December 04, 2024 Military Aviation News
12/04/2024
Norway will assume responsibility under NATO to safeguard the airspace of Poland's Rzeszów airport and will send 100 soldiers, air defence systems and F-35 fighter jets to do so, the Norwegian defence minister announced on Monday. The airport, some 100 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, is central to the transport of military goods. Various NATO allies are taking turns in providing Poland with air protection, Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram said in a statement.
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12/04/2024
Pakistan is reportedly moving forward with a major upgrade to its air power capabilities, clearing the path for the acquisition of China’s J-35, a cutting-edge fifth-generation stealth fighter. According to Indian defense outlet idrw.org, citing 24 News HD, the decision was finalized shortly after the J-35’s debut at the Zhuhai Airshow in southern China. Russian media outlets have also begun to amplify the news, further fueling speculation about its regional implications.
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12/04/2024
The governments of Japan, Britain and Italy are coordinating to include Saudi Arabia in their joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, Japanese government sources have said. Given the challenge of reducing development costs, the three governments are apparently interested in Saudi Arabia’s financial clout as a major oil producer. They are expected to reach an agreement on the matter by the end of this year.
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12/04/2024
The Navy is keeping its fleet of F/A-18 Super Hornets at 80 percent readiness, six years after former Defense Secretary James Mattis ordered both the Air Force and Navy to raise their fighters’ readiness levels. The Air Force, meanwhile, has abandoned that goal and its fighters’ mission capable rates are still lagging.
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12/04/2024
The first two Sukhoi Su-35SE Flanker-E fighter jets were reportedly delivered to the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) recently. According to Flugrevue, a private ceremony was held during the handover at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft manufacturing facility (KnAAPO) in Russia’s Far East. The Su-35SEs’ components were brought to an airbase in Hamadan for reassembly upon their arrival in Tehran. Their delivery marked Iran’s acquisition of its first 4.5-generation fighter jets.
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