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Nov- 2024 -

22 November

NATO Member Romania Signs Deal With US to Buy F-35 Jets

NATO member Romania signed a deal with Washington to buy 32 F-35 jets, an unprecedented expenditure for the country neighboring Ukraine.

19 November

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

US OKs F-16 Engine Support to Greece in $160M Contract

The US State Department has approved a $160 million foreign military sale of F-16 engine support services to Greece.

14 November

Air

Christine Casimiro

US Air Force to Retire A-10 Fleet in South Korea by 2025

The US Air Force will retire its A-10 Thunderbolt II fleet in its key Indo-Pacific bases, including South Korea, as part of its modernization strategy.

6 November

Air

Norwegian firm Kongsberg to supply Japan with the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for Tokyo’s fleet of F-35A fighter aircraft.

Giulia Bernacchi

Japan to Arm F-35As With Kongsberg Joint Strike Missiles

Norwegian firm Kongsberg has signed a contract to supply Japan with the Joint Strike Missile for its fleet of F-35A fighter aircraft.

Oct- 2024 -

31 October

Air

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) refuel an AV-8B Harrier II Plus aircraft during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-20 at Laguna Army Airfield in Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, Oct. 7, 2019. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. WTI also provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Brune)

Rojoef Manuel

US Wraps Up Maintenance for Marine Corps Harrier II Fighter Jets

Fleet Readiness Center East has completed final sustainment for the US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II two years before the fleet’s retirement.

29 October

Europe

An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducts a captive carry flight test of an AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by: Greg L. Davis)

Christine Casimiro

Finland to Acquire 150 AARGM-ER Missiles for Future F-35 Fleet

The Finnish Ministry of Defense announced the acquisition of Northrop Grumman anti-radiation missiles for its future F-35 aircraft, 12 months after the US approved the sale.

23 October

Americas