Rostecs United Aircraft Corporation has announced that the second Il-114-300 prototype aircraft made its first flight from the airfield of the branch of PJSC UAC - LAZ named after P.A
Colombia has declined a $300 million U.S
North Macedonia has finalized a contract valued at almost €250 million with Leonardo Helicopters to supply four AW149 and AW169M helicopters each. The agreement was signed by Defense Minister Slavjanka Petrovska and Leonardo Vice President Cesare Cacha in Skopje on March 26
The Netherlands has decided to send the Patriot long-range air defense system to Lithuania, which shares an approximately 260 km border with Russia, for an exercise lasting several weeks. The Dutch unit will train alongside Lithuanian Armed Forces units
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The United States' Air Force (USAF) plans to test fly its B-52 strategic bomber equipped with a new electronic warfare (EW) system supplied by L3 Harris this year. Under a $947 million contract awarded in 2021, L3Harris is upgrading the AN/ALQ-172 electronic warfare (EW) self-protection system for the B-52, enhancing its capabilities against electronic threats
Japan is set to upgrade five airports and eleven seaports for use by its defense forces and coast guard during military emergencies, Kyodo News reported on March 27. The Japanese government, through Kyodo News, revealed plans to upgrade five airports and eleven seaports to facilitate military operations during emergencies
MBDA is proposing funding for the Enforcer Production Increase Campaign (EPIC) under the European Commission's ASAP programme to ramp up Enforcer missiles production. The EPIC project aims to increase Enforcer production significantly and thus will contribute to the further enlargement of the series production of Enforcer missiles at MBDA in Schrobenhausen/Germany and at MBDA partner companies in Europe
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