In the last days of 2024, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) conducted the first flight of the HÜRKUŞ-2 New Generation Trainer Aircraft. During the test flight, the HÜRKUŞ-2 reached an altitude… Continue reading "TAI HÜRKUŞ-2 New Generation Trainer Aircraft Successfully Completes First Test Flight"
Italy’s government signed a contract for the purchase of up to 24 Eurofighters for the Italian Air Force on December 23. According to Italian defense contractor Leonardo, part of the… Continue reading "Italy Signs Contract For Up To 24 More New Eurofighters"
The Spanish Air and Space Force (SASF) has selected the Hürjet, developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ), to replace its aging Northrop SF-5M Freedom Fighter (in Spain, it is called… Continue reading "Spanish Skies Prepare for Hürjet: MoU Signed with Turkey for Advanced Jet Trainer"
As Turkey waits for TAI’s indigenously developed fifth-generation fighter jet, the KAAN, to enter service in the 2030s, it continues to seek workarounds to modernize its aging air force to… Continue reading "Turkey’s Eurofighter Procurement Talks Make Progress: Two RAF Typhoon Jets Land in Ankara"
On 16 December 2024, Portugal signed a contract with Brazilian manufacturer Embraer to purchase 12 A-29N Super Tucano aircraft worth around €200 million. The ceremony took place at the OGMA… Continue reading "Portugal Becomes First NATO Customer for Embraer’s A-29N Super Tucano"
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced December 16 that it had signed a contract for the sale of three MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems to the Polish Ministry… Continue reading "Poland Signs Contract For Three MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones"
Elbit Systems of America (Elbit America) has received a firm Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the United States Air Force to supply F-16 Block 40/42 Wide-Angle Conventional Head-Up Display… Continue reading "Elbit America Contracted To Supply Modernized USAF F-16 HUD Replacements"
The Romanian government officially signed a letter of offer and acceptance for its purchase of 32 F-35A Lightning IIs on Thursday, formalizing the Foreign Military Sale and becoming the 20th… Continue reading "Romania Signs Letter Of Offer And Acceptance For 32 F-35As"
Amid the continuing conflicts in South Lebanon and the Gaza Strip the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) is continuing to acquire new equipment. So far Tel Aviv have ordered a… Continue reading "Israel Is Purchasing 25 F-15 Fighter Aircraft From Boeing For $5.2 Billion"
The Indian Air Force placed an order for the American Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits under the Emergency Procurement route in March 2022. Emergency powers were given to… Continue reading "LCA Tejas seen flying with the JDAM-ER precision-guided bombing kit"