Friday, April 26, 2024

Aviation

AC-130J the last air battleship

The modified Lockheed C-130J, originally ordered as a replacement for the AC-130H Spectre, was built for aggressive close-air support, boasting a 30mm GAU-23/A auto...

Angolan Air Force received its first Su-30 multirole fighter aircraft

Angola has received the first two of 12 Sukhoi Su-30K multirole fighters and is expected to receive the rest by early 2018, Aleksandr Vorobei,...

Chinese, Pakistan air forces conduct joint combat training in Xinjiang

Chinese, Pakistan Air Force has dispatched newest aircraft and early warning aircraft to join air forces joint ongoing training exercise Shaheen VI. The "Shaheen VI...

Kazakhstan holds Combat Commonwealth 2017 joint air defence exercise

An active phase of the Combat Commonwealth 2017 CIS joint air defence exercise took place on September at the Saryshagan range in the Karaganda...

UK signs deal with Qatar for 24 Typhoon jets

Qatar said on Sunday it would buy 24 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft from Britain, bringing a much-needed boost to BAE Systems after a worrying lack...

Azerbaijan and Turkey holds joint “TurAz Qartalı – 2017” exercises

Azerbaijan and Turkey have launched "TurAz Qartalı - 2017" flight and tactical exercises. The exercises that will last until September 30 will involve up to...

ThunderB UAV can fly more than 25 hours

Developed by BlueBird, the ThunderB® UAV is a very unique unmanned aerial vehicle that creates high interest in many armed forces around the world....

China showcases improved Z-19 attack helicopter at China Helicopter Expo

China has unveiled the new version of its new Z-19 attack helicopter during the China Helicopter Expo. An improved Z-19 attack helicopter is equipped with the millimeter wave radar, which looks...

AVIC unveils new unmanned armed helicopter at the China Helicopter Expo

Chinese state-owned aircraft giant, Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) has unveiled its new AV500W unmanned autonomous helicopter at the China Helicopter Expo in Tianjin. The...

China displays model of new heavy-lift helicopter with Ukrainian engines

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) displayed a model of a new heavy-lift helicopter during China Helicopter Exposition 2017. AVIC showed the model of...

Russia deploys improved version of MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Syria

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has deployed the four MiG-29SMT fighter aircraft to Hmeymim airbase, near Latakia, in western Syria. According to a statement released...

Chinese company unveiled model of new trainer aircraft

CETC Wuhu Diamond Aircraft Manufacture Co.,Ltd showed the model of the new two-seat military turboprop trainer. The new aircraft is powered by a 495 hp (369 kW) Ivchenko-Progress Motor...

Russia tests new sensor for 976 SKIP special aircraft to support missile exercises

Vega Radio Engineering Corporation JSC has tested the experimental sensor for 976 SKIP special aircraft to support missile exercises. According to the CAST Centre, the 976 SKIP special...

Mi-17V-5 helicopter equipped with President-S onboard defence system spotted in Egypt

The Mi-17V-5 medium transport helicopter of Egyptian Air Force, equipped with the President-S defence system, was spotted during military exercise Bright Star 2017. The Mi-17V-5 is the...

Russia to receive a “digital” Tu-160 strategic bomber after upgrade

In the Soviet past, over several thousand engineers worked on the design of the world's largest supersonic bomber Tu-160 for over a decade. Today,...

US State Department approves F-16V fighter jets sale to Bahrain

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Bahrain for F-16V fighter jets with support, the Defense...

29th Combat Aviation Brigade receives CH-47F helicopters

The Army's CH-47F helicopter is officially known as the "Chinook." Unofficially, some refer to the CH-47F as "freedom's workhorse." When the 29th Combat Aviation...

France is set to review its defense posture in the world

On October 4, the Defense Council of France will be reunited in order to discuss the new defense posture of the V Republic. The...

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