December 13, 2024 Military Aviation News
12/13/2024
The Ministry of National Defense tracked 12 Chinese military aircraft, 14 naval vessels, and nine official ships around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Thursday and 6 a.m. on Friday. Six of the 12 People’s Liberation Army aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line in the nation’s northern and southwestern air defense identification zone, according to the MND.
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12/13/2024
A former Soviet state and a key member of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Kazakhstan has inducted its first A-400M Atlas military transport aircraft, manufactured by Airbus, as it diversifies its military purchases.
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12/13/2024
Air power in the Middle East is tantamount to maintaining regional security. Countries like Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan have invested heavily in advanced combat aircraft. These investments enable them to conduct precision strikes, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, which are essential for gaining a tactical advantage in the region.
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12/13/2024
Fourth-generation fighter aircraft continue to play critical roles in air forces around the world, even where operators are transitioning to more advanced fifth-generation platforms. The U.S. Air Force, for example, features more F-16s in its total force inventory than any other fighter aircraft type. The Viper’s future roadmap foresees it operating in an increasingly threatening battlespace and being tasked with tackling a multitude of complex mission sets.
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12/13/2024
The F-35 Lightning II is a strike fighter aircraft and the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) largest procurement program. Lockheed Martin manufactures the aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and international partners and customers. Nineteen governments have agreed to purchase F-35s; of those governments, seven are U.S. allies and considered partners that share the cost of development with the United States. DOD, which plans to purchase 2,470 of the aircraf.
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12/13/2024
The Marines have reactivated a fighter squadron with a lineage that traces back to Guadalcanal as the first East Coast squadron to fly the Corps’ newest fighter jet. Marine Attack Fighter Squadron 251, or VMFA-251, received its first F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter in mid-September before the unit officially reactivated in a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, on Dec. 5, according to the service.
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