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The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center C-130 Hercules Detachment from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and the 182nd Airlift Wing from Illinois, visited Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to test a high-resolution, multi-sensor pod, April 5-13, 2021. The LITENING...

The U.S. Air Force has concluded its investigation into the crash on Jun. 25, 2020 of a MQ-9 assigned to the 108th Attack Squadron. Photo: U.S. Air Force It was found that the pilot had pulled the wrong lever on the control panel which caused the fuel shutoff valve to close and shutting off...

A total of 451,278 citizens started military service in 2020 With Paid Military Service in Turkey in 2020 was $338.763 Million Dollars of Revenue 319.6 million $ (71.633 citizens from Turkey) 16.03 million € (2.894 citizens from abroad) 3.407.775 TL s of house rent was paid to the families of...

The KC-135: A storied past – Modernizing for the future The KC-135 Stratotanker, the backbone of the U.S. Air Force’s strategic aerial refueling fleet for nearly 65 years, recently gained new capabilities that will enable it to continue to carry out its mission of Global Reach and Global...

While the construction number 318 and Swiss test registration HB-HWE have not been applied yet, Pilatus PC-21 E.27-05/792-05 (#10243), is the fifth Ejército del Aire (EdA, Spanish Air Force) PC-21 that was sighted. Aviation friend Stephan Widmer photographed it while it moved from the paintshop...

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The Orion is a medium-altitude, long-duration unmanned aerial system with a maximum take-off weight of 1 tonne and a maximum payload weight of 200 kg MOSCOW, April 7. /TASS/. The Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation does not rule out the possibility of delivering...

F15 fighter refurbishment, complete review Cost swelling Japan-US talks difficult It has been revealed that the Ministry of Defense has decided to completely revise the current plan over the refurbishment of the Air Self-Defense Force 's F15 fighter aircraft with cruise missiles for ground...

The Air Force’s newest fighter jet has a name: F-15EX Eagle II. The service unveiled the name of the jet during an April 7 ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air National Guard will be the first to receive the new jet operationally. ANG Director Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh said during the...

Leonardo's AW149 multi-role utility helicopter is our latest-generation battlefield platform, reconfigurable for a wide range of demanding missions in the most severe operational environments. The AW149 is the ideal helicopter to replace the UK's ageing Puma fleet. Advanced platform and system...

he Australian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is planning to offer up to 27 Black Hawk helicopters for sale as it prepares to retire the helicopter type by December 2022. According to a tender notice from March 2021, the potential sale is still subject to various US government and Australian defence...

Pakistan has held its first ever defence exhibition in Iraq, . During the exhibition, Pakistani defence officials can be seen showcasing country’s indigenous defence products to Iraqi officials including the Al-Khalid Main Battle Tank, the JF-17 Thunder Combat Aircraft, the Takbir Glide...

Norway is to lease in helicopters to perform border protection and other coastguard missions after its fleet of NH Industries NH90s failed to meet avilability targets. Disclosing the move on 26 March, Oslo’s defence ministry said that the “phasing in and building the operational capacity of the...

A large scale annual military exercise codenamed Onisilos-Gideon 2021 got underway Monday to test the island’s air defence capability as part of the cooperation between Southern Cyprus and Israel. The exercise is directed and coordinated by the National Guard General Staff Air Force Command in...

Iran staged a joint naval drill with Pakistan on Tuesday in the waters of the Persian Gulf amid tensions between Tehran and Washington. Iranian officials said the exercise aims at bolstering combat capabilities of the naval forces of the two countries and sharing information and expertise...

Aviation enthusiast and photographer Grigoriy Bedenko had a nice photo opportunity at the Kazakhstan Air Force Aviation Training Centre of the Air Defence Forces at Balkhash, also known as the 609th Air Base. Balkhash is located in the centre of the country on the north side of Lake Balkhash...

The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrates the separation of the ALTIUS-600 small UAS in a test at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground test range, Arizona on March 26, 2021. This test was the first time the weapons bay doors have been opened in flight. (Courtesy photo) The Air Force Research Laboratory...

The Ukrainian manufacturer Arey Engineering Group unveiled a new heavy infantry fighting vehicle concept, dubbed Vavilon (Babylon in Ukrainian), that bases on the T-64 main battle tank chassis. The story was first reported by Opk.com.ua news agency, which cited Arey’s engineers. The Vavilon is...

Cons. Started: Completed: Weight: Size: Max Depth: Speed: Motors: Max Time Submerged: Scout Time: Range: Crew: Guns: 12th August 1943 10th August 1944 1,526 tons (surafaced), 2,424 tons (submerged) 95m * 8,3m * 4,6m 120 m 20,25 knots surfaced 8,75 knots submerged 4 tane 5400 hp diesel...

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his Qatari counterpart, HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, have announced an expansion of the relationship between each nation’s air force. As part of the agreement, RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire will become the British base for the new UK-Qatar joint Hawk...