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Italy to buy 25 extra F-35 fighter jets under new budget

Defense News - 17:55 Sep 17, 2024

Rome will also invest half a billion euros in 2024 on development of the Global Combat Air Programme sixth-generation fighter.
Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon, injuring thousands

Defense News - 16:35 Sep 17, 2024

A Hezbollah official said the new brand of handheld pagers used by the group first heated up, then exploded, killing at least two of its members.

Tags: Hezbollah
Emphasis on electronic warfare a must, Air Force secretary says

Defense News - 15:09 Sep 17, 2024

“My own experience suggests that this is a historically neglected area that can have an oversized impact."
Austria flaunts air power, considers purchasing new trainer jets

Defense News - 14:00 Sep 17, 2024

The country's recent Zeltweg air show has brought an impending decision back into focus.
France plans low-orbit demonstrator that can target other satellites

Defense News - 13:01 Sep 17, 2024

The nanosatellite won’t be weaponized, though it may include a “dazzling” capacity, according to the general in charge.
How US Air Force special ops is allowing airmen the ‘freedom to fail’

Defense News - 13:00 Sep 17, 2024

The Air Force is changing up how it evaluates special operations.
New missile allows Marine pilots to strike far, avoid air defenses

Defense News - 12:00 Sep 17, 2024

Marine fighter pilots now have a missile that can strike targets up to 230 miles away, keeping aviators out of the range of many air defense systems.

Tags: Marine
India orders hundreds of new engines for Su-30MKI fighters

Defense News - 10:03 Sep 17, 2024

The contract, worth more than 260 billion rupees or US$3.1 billion, will see the first engine handed over to the Indian Air Force after a year.
AC-130J lands at Kirtland as US Air Force streamlines gunship training

Defense News - 23:00 Sep 16, 2024

Consolidating AC-130J Ghostrider training into one location will reduce gunship training by 30 days, the U.S. Air Force said.

Tags: Air Force
Pentagon to oversee $3 billion effort to strengthen microchip supply

Defense News - 20:34 Sep 16, 2024

The program aims to create a production capability that specifically addresses military requirements for advanced semiconductors.
Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone

Defense News - 17:04 Sep 16, 2024

Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesperson, claimed it was the third MQ-9 drone downed by the group in a week.

Tags: Houthi
Leonardo plans upgrades for its UK operations, as leaders meet

Defense News - 16:50 Sep 16, 2024

The Italian defense group will invest £435 million ($575 million) in the UK this year, including upgrades to its helicopter production line.
New Zealand Air Force receives first Super Hercules cargo plane

Defense News - 16:31 Sep 16, 2024

The fleet will eventually comprise five aircraft, decided in a $1 billion deal that goes back to 2020.
Personnel shortages may force US Air Force pilots to fly non-fighters

Defense News - 14:00 Sep 16, 2024

A U.S. Air Force memo outlines a “significant but necessary” policy change to pilot assignments.

Tags: Air Force
US Air Force plans to bed down 25 F-35s in FY26, report says

Defense News - 13:00 Sep 16, 2024

The report also outlines the service’s procurement schedule to reach a fleet of nearly 1,800 of the aircraft by 2049.
Anduril unveils modular, high-production Barracuda cruise missiles

Defense News - 12:00 Sep 16, 2024

"You can take it apart like Lego blocks," chief strategy officer Chris Brose said of Barracuda's modular subsystem design.
Air Force’s ChatGPT-like AI pilot draws 80K users in initial months

Defense News - 11:31 Sep 16, 2024

Early adopters of the Air Force's AI system come from a range of career fields and have used it for a variety of tasks — from content creation to coding.

Tags: Air Force
How the Air Force averted a major flaw in its drone wingmen approach

Defense News - 10:01 Sep 16, 2024

The Air Force is bringing operators into the acquisition process earlier under the operational imperative effort, Andrew Hunter said.
Nearly $6B in Ukraine aid at risk if Congress doesn’t act by month-end

Defense News - 15:00 Sep 14, 2024

The Biden administration has asked Congress to include the funding authority in any continuing resolution lawmakers may manage to pass by Sept. 30.

Tags: Congress
US-Russia battle for influence plays out in Central African Republic

Defense News - 13:00 Sep 14, 2024

The tensions in Central African Republic are a window into a battle playing out across Africa as Moscow and Washington vie for influence.

Tags: Central African Republic

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