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French Air Force Flight Tests Passive Airborne Radar
Friday, October 16, 2015, the first flight of an airborne passive radar was held on the air base 701 Salon-de-Provence.
This flight follows the promising...
PHOTO : Royal Air Force A400M Atlas aircraft visits Japan
The Royal Air Force (RAF) A400M Atlas transport aircraft visited Japan during 23-25 October 2015. The aircraft landed at Miho Base (Tottori prefecture) of...
Turkish Police to Purchase Bayraktar Drones
Two Bayraktar Unmanned Aerial Systems composed of four ground control stations and six planes will be provided to Turkey’s General Directorate of Security, the...
UAE is Using its AT-802U Aircrafts to Train Yemeni Pilots
UAE is using its AT-802 aircrafts (Border Patrol Aircraft) to train Yemeni pilots at Al Anad air base. Now Yemeni pilots have conducted airstrikes...
A Giant US Military Blimp Escaped From Baltimore
A tethered US Army aerostat called the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS)Â that broke free Wednesday from its mooring...
Malaysia will Purchase Eight MD-530G Helicopter
MALAYSIA is expected to sign for at least eight MD-530G light attack scout helicopter in late November. The helicopters to be operated jointly by...
Photo : Russian Su-34 Bombed Rebels Positions in Eastern Qalamoun
Russian Su-34 bombed rebels positions in eastern Qalamoun
The Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) is a Russian twin-engined, twin-seat strike fighter and based on Sukhoi Su-27...
Danish F-16 crashes into North Sea
The Danish Defence Command said in a press release that an F-16 fighter jet went down into the North Sea off the coast of...
US Will Sell 8 F-16 Fighter Jets to Pakistan
The United States is preparing to sell eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan in order to bolster bilateral ties between the two countries senior...
Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion makes first flight
The CH-53K King Stallion helicopter has performed its long-awaited first flight, taking to the air on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at Sikorsky’s Development Flight Center...
Camcopter S-100 completes successful trials for the South African Navy
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) continues its successful shipboard trials when demonstrating its outstanding capabilities to the South African Navy from 20...
US strikes down T-50 exports to Uzbekistan
The U.S. government has refused to allow Korea to export $400 million worth of indigenous supersonic training jets to Uzbekistan, sources said Sunday.
The denial...
Kuwait purchase of 24 Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracals
France will on Wednesday sign 2.5 billion euros of defence deals and provisional agreements with Kuwait, including a sale of Airbus-built military helicopters worth...
Lockheed Martin Delivers First Danish MH-60R Helicopter to the U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy accepted the first MH-60R helicopter slated for Denmark from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) in a ceremony today at the Lockheed Martin...
Sweden offers Gripen, Erieye, tactical data link as a package to Indonesia
Sweden has officially offered its air power package to Indonesia, banking on lower lifecycle cost coupled with attractive financing solutions and a commitment to...
Venezuela Has Ordered 24 L-15 Supersonic Trainer Aircraft
The Venezuelan Air Force  has ordered  24 CATIC L-15 supersonic trainer aircraft.
The Hongdu L-15 Falcon is a Chinese supersonic training and light attack aircraft being...
US Navy pilot killed in F-18 jet crash in Cambridgeshire Fens
A US Navy pilot has died in an F-18 jet crash in the Fens in Cambridgeshire, close to an RAF base.
The Hornet crashed on...
Russia may supply to Egypt 50 Kamov Ka-52 and 32 Ka-52K helicopters
Russia may supply to Egypt up to 80 Kamov Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters and Ka-52K Katran (navalized derivative of Ka-52) helicopters designed for...