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GCAP Partners Form a Joint Venture for Fighter Development
United Kingdom Italy Japan

GCAP Partners Form a Joint Venture for Fighter Development

Partner countries of the Global Combat Air Programme have formed a joint venture to develop the future fighter jet.

Slovakia Chooses Embraer C-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft
Brazil Slovakia

Slovakia Chooses Embraer C-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft

The Slovak Defence Ministry signed a Letter of Intent to initiate the process of purchasing Embraer C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft.

Algeria Shows Interest in AW249 Attack Helicopters
Algeria Italy

Algeria Shows Interest in AW249 Attack Helicopters

Algeria is reportedly interested in acquiring seven of Leonardo’s newest AW249 Fenice attack helicopters for use by the Algerian Air Force.

Nigeria Secures Alpha Jets from France
Nigeria Turkiye

Nigeria Secures Alpha Jets from France

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) chief has announced the acquisition of 12 second-hand Alpha Jet E aircraft from the French Air and Space Force.

Russia Tests New Thrust Vectoring Nozzle for Su-57
Russia

Russia Tests New Thrust Vectoring Nozzle for Su-57

Images of the Su-57 Felon fighter's new thrust vectoring nozzle to improve stealth characteristics were shared on social media.

Luftwaffe’s Eurofighter Fires first Meteor
Germany United Kingdom

Luftwaffe’s Eurofighter Fires first Meteor

The German Air Force tested an MBDA Meteor long-range air-to-air missile from a Eurofighter that took from British Air Base in Scotland for the first time.

NGAD's Fate Left to the Trump Administration
USA

NGAD's Fate Left to the Trump Administration

After a change in direction for the USAF's NGAD fighter programme, the service left the decision to proceed to the next administration.

Saudi Arabia Shows Interest in Rafale Fighters
France Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Shows Interest in Rafale Fighters

French President Emmanuel Macron stated that Saudi Arabia and France have expressed a desire to ink a deal for Dassault Rafale fighter jets.

Greece Limits Rafales at 24 Jets
Greece

Greece Limits Rafales at 24 Jets

Greek Premier Mitsotakis states that the Hellenic Air Force will not buy more Rafale Jets; the Air Force will be limited to 24 Rafale Jets.

Embraer to Convert C-390 Millennium into MPA for FAB
Brazil

Embraer to Convert C-390 Millennium into MPA for FAB

Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force have entered into an agreement to create a maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) variant of the C-390 Millennium.

Argentine Army to Replace UH-1H with Black Hawk Helicopters
Argentina

Argentine Army to Replace UH-1H with Black Hawk Helicopters

The Argentine Army published in the Official Gazette the call for a public tender to purchase second-hand Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.

Thales Develops AI-Enhanced TALIOS Pod for Rafale
France

Thales Develops AI-Enhanced TALIOS Pod for Rafale

Thales is developing a new version of the TALIOS targeting pod with AI to improve the analysis speed of French Rafale fighter jets.

Turkiye to Buy RAF’s Second-Hand C-130J Super Hercules
United Kingdom Turkiye

Turkiye to Buy RAF’s Second-Hand C-130J Super Hercules

It has been reported by Scramble that Turkiye has accepted to purchase 12 used C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft from RAF.

Saudi Arabia Joins New Generation Fighter Project
United Kingdom Italy Japan Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Joins New Generation Fighter Project

Italy’s foreign minister said that the trillateral partnership to build an advanced fighter jet would likely be extended to include Saudi Arabia.