September 16, 2023 Military Aviation News
09/16/2023
The Ukrainian army announced Friday morning it had recaptured Andriivka, a village on the eastern front some ten kilometres from Bakhmut. Russian forces suffered "significant" casualties and equipment losses, the Ukrainian General Staff wrote in its daily report. "During their assault, they [the Ukrainian Armed Forces] liberated Andriivka in the Donetsk region," it said.
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09/16/2023
During the final senior leader panel of the 2023 Air & Space Forces Association Air, Space & Cyber Conference, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Duke A. Pirak, deputy director, Air National Guard, discussed the shortfall of fighter aircraft across the total force and its impact on the ANG’s role in homeland defense.
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09/16/2023
Denmark’s first new F-35 fighter jets landed at the air station in Skrydstrup, Jylland on Thursday. In total, 27 of the state-of-the-art combat aircraft have been added to the Danish military arsenal to replace the earlier F-16 fleet. According to Ritzau, the F-35s, delivered by American manufacturer Lockheed Martin, cost some DKK 16 billion.
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09/16/2023
Poland is increasing its defense spending to four percent of GDP and intends to purchase two more squadrons of multi-role combat aircraft to secure the eastern flank of NATO. The frontrunners for the deal are the American F-35, F-15EX, and the South Korean KF-21 Boramae.
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