On 29 December 2022, Dassault Aviation’s Mérignac plant delivered Rafale B359 (F3R standard) to the Direction Générale de l’Armement (French defense procurement agency)….
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US Air Force Begins Flight-Tests of F-35 Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) Upgrade
A developmental test team from the U.S. Air Force 461st Flight Test Squadron conducted the first flight of an F-35 Lightning II in…
Elbit Systems Awarded $180 Million Israeli MOD Contract to Provide F-16 Mission Training Center
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract in an amount of approximately $180 million from the Israeli Ministry of…
Northrop Grumman Assumes Full US Army’s GMLRS Rocket Motor Production
The propulsion system, once delivered to Lockheed Martin’s Camden, Arkansas, final assembly facility, will be integrated into GMLRS missiles – a ballistic rocket…
US Australia Britain and Japan Paratroppers Participates in New Year’s Jump Exercise
A multilateral collaboration of U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, British army, Australian army, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members conducted an annual New…
Indian Air force and Japan Air Self-Defence Force to Hold Joint Air Exercise Veer Guardian 2023
To promote Air Defence cooperation between the countries, India and Japan are all set to hold the joint Air Exercise, ‘Veer Guardian-2023’ involving…
Rheinmetall Awarded International Customer to Modernize Skyguard 35mm Air Defence Systems
An international customer has contracted with Rheinmetall to modernize its 35mm cannon-based air defence systems. The order also includes ammunition and other components…
Canada Finalizes Agreement to Purchase F-35 Fighter Jets for Royal Canadian Air Force
The Honourable Helena Jaczek, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne,…
US Air Force’s C-17A Globemaster Cleared to Transport B61-12 Nuclear Bomb to Europe
In November 2022, the U.S. Air Force updated its safety rules for airlift of nuclear weapons to allow the C-17A Globemaster III aircraft…