part of this effort, Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a contract to maintain the TF33 engines.
