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A Navy F/A-18E fighter jet crashed in California on Tuesday, but the pilot was able to eject safely, according to a Navy spokesman. "An F/A-18E Super Hornet from Naval Air Station Lemoore experienced a mishap at approximately 10:10 a.m. today during a routine training flight near Naval Air...

The U.S. Army has awarded Sikorsky $13.8 million to build one UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter for Jordan. “Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $13.8 million modification to contract for one UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. Fiscal 2010 Foreign Military Sales (Jordan) funds...

The first Pilatus PC-21 for the Ejército del Aire (EdA, Spanish Air Force) was noted being assembled at the Pilatus factory in Stans (Switzerland). The aircraft, serial E.27-01/792-01 (#10239, construction number 314) was fully painted in the bright markings of the EdA training unit Escuela...

The German Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall a further order for modernizing the tried-and-tested Marder infantry fighting vehicle, or IFV. Under the contract, Rheinmetall Landsysteme will now be supplying the Bundeswehr with over 170 driver's night observation devices for the Marder fleet...

Farasis and TOGG signed a letter of intent to develop energy storage solutions for Turkey and surrounding countries Farasis is partnering with TOGG, a European OEM developing native electric vehicles and e-mobility ecosystem, for the use of Farasis battery cells in the full range of TOGG...

European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) selects Airbus and its partner IAI for Maritime Aerial Surveillance with Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Contract awarded following several successful trials over the past years for Maritime Aerial Surveillance services with RPAS...

USMC Super Cobra Fleet Successfully Delivers More Than 900,000 Flight Hours FORT WORTH, Texas (Oct. 19, 2020) – The United States Marine Corps, USMC, have officially retired the Bell AH-1W “Super Cobra” from their ranks after more than 30 years of dependable service. The iconic dual-blade...

The aircraft was lifted out of the so-called Electronic Mate and Alignment Station (EMAS), which is an electronic compatibility and assembly system. Here, since July 16, the L-001 has reviewed the final assembly of the front, center, and rear of the aircraft, as well as the wing module. The...

In service for almost 50 years, the 3M44 Progress anti-ship missile system, and the elaborate bunker that houses it, still supports defending Crimea. Arecently released video provides a close look at one of Russia’s lesser-known weapons, the mighty Utes coastal-defense anti-ship missile...

Armenian Army seems to have discovered a new tactic for UAV attacks

The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) led modification programme for the 68 PzH2000 self-propelled howitzers of the Italian Army has been completed. Cooling systems for the generator and cargo compartment extend the operational spectrum for scenarios characterised by high temperatures...

On October 14, 2020, a ceremony was held in Varna for the induction in the Bulgarian navy of two mine sweepers of the Tripartite type (Alkmaar type) built in the 1980s – M856 Maassluis and M859 Hellevoetsluis – which were previously operated by the Dutch navy. The Mesta (hull number 31) and...

Russia has delivered ten BRDM-2 armoured vehicles to the Central African Republic (CAR), with another ten expected to be delivered soon. The first batch arrived in Bangui on 15 October aboard a Russian Air Force An-124-100 airlifter. They were received by the CAR’s defence minister, minister of...