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Denmark will provide Ukraine with its entire fleet of decommissioned F-16 fighter jets, as previously agreed by the leaders of the two countries.

Iran fired about 300 drones and missiles at Israel at night, but the IDF claims to have shot down 99% of the targets.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Kroo said that Belgium supports the training of Ukrainian pilots for F-16s and hopes that the first delivery will take place in May, but Belgium still needs the F-16s themselves until they are replaced by F-35s.

Microsoft warns that China is likely to use AI-generated content to disrupt elections in the US, South Korea, and India in 2024 after attempting to do so during the Taiwanese presidential election.

Greece has approved the purchase of 35 UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters from Lockheed Martin Corp. for 1.15 billion euros as part of a plan to modernize its armed forces.

The Biden administration is considering approving the sale of 50 F-15 fighter jets and missiles to Israel for $18 billion, potentially the largest deal since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023.

Denmark will sell 24 F-16 fighter jets to Argentina for $300 million, promising 19 to Ukraine.

Israeli Defense Minister Galant will meet with U. S. Defense Secretary Austin to ask for an expedited transfer of more U.S. weapons and equipment, including precision munitions and fighter jets, to support Israel's war in Gaza.

Russia is believed to have jammed the GPS signal of a British Air Force plane carrying the country's defense minister for 30 minutes.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius warns of a potential €6 billion deficit in the Bundeswehr's budget for 2025, which threatens Germany's ability to meet the NATO target of 2% of GDP in defense spending.

The F-35A has been officially certified to carry the B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bomb, making it the first 5th generation aircraft capable of using nuclear weapons.

Albania has turned an old Soviet air base into a regional center for NATO air operations in the Western Balkans.

Over the next five years, the US Air Force plans to produce about a thousand unmanned fighter jets equipped with artificial intelligence to accompany and protect other aircraft.

Greece is considering increasing military assistance to Ukraine, including providing air defense and anti-aircraft weapons that are no longer used by the Greek armed forces.

Ukraine's ambassador says Kyiv wants to buy and help develop engines for Turkey's fifth-generation KAAN fighter jets.

The Dutch government will appeal the court's ban on the export of F-35 parts to Israel in the country's Supreme Court.

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Cairo were extended for another 3 days to continue work on a ceasefire agreement.

A Dutch court ordered the government to stop exporting parts of F-35 fighter jets to Israel because of the risk of violating international law through their possible use in military operations.

The Embassy of Ukraine urges not to politicize the case of explosives allegedly transported through the territory of Georgia from Odesa to Russia and expresses its readiness to cooperate with the Georgian authorities to clarify the circumstances.

The United States is ready to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey as soon as it gets rid of the Russian S-400 air defense systems in its service.

The Czech Republic has signed a $6. 5 billion deal to purchase 24 F-35 fighter jets from the United States, the most expensive purchase in the history of the Czech armed forces. The fighters will begin arriving in 2031 to replace the country's current fleet of JAS-39 Gripen jets leased from Sweden.

Greece has decided to give Ukraine outdated weapons systems that are no longer used by its military. This comes after the United States approved the sale of $8.6 billion worth of F-35 fighter jets to Greece and offered additional military aid of $200 million if Greece provides the weapons to Ukraine.