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Baykar’s TB3 Startes Ground Tests
Turkiye

Baykar’s TB3 Startes Ground Tests

Baykar’s BayraktarTB3 UCAV completed its first high-speed roll test. The tests are carried out at Çorlu air station.

Greece Formally Applied for Black Hawk Helicopters
USA Greece

Greece Formally Applied for Black Hawk Helicopters

The Greek Land Forces are seeking to retire their ageing UH-1H Iroquois helicopters to get UH-60 Black Hawk. Greece made this request officially.

Belgium changes its mind about sending F-16s to Ukraine
Ukraine Belgium

Belgium changes its mind about sending F-16s to Ukraine

Previously reluctant to send F-16s to Ukraine, now Belgium says it will supply Fighting Falcons to Kyiv starting in 2025.

Brazil Offers KC-390s to Sweden in Exchange For Gripens
Brazil Sweden

Brazil Offers KC-390s to Sweden in Exchange For Gripens

Brazil has offered Embraer KC-390 Millennium multirole transport aircraft to Sweden in exchange for more Saab Gripen fighter jets.

Saab Presents the First Saab 340 AEW on Polish Order
Sweden Poland

Saab Presents the First Saab 340 AEW on Polish Order

Saab of Sweden has presented the first of two Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft ordered by Poland two months after the contract.

KAAN's Ejection Seat at Tests
Turkiye United Kingdom

KAAN's Ejection Seat at Tests

Turkish Fighter KAAN passed its first ejection seat test, carried out in the United Kingdom,

Turkiye’s Ambassador to Niger Visits Defence Minister
Niger Turkiye

Turkiye’s Ambassador to Niger Visits Defence Minister

Turkiye’s Ambassador to Niamey, Özgür Çınar visited Niger’s Minister of Defence Salifou Mody at the Defence Ministry on September 22.

USAF Receives First Five T-7A Red Hawks for Test Flights
USA

USAF Receives First Five T-7A Red Hawks for Test Flights

The US Air Force on September 14 received the first five Boeing T-7A Red Hawk aircraft to conduct test flights.

Mysterious F-35B Crash: Answers Lead to More Questions
USA

Mysterious F-35B Crash: Answers Lead to More Questions

Marine Corps’ $ 120 million F-35B crashed recently, and answers about the incident led to new questions instead of solving the mystery.

Austria to Replace the C-130K Hercules with the KC-390
Brazil Austria

Austria to Replace the C-130K Hercules with the KC-390

The Austrian Defence Ministry has confirmed that it will select the KC-390 Millennium to replace the Air Force's C-130K Hercules fleet.

Ukrainian Sabotage at Airfield Near Moscow
Ukraine Russia

Ukrainian Sabotage at Airfield Near Moscow

Ukraine's Defence Intelligence Directorate (GUR) stated that Ukrainian saboteurs had attacked the Chkalovsky military airfield near Moscow.

Missing F-35B’s Debris Found
USA

Missing F-35B’s Debris Found

USMC’s F-35B debris is found crashed in South Carolina after the pilot ejected.

Spain to pay €6.6 Billion for C295 and Eurofighters
Spain

Spain to pay €6.6 Billion for C295 and Eurofighters

Spanish Government gave the green light to Air Force for 25 Eurofighter fighters and C295 transport aircraft acquisition with a budget of €6.6 billion.

USMC’s F-35B Jet Missing After Pilot Ejects
USA

USMC’s F-35B Jet Missing After Pilot Ejects

A USMC F-35B is missing after its pilot ejected. The pilot is found while the U.S. asks locals for assistance tracking the aircraft.