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The disbandment of V (AC) Squadron follows the withdrawal of the Sentinel R1 aircraft from RAF service. The squadron has been operating the Sentinel R1 as part of the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Force based at RAF Waddington. The Squadron was first...

In a statement released on Tuesday, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has concluded that a 3 January French military airstrike on the central Malian village of Bounty, hit a group largely made up of civilians, killing several of them. The day after the attack, a MINUSMA fact-finding...

ROME (Reuters) -Italy expelled two Russian diplomats on Wednesday after police said they had arrested an Italian navy captain caught passing documents to a Russian official in return for money at a clandestine meeting. The Italian, a captain of a frigate, and the Russian, a military official...

Ukraine may not have time to launch satellite "Sich-2-30" this year: money for launch is still "frozen" CB "Southern" in March 2021 continues work on bringing the satellite "Sich-2-30" / Photo: Dmitry Kisilevsky It seems that the Cabinet of Ministers cannot unblock these funds due to the...

An American-made Sikorsky S-61N helicopter comes in for landing upon delivery to Lebanon on June 2, 2009. The helos were bought for firefighting purposes. BEIRUT — Lebanon is selling five Hawker Hunter fighter jets and three Sikorsky-made S-61 helicopters, the Ministry of National Defense...

Taiwan will resume flights for the Northrop F-5 fighter next week, Air Force chief of staff Huang Chih-Wei told legislators. Two F-5E fighters collided and crashed into the sea at the Taitung Chi Aviation Military Base on the 22nd, resulting in 1 dead and 1 missing. Deputy Minister of...

New Small Aircraft Carrier Unlikely, Admiral Says As US Navy Begins New Assessment Air warfare chief: “I believe the L-class ships operating with the F-35B fit that bill.” The U.S. Navy likely has no need to add a proposed small-deck aircraft carrier to its existing amphibious assault ships, a...

Sikorsky and DARPA are working to dramatically improve flight safety and operations so humans and machines can work together more seamlessly in the field. Sikorsky is leading the way toward a future where aircraft can be operated with two, one or zero pilots at all times of the day or night and...

SACHSEN-ANHALT is the third of a total of four ships of the Type F125 which tk MS is building. TKMS picture. Germany’s Third F125 Baden-Württemberg-Class Frigate Delivered By TKMS Today, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tk MS) handed over the frigate “SACHSEN-ANHALT” to the Federal Office of...

The Turkish government is ready to dispatch an ambassador to Tel Aviv once the Israeli government commits to simultaneously reciprocating the measure, a senior Turkish official tells Israel Hayom. EXCLUSIVE: Turkey on Monday informed Israel that it is ready to dispatch an ambassador to Tel...

Bundeswehr issues new call-offs for MELLS guided missiles and integrated command and launch units from framework contract The German Bundeswehr has placed a new order for the cutting-edge MELLS antitank guided missile system with EuroSpike GmbH, a joint venture of Rheinmetall and its partners...

Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said in a statement late on Mar. 27 that he will be sending the FA-50 to fly over hundreds of Chinese vessels anchored at Whitsun Reef in South China Sea. The Philippine military is sending light fighter aircraft to fly over hundreds of Chinese...

A news report on Taiwan’s state-run Youth Daily News has accidentally leaked photos of a anti-stealth passive radar system that was transported to Penghu island. The original article has since been taken down. Photos: Youth Daily News This system has never been seen in public until now...

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has taken delivery of its first H225M helicopter in Singapore. Airbus Helicopters signed a contract with Singapore’s Ministry of Defence for the acquisition of H225M Medium Lift Helicopters in 2016. Congratulating Singapore on the H225Ms, Airbus...

Bergen medium speed engine The Norwegian government has decided to block the potential sale of Norway- registered Bergen Engines AG, a part of the Rolls Royce group, to the Russia based Transmashholding. The Minister of Justice and Public Security of Norway, Monica Meland, speaking at a...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCORD, Wa. – The Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) is being developed to address capability gaps in the dismounted close combat force identified by Army leadership via the 2018 National Defense Strategy. The intent is to integrate key technology systems into one...

A Chinese Z-10 attack helicopter has crashed in an area of Changsha in Hunan province just last week. After images in social media of the damaged aircraft began to circulate on the internet, the Chinese Ministry of Defense confirmed that the Z-10K attack helicopter crashed during a “routine...

Turkmenistan is looking at becoming the first foreign operator of the newest Serbian Lazar 3 combat vehicle. The story was first reported by Sputnik agency, which cited Ambassador of Serbia to Russia (also representing the country in Turkmenistan) Miroslav Lazanski. Miroslav Lazanski told the...

The Naval Safety Center is investigating a crash in Jim Wells County Wednesday afternoon. The crash — happening around 2 p.m. — involved a student and instructor who were flying in a T-45 Goshawk jet trainer. The two were safely ejected from the aircraft and reported only minor injuries, a...