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Ukraine Saab Gripen
Military Aviation

Ukraine Plans Purchase of 100+ Gripen Fighters

President Zelenskyy and Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson have signed a deal which clears the way for Ukraine to acquire between 100 and 150 Saab Gripen fighter aircraft. In a joint…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
October 22, 2025
Shield AI X-BAT
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Shield AI Unveils X-BAT VTOL Stealth Drone

Shield AI has revealed the X-BAT, a vertical take-off stealth jet designed for runway-free operations and powered by the firm’s Hivemind AI pilot. U.S. defense technology company Shield AI has…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 22, 2025
STRACOM Nuclear Exercise Global Thunder
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STRATCOM Kicks Off Global Thunder 26 Nuclear Command & Control Exercise

U.S. Strategic Command has begun this year's edition of the annual nuclear command & control exercise known as Global Thunder. As we mentioned in last month's article on what is…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
October 21, 2025
L3Harris South Korea AEW&C contract
Military Aviation

L3Harris Receives Contract for South Korea’s Airborne Early Warning Aircraft

Korean Air will purchase four Bombardier Global 6500 business jets, of which two will be modified with L3Harris’ help and the other two will be modified in South Korea. L3Harris…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
October 21, 2025
Germany More F-35s
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Germany Wants 15 More F-35A Lightning IIs

Germany has already contracted 35 F-35As, and the additional aircraft would take its planned fleet to 50 airframes. Nearly seven months after German media reported the country’s Minister of Defense…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
October 21, 2025
Lithuania UH-60 Black Hawks Delivered
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First UH-60M Black Hawks for Lithuania Delivered

The first two of four UH-60M Black Hawks ordered by the Lithuanian Air Force have been delivered following a $213 million order placed in 2020. The Lithuanian Armed Forces released…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
October 21, 2025
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