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December 16, 2024
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For American F-35s, Leonardo UK will provide EW decoy missiles that attract and distract incoming missiles.

Leonardo UK was given a $33 million contract by the US Navy to provide its BriteCloud 218 Active Expendable Decoys (AEDs) for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. Following...

December 16, 2024
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For $1.5 billion, India places an order for twelve domestically produced Su-30MKI aircraft.

State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been awarded a 135-billion rupee ($1.5 billion) contract by the Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) to manufacture 12 Su-30MKI fighter planes for the...

December 16, 2024
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GA-ASI to provide Poland with three MQ-9B SkyGuardians

The sale of three MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems to the Polish Ministry of Defense is announced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). As the most...

December 16, 2024
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Portugal purchases 12 Embraer A-29N Super Tucano planes.

Portugal became the launch customer for the new variant of this sophisticated trainer and light attack plane when the Portuguese Ministry of National Defense signed a deal with Embraer...

December 16, 2024
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The First of Two A400M Transport Planes Arrives in Kazakhstan

In a ceremony in Almaty, Airbus delivered the Republic of Kazakhstan its first of two A400M military transport airplanes. The second aircraft is scheduled to be delivered in 2026...

December 16, 2024
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Embraer Pitches Weaponized C-390M for Indian Air Force Transport Requirement

Embraer has proposed an innovative solution to the Indian Air Force (IAF) for its Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) tender, which seeks 60 new transport aircraft. The company introduced an...

December 16, 2024
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Norway sends F-35s and NASAMS to Poland.

Norway has deployed F-35 multi-role fighter jets and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) to Poland to secure the airspace above Rzeszów Airport. This airport serves as a critical...

December 14, 2024
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The Next-Gen Fighter Jet to be Developed by the UK, Italy, and Japan

In a joint effort to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon with a supersonic next-generation fighter jet by 2035, the UK, Italy, and Japan established a joint venture on Friday. With...

December 13, 2024
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For the US Army’s Black Hawk helicopters, Sikorsky Gets Full $376 Million in Funding

Sikorsky has received a total of $376 million in funding from the US Army to continue producing and delivering UH-60M and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The army already has...

December 6, 2024
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Assessing the Indian Navy’s Growing Interest in the F-35B

The Indian Navy has explored options for advanced carrier-based fighter jets, with the F-35B Lightning II—Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation STOVL (short take-off and vertical landing) variant—emerging as a notable contender....