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The US Air Force is continuing with plans to retire its ageing fleet of Fairchild Republic A-10 ground attack jets, including the withdrawal of its forward stationed squadron from South Korea in 2025.
The war in Ukraine entered a new phase in mid-November, as Kyiv’s forces began to engage military targets inside Russian territory using long-range weapons donated by the USA and its other western allies.
The EuroDASS industry consortium responsible for the Eurofighter Typhoon’s Praetorian self-protection system has revealed its progress on expanding the capability, following recent flight trials.
Boeing B-52H heavy bombers with the US Air Force are currently on rotational duty in the UK for one of the Pentagon’s regular bomber task force missions, training with European members of the NATO alliance.
The UK has confirmed the early retirement of 17 Puma HC2 helicopters, 14 of its older Boeing CH-47 Chinooks and the Watchkeeper uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) in a bid to slash costs.
A Baykar TB3 unmanned air vehicle has successfully taken off from and landed on Turkey’s sole aircraft carrier.
The Jetank heavy uncrewed aerial vehicle, produced by Chinese state aerospace corporation AVIC, can carry a full load of conventional armaments or be used to deploy so-called swarms of smaller drones.
Airbus Defence & Space expects to complete final assembly work early next year on a first prototype SIRTAP unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for the Spanish military.
