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The United States has lost another of its MQ-9B Reaper drones, valued at $30 million (approximately RM135 million), after it was shot down by Houthi militants in Yemen.
Singapore will resume flying its F-16 fighter jets after suspending their operations earlier this month after one of the aircraft crashed during takeoff from Tengah Air Base early this month.
French aerospace company, Dassault Aviation, plans to increase the production of its Rafale fighter jets from two to three units per month this year due to a surge in demand from customers.
On May 16th, two F-22 “Raptor” fighter jets from the United States Air Force (USAF) and two F-35A fighters from the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) conducted air combat training exercises (dogfights) over South Korean airspace.
The projected cost to sustain the entire fleet of fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets, employed by all three branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, is expected to surpass $1.5 trillion (RM7 trillion) by 2088, the year marked for their decommissioning.
Recently, a photo that shows an American-made “MIM-104 Patriot” missile defense system being transported on a trailer in China went viral on social media.
Russia has reportedly escalated its deployment of fifth-generation Su-57 “Felon” fighter jets in targeted airstrikes against key locations in Ukraine.
At this time, the first group of Ukrainian pilots is nearing the completion of their training on the F-16 fighter jets obtained from several European countries, notably the Netherlands, to enable them to operate these American-made fighter aircraft to confront Russian fighter jets.
Iran’s battle-proven “3rd Khordad” or “Sevvom Khordad” air defense system is a medium-range system that has proven its effectiveness and achieved success in real-world operational scenarios.
Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter jet, “KAAN,” currently under development, is touted as superior to the American-made F-35, according to Temel Kotil, CEO of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).