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Ukraine upgrades its unique amphibious Mi-14 helicopters
The Ukrainian Naval Forces have announced plans to upgrade its fleet of unique amphibious Mi-14PL helicopters.
Unique military amphibious Mi-14PL helicopters are being refurbished at the State...
Russian Helicopters delivers new batch of Mi-8MTV-5-1 helicopters to Russian Defence Ministry
Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec), has delivered a consignment of Mi-8MTV-5-1 military transport helicopters built at Kazan Helicopters to Russia’s Defence Ministry.
The...
U.S. State Department approves possible $525 ml military sale to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of 74K Persistent Threat Detection System Aerostats to Saudi Arabia at an estimated cost of...
Turkey to take delivery its first F-35 fighter jets in 2019
Turkey expects to take delivery of its first Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets in 2019, Turkish Defence Industries Undersecretary Ismail Demir told broadcaster NTV...
US to send twenty AH-64 Apache attack helicopters to Europe
A fleet of 20 AH-64 Apache aircraft from the 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Armored Division in Fort Bliss, Texas landed at the...
AH-1Z Viper helicopter of US Marine Corps makes emergency landing on farm in Japan
The Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopter of US Marine Corps made an emergency landing on a farm road an island in the city of Uruma...
Russian Defence Minister visited the Kazan Aviation Factory
The Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu has visited the Kazan Aviation Factory named after S. Gorbunov. He inspected the fulfillment...
US Air Force B-52H bomber shows new nuclear strike capabilities
The U.S. Air Force has demonstrated a key part of the country's nuclear triad, a B-52 bomber armed with nuclear-capable cruise missiles.
Three unarmed AGM-86B...
United Kingdom to expand support to Ukraine’s Armed Forces
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has said that the United Kingdom stands firmly alongside Ukraine as the British Army prepares to broaden its already...
US Air Force B-2 stealth bombers conduct precision airstrike in Libya
US bombers hit Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) camps outside the city of Sirte in Libya, killing more than 100 jihadists, US Secretary of...
Russian with Turkish Air Force to target Islamic State militants in northern Syria
Moscow and Ankara are carrying out their first joint military operation against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the Syrian province of Aleppo, the...
Russia claims it found Airbus drone downed in the Black Sea
Russia claims that one small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) discovered near the Black Sea in the vicinity of Anapa.
"On Sunday, in the region of the Blagoveshchenskaya...
Polish DEDAL troop parachutes adopted for use by Ukrainian Armed Forces
The Polish DEDAL air assault parachute is designed for training jumps and combat deployment, was adopted for service by Ukrainian Armed Forces.
That was reported by Head...
Poland completes overhaul of Senegal’s Mi-24 attack helicopter
Polish company Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 1 S.A. (Military Aviation Works No. 1) has confirmed that conducts maintenance, repair, overhaul Mi-24 attack helicopters for Senegalese...
Russia to refurbish Il-78 refuelling tanker aircraft for Pakistan Air Force
A Pakistan Air Force Ilyushin Il-78 air-to-air refuelling tanker aircraft are will be refurbished at the Russian 360th Aircraft Repair Plant in Ryazan.
The Pakistan...
Leonardo to develop new attack helicopter for Italian Army
Italy defence technologies group Leonardo-Finmeccanica has announced the agreement of the develop and produce a replacement for the Italian Army’s A129 attack helicopters.
The multiyear contract for...
Ukrainian tactical aviation brigade conducts first flight training in 2017
The 7th Petro Franko Tactical Aviation Brigade of Ukrainian Air Force conducted their first flight training in 2017.
That was reported by press service of...
Military expert: Azerbaijan ready to purchase JF-17 Thunder?
Expert-Adviser of Baku based Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan Republic Fuad Shahbazov told Defence Blog that Azerbaijan ready or not to purchase JF-17 Thunder...