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Serbia Acquires 5 Mi-35PN Helicopters from the Greek Cyprus
Greek Cyprus Serbia

Serbia Acquires 5 Mi-35PN Helicopters from the Greek Cyprus

The Serbian government will reportedly acquire five Mi-35PN helicopters from Greek Cyprus. Serbia will have a total of nine Mi-35 helicopters.

USAF: The F-15EX Costs Less than the F-35
USA

USAF: The F-15EX Costs Less than the F-35

The F-15EX Eagle II is said to have higher advantages and lower operating costs than the F-35, apart from stealth characteristics.

Israel Wants to Acquire 25 Advanced F-15IA
USA Israel

Israel Wants to Acquire 25 Advanced F-15IA

The Israeli government submitted a Letter of Request to Washington to acquire 25 new, advanced F-15 fighter jets, hoping to double the order.

Retired USAF Officer Advises Ukraine to Hire Jets and Pilots
USA Ukraine

Retired USAF Officer Advises Ukraine to Hire Jets and Pilots

A retired US Air Force (USAF) officer suggested that Ukraine hire fighter jets and pilots from the United States.

DARPA Selects Aurora for Phase 2 of Active Flow Control
USA

DARPA Selects Aurora for Phase 2 of Active Flow Control

DARPA enters a new phase in creating an aircraft with no exterior moving parts with Aurora Flight Sciences. DARPA Selects it for Phase 2 of Active Flow Control.

Invisible Ties: F-16, Sweden's and Finland's access to NATO
USA Turkiye

Invisible Ties: F-16, Sweden's and Finland's access to NATO

US Ambassador to Turkiye Jeffry Flake made statements about the sale of the F-16 and Sweden and Finland's membership step in NATO.

Leonardo to Produce Additional AW169M LUH
Austria Italy

Leonardo to Produce Additional AW169M LUH

Leonardo seals AW169M LUH Contract for Austria, expanding helicopter fleet. Italian Defence and Armaments Directorate ink deal.

RMAF Arms the EC725s
Malaysia

RMAF Arms the EC725s

Royal Malaysian Armed Forces (RMAF) is adding weapons capability to its Airbus EC 725AP (H225M) helicopter fleet. No 10 Squadron) airbases.

Korean KF-21 Fighter Jet Makes First Supersonic Flight
Republic of Korea

Korean KF-21 Fighter Jet Makes First Supersonic Flight

The KF-21 Boramae, the Republic of Korea’s (ROK) first domestically developed fighter jet, reached supersonic speed for the first time.

Indonesian Air Force Pilots to fly the KF-21 Prototype
Indonesia Republic of Korea

Indonesian Air Force Pilots to fly the KF-21 Prototype

KAI will build eight prototypes of 4.5 KF-21 Boramae multirole fighter jets. Six will fly, and two will remain on the ground for tests.

F-35 to Greece, F-16 to Turkiye; a $20 billion sale
USA Turkiye Greece

F-35 to Greece, F-16 to Turkiye; a $20 billion sale

The Biden administration has announced that it is preparing to ask Congress for permission to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkiye.

New Maritime Patrol Aircraft for French Navy
France

New Maritime Patrol Aircraft for French Navy

France has taken action to replace existing maritime patrol aircraft. DGA awarded Airbus Defence and Space as well as Dassault Aviation.

Dassault Resumes Rafale Deliveries to the French Air Force
France

Dassault Resumes Rafale Deliveries to the French Air Force

Dassault has delivered the first new Rafale Rafale B359 (F3R) to the Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) since 2018.

Indonesia Retires C-130B Hercules
Indonesia

Indonesia Retires C-130B Hercules

The Indonesian Air Force has officially stopped operating the C-130B Hercules transport aircraft with registration number A-1312.