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Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), in conjunction with the U.S. Navy, completed its first flight test integrating Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) with the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet for the Kuwait Air Force. Sniper ATP will be located on the Weapon Station 5, an area on the aircraft where pods or...

A Republic of Singapore Air Force G550 Airborne Early Warning aircraft. Photo by Senior Airman Michael Murphy The 36th Wing Public Affairs reported that The Republic of Singapore Air Force deployed airmen, F-16 fighters, F-15SG fighters and a G550 Airborne Early Warning aircraft to Andersen...

Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs (CSDBs) are carried on the wing of an F-16 fighter from the Air Force Test Center’s 96th Test Wing at Eglin AFB Feb. 19, 2021 during the second flight test of collaborative weapon technologies. Six of the bombs were dropped from two 96TW aircraft during the...

MBDA’s Sea Ceptor system will protect the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigates under a contract awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence. Sea Ceptor is the world’s most modern naval air defence system of its class. Utilising the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM), it offers both world-leading...

The Hellenic Air Force’s historic MJ755 Spitfire, last seen in Attica’s skies 68 years ago, is to fly over the Greek capital once again this Thursday when it returns from the United Kingdom, where it was fully restored and returned to flight-worthy condition. Talking to the state-run news...

On 26 May 2021, a Schweizer Luftwaffe (Swiss Air Force) F-5E Tiger II crashed near Melchsee-Frutt. This mountain resort village is located at 1,920 metres (6,300 feet) above sea level. It is located near the lake Melchsee, in the municipality of Kerns, canton Obwalden. According to the first...

The Portuguese Army has awarded Rheinmetall an order for 1,500 LM-LowProfile laser modules. The contract, booked back in October 2020, calls for delivery of the devices in three lots. Delivery is to be complete by the third quarter of 2021. The order is worth a figure in the low single-digit...

On 25 May 2021, four Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF, Taiwan Air Force) F-16AMs departed Hualien air base (Taiwan) with final destination Luke AFB (AZ) to take up residence with the 21st Fighter Squadron Gamblers ('LF'). The four F-16AMs, serials 6669, 6670, 6679 and 6690, departed in the...

Saab has received an order from Panavia Aircraft GmbH to upgrade the radar warning equipment on the Tornado aircraft operated by the German Air Force. The order value is approximately 400 million SEK. Saab will supply modern digital components, which will enhance the processing power and...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth visited the country's new aircraft carrier on Saturday, named in her honour, before it leads a flotilla of Royal Navy ships to Asian waters on its maiden operational voyage. The queen, aged 95, stepped aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth, seven years after she...

Based on Lockheed Martin’s backlog of F-16 orders, planned upgrades, and the recent revelation that the Air Force plans to depend on the fighter into the late 2030s, the F-16’s sunset years now could come in the 2070s, or later. Lockheed Martin’s backlog of 128 F-16s—all for foreign military...

A WINDSWEPT Boris Johnson took to the deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth today to wish the Royal Navy flagship all the best ahead of its maiden deployment from Portsmouth. The prime minister toured the 65,000-tonne warship this morning, accompanied by military top brass, defence secretary Ben Wallace...

Military helicopter makes emergency landing after hitting power line Brestanica, 20 May - A Eurocopter Tiger helicopter hit an overhead power line during the military exercise Adriatic Strike near the Slovenian town of Brestanica in the east in the morning, the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) told...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory plans to accelerate solid rocket motor (SRM) prototyping by building a SRM factory that fits in a shipping container. For a start, the pilot factory will be producing SRMs for AIM-120C-5 missiles. Ultimately, the aim is to have the SRM factory next to a...

A Albatross unmanned air vehicle operator was forced to crash the aircraft off Taitung this morning after having control issues with the aircraft. The Albatross had taken off at 0727 hrs local time and went down into the waters after eight minutes. The aircraft is operated by the Naval...

Photo by Borut Podgoršek The Slovenian defense ministry last week received its new Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, known popularly as JLTV. The batch of Oshkosh’s newest light tactical vehicles arrived at the Port of Koper on May 11. “Yesterday, new JLTV 4×4 light armored vehicles from Oshkosh...

U.S. Transportation Command is responsible for moving people and materiel around the globe in support of the nation's defense needs. It relies, in part, on the use of the Air Force's aircraft to do that. When the Air Force hoped to retire some aircraft within the KC-135 Stratotanker fleet in...

On 19 May the Japan National Police Agency took delivery of its first Subaru Bell 412EPX which it ordered during the Paris Air Show of 2019. The heli is registered JA412X (39102) and is also the first delivered Subaru Bell 412EPX ever. It flew for the first time on 17 February of this year. The...

Saab has signed a contract to deliver the innovative Deployable Maintenance Facility (DAM) for use by the Bulgarian Air Force. The system will provide the Bulgarian Air Force with an efficient and flexible way to optimise their infrastructure capability. DAM will be used at numerous air...

VT Air National Guard Participates in F-35 Acoustic, Emissions Testing in the U.K. Photo By Senior Airman Jessi Monte | An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing Air, Vermont National Guard In April, aircraft and personnel assigned to both the 134th Fighter Squadron and 158th...