The partnership intends to serve both new and legacy F-16 operators, providing advanced maintenance and logistics support from a strategically located and technically proficient centre.
Four Polish F-16 fighter jets have arrived at Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania, taking over the NATO Air Policing mission from the French and Italian detachments. They will conduct the mission alongside the Romanian Air Force until July 2025.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced that the country will purchase new Saab Gripen multirole fighter jets from Sweden.
Two additional F-16 Block 70 fighter jets landed at the military airbase in Kuchyňa on Wednesday afternoon, increasing Slovakia’s operational fleet to five aircraft.
The agreement will see Metrea supply Flight Refueler Aircraft (FRA) based at the Indian Air Force Station in Agra, located in central India.
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and Norway, an F-35 Lightning II partner nation, have achieved a major milestone with Norway receiving its final two F-35As April 1.
Five JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets from the Hungarian Defence Forces have deployed to Skrydstrup Air Base in Denmark. The aircraft are taking part in Exercise Ramstein Flag 2025, NATO’s largest tactical-level, live-fly air drill.
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The first F-16 Block 70 multirole fighter jet for the Bulgarian Air Force landed at Graf Ignatievo Air Base near Plovdiv on Wednesday, 2 April, marking a significant step in the country’s modernisation of its air capabilities.
Last week, Danish F-35 fighter jets were deployed for the first time in an air policing role as part of the national Quick Reaction Alert (QRA).
"The F-35 is the world's best fighter jet and I am very pleased that we will receive the last of the 52 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin that Norway has ordered," said Tore O. Sandvik, Norwegian Minister of Defence.
The Finnish Air Force’s F-35 programme is progressing according to plan, with preparations well underway to replace the ageing Hornet fleet by the end of the decade.
Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services has entered into a long-term contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency to maintain and upgrade the F-35 fighter aircraft in Norway.
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