Defense News Aerospace 2024
Brazilian A-29 Super Tucano Joins US Air Force Test Pilot School Fleet
On October 9, 2024, the US Air Force Test Pilot School, located at Edwards Air Force Base in California, welcomed three new A-29 Super Tucano aircr...
US Approves Potential Military Sale of AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Missiles to Saudi Arabia
On October 11, 2024, the U.S. State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia involving AIM-9X Blo...
US Army Unveils Autonomous Drone Capable of Months-Long Surveillance Missions
The U.S. military has recently marked a significant advance in aerial surveillance with the unveiling of Horus A on October 1, 2024. This high-alti...
NHIndustries Strives to Stabilize Future of NH90 Helicopter Despite Past Challenges
Despite setbacks and the withdrawal of three countries from contracts, NHIndustries (NHI) is positioning the NH90 multirole helicopter for a techno...
US Army Explores Electra’s Hybrid-Electric Ultra-Short Aircraft for Tactical Resupply and Medical Evacuations
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Army witnessed a demonstration of an innovative hybrid-electric aircraft designed to take off and land in areas as ...
Anduril's Ghost-X Selected to Enhance US Army UAS Capabilities
On September 25, 2024, the U.S. Army announced its selection of Anduril's Ghost-X unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for its Company Level Small Unmann...
US B-1 Bombers conduct Close Air Support Exercise with South Korean F-15Ks
According to information published by the US DoD on October 7, 2024, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers conducted a close air support exercise ...
India Showcases Rafale Jet Capability to Intercept High-Altitude Chinese Spy Balloons
The Indian Air Force (IAF) recently conducted an exercise to demonstrate its ability to intercept targets representative of Chinese spy balloons at...
British RAF Typhoon jets deployed to support Israel amid Iranian missile threat
According to information published by Forces News on October 2, 2024, RAF Typhoon fighter jets and a Voyager air-to-air refuelling tanker were invo...
US approves sale of EA-37B Compass Call Electronic Warfare Aircraft to Italy
According to information published by the US government on October 7, 2024, the U.S. State Department has approved a $680 million Foreign Military ...
Morocco selects Brazilian Embraer C-390 Millennium to replace C-130 Hercules transport fleet
As noted by the Twitter account Kingdom of Morocco Armies on October 8, 2024, the Moroccan Air Force is set to receive the Embraer C-390 Millennium...
New Turkish Bayraktar TB3 Drone Redefines Naval Combat Operations Makes Its Public Debut
The Turkish Bayraktar TB3 drone, Baykar’s latest combat drone, completed its first public flight at TEKNOFEST, an international air and technology ...