Italy’s government signed a contract for the purchase of up to 24 Eurofighters for the Italian Air Force on December 23. According to Italian defense contractor Leonardo, part of the… Continue reading "Italy Signs Contract For Up To 24 More New Eurofighters"
The Wednesday crash of an Azerbajian Airlines flight in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people is reported to have been caused by a Russian surface to air missile that hit the… Continue reading "Report: Russian Missile Damage Caused Azerbaijiani Airlines Crash"
Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced Monday that it had finalized the agreement for the sale of Israel Aerospace Industries’ Barak MX air defense systems to Slovakia, with the 560 million… Continue reading "Israel Finalizes €560 Million Barak MX Export Deal With Slovakia"
The Spanish Air and Space Force (SASF) has selected the Hürjet, developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ), to replace its aging Northrop SF-5M Freedom Fighter (in Spain, it is called… Continue reading "Spanish Skies Prepare for Hürjet: MoU Signed with Turkey for Advanced Jet Trainer"
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence announced December 23 that British Army troops have successfully conducted live fire trials of a demonstrator of a Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon anti-drone… Continue reading "British Army Successfully Trials Anti-Drone Swarm Electromagnetic Weapon"
The second MMPV for the Bulgarian Navy was launched successfully at the MTG Dolphin Shipyard on December 12, 2024. Both multipurpose modular patrol vessels are being built in Varna under… Continue reading "Bulgarian Navy’s Second Multipurpose Patrol Vessel ‘Smeli’ Launched"
A new training facility has been opened at the Combat Manoeuvre Center (CMC) in Bovington, UK for use by crews of the soon to be operational Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle.… Continue reading "New State-of-the-Art Ajax Training Facility Opens in Bovington"
As Turkey waits for TAI’s indigenously developed fifth-generation fighter jet, the KAAN, to enter service in the 2030s, it continues to seek workarounds to modernize its aging air force to… Continue reading "Turkey’s Eurofighter Procurement Talks Make Progress: Two RAF Typhoon Jets Land in Ankara"
On 16 December 2024, Portugal signed a contract with Brazilian manufacturer Embraer to purchase 12 A-29N Super Tucano aircraft worth around €200 million. The ceremony took place at the OGMA… Continue reading "Portugal Becomes First NATO Customer for Embraer’s A-29N Super Tucano"
Kazakhstan has officially received the first of two Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft it ordered from Airbus Defence and Space in 2021. With this delivery, Kazakhstan became the ninth… Continue reading "Kazakhstan Receives First Airbus A400M Atlas Military Transport Aircraft"