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Germany Agreed to Buy 35 F-35 Stealth Jets, Amid Ukraine Crisis
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Boeing Begins Building New Zealand’s P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
This process, also called ‘keeling,’ was done at the Spirit AeroSystems facility where all Boeing 737 fuselages, nacelles and pylons are designed and built. Laying the keel is an important production milestone during the build […]
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An American Billionaire Who Owns A MiG-29 Says, MiGs Aren’t Useful in Actual Combat
Jared Isaacman, a billionaire and astronaut, may be the only American individual to own a MiG-29 — the Russian-built fighter jet line that has become the center of an international diplomatic conundrum in the global effort to […]
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U.S. State Department Approves MH-60R Helicopters to Spain
The U.S. State Department approved the sale of eight MH-60R helicopters and related equipment for an estimated $950 million to Spain. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this […]
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Germany Wants to Buy F-35 Stealth Jets, Report Deutsche Press
Germany wants to equip its air force with United States-built F-35 stealth fighter jets, government sources have told Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa). The aircraft from U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin are to be procured as the successor […]
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Biden Admin To Provide Ukraine With Killer Drones Called Switchblades
As part of a massive military aid package announced Wednesday, the Biden administration is providing Ukraine with U.S.-made killer drones — cutting-edge guided missiles that could accurately target Russian troops from miles away — two congressional officials briefed on the matter […]
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Latvia Latest Country to Buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones
Latvian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Artis Pabriks have confirmed the country’s interest in buying Bayraktar TB2 combat drones from Turkey, which have been used on battlefields in Syria, Libya, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Iraq; and now […]
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Bayraktar Kizilelma UCAV Enters Serial Production
The first prototype of Bayraktar Kizilelma, National Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle System (MIUS) developed by Baykar Technologies, has entered the production line. The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Selcuk Bayraktar, said in a statement on Saturday […]
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Russian Su-25 Frogfoot Attack Aircraft Damaged By Ukrainian MANPADS Hit
The Russian Su-25 attack aircraft, performing a sortie in one of the regions of Ukraine, was seriously damaged due to an anti-aircraft missile fired from a MANPADS hitting it. The anti-air missile exploded near the […]
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Slovakia to Receive F-16V Block 70 FighterJets in 2024
The first deliveries of new U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to Slovakia will come a year later than expected, in 2024, the Slovak Defence Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry said the delay was due to […]