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China's WJ-700 high-altitude, long-endurance and high-speed armed reconnaissance drone makes its maiden flight on Monday. Photo: Courtesy of CASIC China's WJ-700, a high-altitude, long-endurance and high-speed armed reconnaissance drone said to be able to create a new pattern for drone...

In Baku Preparations begin for construction of Patriotic War Victory Museum Preparations have begun for the construction of the 2020 Patriotic War Memorial Complex and the Victory Museum in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. The facilities will be built inside a new park to be laid out on the free...

Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) just successfully completed ground and flight testing, clearing the way for FA-50 airworthiness certification. The tests resulted in a successful long-range guided munition hit of a designated target, the company announced. The FA-50 light...

Ukraine is considering resuming production of the Antonov-74 air cargo plane and supplying them to the country’s armed forces, the government said on Saturday. The Soviet-designed An-74 is a light transport aircraft with jet engines capable of flying 4,600 km at a speed of 560 km per hour. It...

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, departs tonight for the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, where he will pay consecutive working visits. Mr Christodoulides will first travel to Abu Dhabi, where he is due to hold a head-to-head meeting and extended consultations...

For today, the first flight of the original F-16V was the following announcement of the Greek Aviation Industry: As part of the first phase of the Air Force F-16 aircraft upgrade program, in Viper version, undertaken by the Hellenic Aviation Industry and Lockheed Martin, the first test flight...

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Missile exploding in water @PressTV Iran’s indigenously-developed ballistic missiles destroyed targets located 1,800km away in the Indian Ocean on Saturday. State-owned news agency PRESS TV reported today that missiles fired from central Iran hit mock enemy warships with “pinpoint accuracy”...

A Philippine Air Force UH-1H Huey helicopter crashed in a mountainous area in the Bukidnon province in the country’s south, Saturday (Jan. 16) afternoon, killing all seven on board. The helicopter was carrying supplies to a Forward Operations Base (FOB) of the Philippine Army 8th Infantry...

Jordan Sells C295 transporters to Myanmar in controversial deal The investigative journalism Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Justice For Myanmar published documents on their websites exposing the controversial sale of two Airbus C295 twin-turboprop tactical...

A JL-10 fighter trainer attached to a regiment under the PLA Naval Aviation University. Photo by Xu Yinglong Ukrainian manufacturer of jet engines Motor Sich has agreed to a record $800 million contract with People’s Liberation Army for turbofan AI-322 engine production, according to multiple...

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The second AgustaBell AB412 for the Aviación Naval Uruguaya (ANU, Uruguayan Naval Aviation) arrived in Montevideo harbour on 14 January 2021. The former Italian Capitaneria machine, serial MM81511/9-09 (construction number 25722), is the second and last and will receive ANU serial 042. The...

Commander of the Ukrainian Navy announced the "imminent laying" of a new corvette The Commander of the Naval Forces of Ukraine shared with the subordinate plans for the future development of the Ukrainian fleet... In particular, Rear Admiral Alexei Neizhpapa touched upon the issue of building...

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@GZagkas The first protoype F-16V (s/n 005) of the Hellenic Air Force taxiing today in HAI facilities, Tanagra AFB. The last trials been made, now it's time for the first flight of the aircraft over Tanagra, before its ultimate flight to the U.S. for further testing.

Nigerian anti-terrorism operation marks combat debut of Chinese VT4 tank Chinese-made most advanced main battle tank made its combat debut in Nigerian anti-terrorism operation during a clash with Boko Haram militants in the northeast of the country The Nigerian government has announced that...

The Australian military has confirmed that it has selected the Boeing AH-64E Apache as its armed reconnaissance helicopter to replace the Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) from 2025. On Friday, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds announced that the replacement for the Tiger ARH would be...