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"
Kazakhstan has officially received the first of two Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft it ordered from Airbus Defence and Space in 2021. With this delivery, Kazakhstan became the ninth… Continue reading "Kazakhstan Receives First Airbus A400M Atlas Military Transport Aircraft"
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"
On December 9, a Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopter of the Turkish Land Forces crashed during routine training operations near Isparta Army Aviation School after coming into contact with another helicopter… Continue reading "A Turkish Army UH-1 Helicopter Crashed During Training Operations, Killing Six"
Mali’s provisional government, led by General Abdoulaye Maïga, continues to receive drones from Turkey to strengthen the fight against terrorism and consolidate national security, which is still considered fragile. Last… Continue reading "Mali Becomes Fourth African Operator Of Bayraktar Akıncı Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles"
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"
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has announced that it has conducted a series of flight tests where a human “battle manager” was able to direct two AI-controlled aircraft during a simulated… Continue reading "Lockheed’s Skunk Works Demonstrates Airborne Battle Management Of AI-Controlled Aircraft"
Germany recently took delivery of the first of 82 H145Ms (62 definite, 20 optional) ordered from Airbus Helicopters last year to partially replace its Eurocopter Tigers. The delivery, which represents… Continue reading "German Armed Forces Received The First H145M Helicopter Configured For Training Operations"
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"