Sunday 12 January, 2025

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US Air Force downs Turkish drone over Syria

On Thursday, a US Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft took down an armed Turkish drone that was operating near US troops in Syria, according to the Pentagon. This marks...

Turkish Air Force strike PKK targets in Iraq following Ankara attack

Late on Sunday, Turkish fighter aircraft conducted air strikes within the borders of Iraqi Kurdistan, subsequent to an earlier explosion that resulted in the injury of two police officers...

NATO bolsters forces in Kosovo amid rising tensions

NATO has approved extra forces for Kosovo in response to violent clashes in the region. Last week, a deadly shootout occurred at a monastery in northern Kosovo, resulting in...

Romania looks to buy 32 F-35 aircraft

The defence ministry of Romania has announced plans to purchase 32 new F-35A fighter planes from the US manufacturer Lockheed Martin at a cost of $6.5 billion. The Supreme...

Luftwaffe to equip Typhoon fleet with E-Scan radar

The German Luftwaffe will equip its entire fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft with electronically scanned (E-Scan) radars following the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approving an amendment...

Raytheon delivers first B-52 AESA radar to Boeing

Raytheon, an RTX business, delivered the first B-52 active electronically scanned array radar (AESA) to Boeing for the U.S. Air Force's B-52 Radar Modernization Programme. This first radar will...