In the morning of March 1, only hours after going “on status” for conducting NATO Air Policing out of Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, two German Air Force Eurofighter jets took off for the first ever alert scramble.
Major General Jari Mikkonen, the Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command signed the procurement contract of JDAM and SDB I munitions for the F-35 multirole fighters.
Poland has signed USD 2.5 billion deal with the United States for an Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) developed by Northrop Grumman.
The Czech government has announced plans for a significant upgrade to its JAS 39 Gripen C/D multirole fighter aircraft.
Relying on automatic cannon-based air defence, Skynex lends itself especially well to very short-range contexts where guided missiles are ineffective.
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract to begin manufacturing 14 P-8A Poseidon aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force and three additional P-8s for the German Navy.
Bell Textron and Leonardo S.p.A., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to evaluate cooperation opportunities in the tiltrotor technology domain.
The Russian Air Force has reportedly employed its most advanced fighter jet, the Su-57 Felon, in combat operations against Ukrainian forces.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew the XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) for the first time on February 28, 2024.
Lockheed Martin has a backlog of 133 F-16 Block 70/72 jets to be produced in Greenville, with seven total jets delivered to-date for international partners.
The Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) successfully conducted their first air-to-air (AAR) refueling mission with Czech JAS-39 Gripen on 27 February 2024.
German helicopter emergency medical services operator DRF Luftrettung and Airbus Helicopters have announced orders for up to ten H145 helicopters (seven firm orders, three options).
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