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May 09, 2022
Australia has moved ahead with plans to acquire Apache attack helicopters and will further bolster the country’s fleet of MH-60R maritime helicopters, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced.
May 06, 2022
The Pentagon expects to go to Congress with a supplemental funding request next year to increase its budget if inflation continues at a high rate, and a senior defense official is cautioning against lawmakers adding more unsustainable spending for fiscal 2023 as a simple step to address inflation.
May 06, 2022
Switzerland’s government is committed to signing a contract to buy its planned fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters by the end of March 2023, before an offer deadline expires.
May 04, 2022
The U.S. Army has delayed key milestones for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program by up to four years, budget and solicitation documents show.
May 03, 2022
Poland has said it will protect Slovakia’s airspace should the latter decide to ground its fleet of MiG-29s and transfer the fighter aircraft to Ukraine.
May 02, 2022
The Pentagon is sending new rotations of fighter aircraft to NATO’s eastern front as the U.S. and other allies continue to airlift large amounts of aid into the region for Ukraine.
May 02, 2022
A century after the U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Langley (CVN 1) as the first American aircraft carrier in March 1922 over fierce internal…
May 02, 2022
If in past years the U.S. Air Force was hedging its bets on notional, more affordable aircraft designs, it is now embracing the strategy of high-end air power to counter China, placing its dollars behind the F-35 fighter, the B-21 bomber and the future Next Generation Air Dominance fighter family.