April 11, 2025 Military Aviation News
04/11/2025
On 9 April, the French Air and Space Force officially marked the entry into operational service of the upgraded Mirage 2000D combat aircraft during a ceremony held at Nancy-Ochey Air Base. The upgrade project, commissioned by the French defence procurement agency (DGA), involved the modernisation of 50 aircraft previously dedicated to precision strikes against ground targets using conventional weaponry.
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04/11/2025
On March 26, 2025, the Kadena Air Base announced that the U.S. Air Force has officially retired the F-15C from its active-duty inventory, marking the end of more than four decades of service for the air superiority fighter. The decision, part of a broader effort to modernize U.S. airpower, culminated in the permanent retirement of the F-15C/D Eagle fleet from Kadena.
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04/11/2025
As it hunts for new customers for its latest Gripen variant, SAAB is also looking to keep the older customers hooked. The Swedish manufacturer has made a new offer to extend the lease of Gripen fighter jets for the Czech Republic. In 2004, the Czech Republic leased 12 single-seat and two double-seat Gripen versions. The delivery of all aircraft was concluded by 31 August 2005, when the last two landed at the Caslav Air Base. This lease was to expire in 2027.
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04/11/2025
On April 10, 2025, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced his country’s interest in joining Turkey’s ambitious KAAN fighter jet program, a next-generation combat aircraft still in development, while also expressing a desire to leverage Turkey’s growing defense industry for Indonesia’s submarine efforts.
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