Late last year, Ukraine and Sweden signed a letter of intent to export up to 150 Gripen fighter jets to Kyiv, although no final deal has been concluded.

Business Insider spoke with Spanish pilots who are deployed to Lithuania to contribute to NATO air policing missions.

Helicopters have few ways to fight back against incoming fighter aircraft. Surprisingly, though, it is far harder to shoot down a helicopter from a plane than one might imagine.

Under the current plan, the selected firm will partner with the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) to manufacture five AMCA prototypes.

The Liberal government announced in January 2023 it was spending $19 billion to acquire 88 F-35s from the U.S. government. But Prime Minister Mark Carney ordered a review of the F-35 purchase in mid-March, 2025. At this point, the federal government is only committed to buy 16 F-35s.

The Ministry of Defense has stated that the plan to procure F-15EX fighter jets has not entered the budgeting stage.

The Turkish fighter jets are expected to play a role in Somalia’s ongoing campaign against Al-Shabaab militants in the countryside—and could also serve as a warning signal to Israel.

Pakistan’s JF-17 fighter jets see rising global demand, challenging production capacity and signaling a major step in its defense exports.