December 07, 2024 Military Aviation News
12/07/2024
Rebels have launched a major offensive against the government in Syria, seizing cities in a lightning advance that has expanded the territory under their control. The rebels captured the city of Hama on Thursday in a significant new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies. Seizing Hama gives them control of the strategically located central city for the first time since a rebellion against Assad descended into civil war 13 years ago.
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12/07/2024
Four F-35 fighter jets arrived in Denmark on 6 December 2024. The jets, flown from the United States, landed at Fighter Wing Skrydstrup, the country’s primary base for military aircraft. This addition brings Denmark’s F-35 fleet to eight, with three more jets expected to arrive over the winter, increasing the total to 11. The new aircraft will progressively replace the ageing F-16 jets, which have served as Denmark’s primary defence force for decades.
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12/07/2024
The Marine Corps activated its first F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter squadron on the East Coast on Thursday, with the reactivation of the legendary Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point near Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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12/07/2024
Recent reports in the Pakistani media have claimed that the Pakistani government has approved the acquisition of J-35A stealth fighters from China. The aircraft is reportedly scheduled to enter service within 24 months. Some sources mention that the decision was finalized after the J-35A’s debut at the Zhuhai Airshow 2024. However, there has been no official confirmation of the Pakistan government’s approval.
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12/07/2024
India has extended $200 million line of credit to Nigeria in a bid to help facilitate the procurement of light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1, the single-engine multi-role combat aircraft manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
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12/07/2024
In a surprising new development, a specialized Russian MiG-31 aircraft – also called by NATO as Foxhound – has been seen carrying a hypersonic missile. The MiG-31 interceptor is one of the fastest manned jet aircrafts in the world, and it is known to reach speeds of around Mach 2.83 – which is almost three times the speed of sound. Developed by Mikoyan, the MiG-31 was first introduced in 1982 – making it a Cold War-era plane.
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12/07/2024
Construction of the first fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighter jet for the German Air Force has begun in the United States. On Friday, December 6, the German Air Force commander and a representative of the weapons department signed the central wing section of the first aircraft. The ceremony took place at the Lockheed Martin aircraft plant in the United States.
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