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South Korea Launches EW aircraft LIG Nex1
Military Aviation

South Korea’s EW Aircraft Moves Forward with $1.29 Billion Funding

South Korea’s DAPA held a meeting with LIG Nex1, which was awarded the contract in December 2025, to start planning the activities towards a planned fielding in 2034. Reports from…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
January 23, 2026
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New RAF Typhoon ECRS Mk2 AESA Radar Upgrade Contract Awarded

BAE Systems, Leonardo UK and Parker Meggitt have been awarded a £453 million contract for the supply of ECRS Mk2 AESA radars for RAF Typhoons, though at present only 40…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 22, 2026
Finland F-35A Delivered Training
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Finland’s First F-35 Delivered to U.S. Based Training Unit

Major Cole “Laser” Kingsbery, USAF, flew airframe JF-501 to Ebbing ANGB, Arkansas where it will be used to train Finnish personnel ahead of F-35s arriving in Finland later in 2026. …

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 22, 2026
Typhoon nears delivery Türkiye
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Türkiye to Receive First Typhoons from Qatar in February – Reports

According to local media, Türkiye is set to receive its first Eurofighter Typhoons from Qatar by late February, part of 12 second-hand jets bought from the country. Türkiye appears now…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
January 22, 2026
Military Aviation

Lakenheath F-15E Strike Eagles Deploy to the Middle East

12 F-15E Strike Eagles from the 494th Fighter Squadron, based at RAF Lakenheath under the 48th Fighter Wing, have been dispatched to the Middle East. After U.S. President Donald Trump…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 21, 2026
Czech L-159 to Ukraine
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Czech Government Blocks Plan to Send L-159 Light Fighters to Ukraine

Czech Republic President Petr Pavel proposed sending four L-159 to Ukraine, but Prime Minister Andrej Babiš later announced that the plan had been rejected. Opposing camps within Czech politics have…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
January 21, 2026
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