The deals come as Chinese naval ships continue to prowl the waters around Taiwan after tensions heightened in early August.

An order for the Su-35 would be the first major acquisition by Iran for its air force in more than two decades.

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command on Sept. 2 returned its CV-22 fleet to flight after more than two weeks of grounding because of an issue with the tiltrotor’s gearbox for which the service still does not have a root cause.

The Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet is using Exercise Pitch Black to gain additional certifications and operational experience as the unit moves toward initial operating capability.

The Japanese Defense Ministry is asking for at least 5.59 trillion yen ($40.3 billion) in a budget request for 2023 announced Aug. 31.

This is Germany’s first overseas fighter deployment to the region following a shift in focus to the Indo-Asia Pacific by Berlin.

A number of UK Royal Air Force, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy crewmembers are currently attached to the Royal Australian Air Force’s Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft unit, as the two air forces await delivery of their own E-7s.

Plans for a third round of flight testing to support F-35 operations from the UK’s two new aircraft carriers are facing delays after the HMS Prince of Wales developed technical problems shortly after leaving port.