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Jun- 2024 -

5 June

Air

A Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile is seen front and center of the image. The background is plain white. The missile has fixed wings and a tail, painted dirty white with two black stripes and one yellow stripe painted on its body.

Finland to Buy US JASSM-ER Missiles for F-35 Fleet

Finland has announced the acquisition of US Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) weapons for the Finnish Air Force.

3 June

Air

Joe Saballa

Denmark Allows Ukraine Use of F-16s for Strikes Inside Russia

Denmark announced that it is allowing Kyiv to use its promised F-16 fighter jets to strike targets inside Russia.

May- 2024 -

31 May

Air

Juster Domingo

US F-35 Jet Crashes in New Mexico, Pilot Hospitalized

An F-35 fighter jet en route to a US Air Force base has crashed in New Mexico, seriously injuring its pilot.

31 May

Air

Joe Saballa

Airbus to Upgrade Turkey’s ALPIN Helicopter Drone

Airbus will integrate its DeckFinder positioning system into Turkey’s ALPIN unmanned helicopter as part of an agreement with Titra.

29 May

Air

A video screenshot from Dooyeol Choi's YouTube channel displaying the model of the Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (L-SAM). The L-SAM model is painted white.

Juster Domingo

Indigenous South Korea Missile System Completes Development Phase

South Korea has completed development of the Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile system, adding a new capability to its missile defense.

23 May

Air

A UH-72 Unmanned Logistics Connector is seen hovering above a helicopter deck in the middle of the sea. The helicopter is painted dark silver gray.

Juster Domingo

US Taps Airbus for Unmanned UH-72 Helicopter

US Naval Air Systems Command has signed a deal with Airbus to provide the Marine Corps with a UH-72 Unmanned Logistics Connector prototype.

23 May

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

France Tests Updated Air-Launched Nuclear Missile

France on Wednesday carried out its first test firing of an updated nuclear-capable missile designed to be launched by a Rafale fighter jet.

22 May

Air

A soldier wearing camouflage fatigues and a green beret is seen holding an unmanned aerial vehicle with one hand. The small gray drone has a simple shape similar to that of high-wing airplanes.

Juster Domingo

Czech Republic Eyes Equipping Army With FPV Drones

The Czech Republic plans to equip its soldiers with small first-person view drones for reconnaissance and attack.

20 May

Air

An artist's rendition of a KF-21 Boramae fighter jet flying above the clouds and firing off an IRIS-T missile. The jet plane, seen on the far left side of the image, is painted gray. The missile has a similar color scheme, seen jutting out white flames from its back as it propels itself forward. The background is a blue sky with white light clouds seen below.

Juster Domingo

South Korea KF-21 Boramae Jets Successfully Fire IRIS-T Missiles

South Korea's KF-21 Boramae fighter has successfully fired an IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missile for the first time.

20 May

Air

21 personnel from the Philippine Air Force pose in attention between two T129 ATAK helicopters in what appears to be a large landing area for helicopters. The soldiers are all wearing dark green fatigues and blue side caps. The helicopters are painted dark green. The background is a vast blue sky with some clouds, and colors of the sunset beginning to show in the far left side of the image.

Juster Domingo

Philippines Receives Two T129 ATAK Helicopters From Turkey

The Philippine Air Force has received two T129 ATAK helicopters from Turkey at the 15th Strike Wing headquarters in Sangley Point, Cavite.

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