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The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have begun taxiing tests of the B-21 Raider. This was reported by a representative of the military service.
A J-11 fighter of the Chinese People's Liberation Army made a dangerous manoeuvre next to a US B-52H Stratofortress bomber. This was reported by the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM).
The USA has finally started flight training of Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 Fighting Falcon. This was announced by a representative of the US Air Force.
Poland has ordered a dozen South Korean FA-50 Fighting Eagle and has already received two-thirds of the light combat aircraft. The next batch was delivered a few days ago.
Fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft have moved to Iceland. The US Air Force has deployed fighter jets to the country for the first time in two years.
The Swedish Ministry of Defence is investing in the modernisation of Gripen C/D fighters. The Ministry of Defence has recently signed a contract with Saab.
The information appeared on the country's government website. The contract is worth $390 million and includes three C-130J-30 military transport aircraft. Although the Philippines had originally planned to buy five aircraft, it reduced the order due to budget shortfalls.
Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration has received the first production JAS 39 Gripen E fighter aircraft from Saab for operational testing.
The United States, the Republic of Korea and Japan conducted the first-ever trilateral air exercise. The event took place on 22 October 2023.
The US Department of Defence continues to redeploy forces to the Middle East. On 24 October 2023, F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters arrived in the region.
The Royal Saudi Air Force uses Eurofighter Typhoon and F-15SA Eagle fighters. However, the country's government is now looking for other alternatives. One of them is the French Rafale aircraft.
Despite the crisis, Argentina has found funds to buy four patrol aircraft. The South American country chose the P-3 Orion.
At the Belbek airfield in Crimea there appeared aircraft that can carry Kh-47M2 pseudo-hypersonic missiles. The information is confirmed by satellite photos.
In June this year, Croatia handed over 14 Mi-8 helicopters to the Ukrainian armed forces as part of military aid. As it turned out, these were all helicopters of this type in service with the Croatian army.
KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuelling tankers are now deployed to Saudi Arabia. They are the replacement for the KC-10 Extender tankers.
