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Italian Air Force F-2000A Typhoon. On 3 December 2020, the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, Lt. Gen. Alberto Rosso, and his Swiss counterpart, the Commander of the Swiss Air Forces Gen. Bernhard Müller signed two important bilateral agreements. The first concerns the use of the cross...

AUSTAL AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES FIRST OF TWO CAPE CLASS PATROL BOATS FOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO COAST GUARD Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Austal Australia has launched the first of two Cape-class Patrol Boats for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG), under construction at the...

Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier The Russian Navy’s Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier damaged in fire last year, will embark on its sea trial in 2022. "Next summer, the Admiral Kuznetsov will be docked again and will be then set for sea trials, namely in 2022,” a source in the national...

On 3 December 2020, the second Ejército del Aire (EdA, Spanish Air Force) NH90-TTH was delivered to 803 Escuadron. The helicopter, serial HD.29-17/803-17 (#10236, construction number 1426), wil be operated by 803 Escuadron / Ala 48 at Cuatro Vientos just southwest of Madrid. The Spanish Air...

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Estonia has received the first SPIKE SR missiles from EuroSpike. After operational testing and training of personnel, the Estonian Defence Forces demonstrated the weapon system in front of international experts and the SPIKE User Club. From a field position, the infantrymen fired two missiles...

On 2 December 2020, the second Beech 350ER/ALSR has been delivered to the Armée de l'Air (AdlA, French Air Force). The special missions aircraft, serial 1030/F-RACH, is operated by EEA01.054 Dunkerque (Escadron électronique aéroporté) at Base aérienne 105 Evreux/Fauville (BA105). The first...

Morocco to receive the Gulfstream G-550 spy plane In its Monday issue, Arabic-language newspaper Al Ahdath Al Maghribia announced that the Royal Armed Forces will be receiving, in early 2021, a Gulfstream G-550 aircraft equipped with spy technologies that are capable of blinding enemy...

Philippines postpones purchase of BrahMos missiles The government is putting on hold plans to purchase the country's first cruise missile system from an Indian-Russian joint venture. This was supposed to be part of the military's long-term modernization program to boost the country's defense...

The Navy has paused operations for all of its new MQ-8C Fire Scouts after two of the unmanned helicopters were involved in separate accidents less than a week apart. The Naval Safety Center recorded a pair of separate mishaps involving Fire Scouts in mid-November. One occurred in Maryland on...

UAE launches Falcon’s Eye satellite into space Falcon’s Eye with both the civil and military importance is fourth reconnaissance satellite launched by UAE and marks Gulf state’s 49th National Day. Falcon's Eye will reinforce the UAE’s accumulated experience in the satellite sector FRENCH...

UK to support MRTT buy for Qatar The United Kingdom is to support the procurement of an Airbus A330-200 MultiRole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for Qatar, as part of wider cooperation measures between the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Qatari Emiri Air Force (QEAF). Speaking at the virtual...

On 2 December 2020, the first PC-21 for the Ejército del Aire (EdA, Spanish Air Force) was noted outside for the first engine runs. The aircraft, serial E.27-01/792-01 (#10239 and construction number 314) is temporary registered HB-HWA. On 26 November 2019, Spain’s decision to buy 24 Pilatus...

The secret scheme to skim millions off central Asia’s pipeline megaproject Leaked documents indicate Kazakh president’s son-in-law Timur Kulibayev profited from state contracts A Gazprom director profited from a secret scheme linked to the construction of a multibillion-dollar gas pipeline...

The Riachuelo, the first Brazilian submarine in the Prosub program, successfully completed her first independent dive down to safety depth during the night of Friday to Saturday, off Sepetiba Bay near Rio. A success eagerly awaited by all the front office teams of Naval Group and ICN (the joint...

The suite of training devices at MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, have been declared Ready for Training. “These training devices will prepare aircrew and maintainers for the full suite of capabilities of the CH-53K in a safe and cost-effective manner,” said Tom Gordon, Lockheed...

Croatia plans to modernize the country's fleet of M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles through a potential $757M foreign military sales deal cleared by the State Department. BAE Systems' U.S. subsidiary and Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) missile systems business will be the prime...