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On 10 December 2020, Boeing handed over the last CH-47F Chinook MYII CAAS (Common Avionics Architecture System) transport helicopters to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) at their facility in Huntsville (AL) for validation, verification and to perform Post Production...

Satellites – and drones – were intended to replace it. But the 65-year-old Lockheed U-2 is still at the top of its game, flying missions in an environment no other aircraft can operate in. Nearly twice as wide as it is long, the Lockheed U-2 spy plane is one of the most distinctive aircraft in...

Paris, France, December 11, 2020 – The new 1,000-kilogram version of the AASM “Hammer”* air-to-ground modular weapon, designed and produced by Safran Electronics & Defense, successfully completed its first two inert separation tests from a Rafale omnirole fighter. The tests were conducted at the...

Bell Textron Inc., a U.S. aerospace manufacturer, announced its bid to sell attack helicopters to South Korea on Wednesday as the country's Marine Corps plans to launch an aviation wing next year. Bell Textron said its AH-1Z Viper with anti-armor and air-to-air missile capabilities can engage in...

Rheinmetall and its strategic partner, the North-American helmet maker Galvion, have won an order to supply the German Bundeswehr with an advanced combat helmet. Awarded in November 2020, the framework contract encompasses the delivery of up to 20,000 helmets, specifically the “Combat Helmet...

An examination of the South African military’s haphazard digital transformation. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is one of the most technologically advanced militaries in Africa, operating modern equipment supplied in part by a world-class local defence industry. However, its...

Polish Air Force TS-11 Iskra flies for the last time. On December 9, 2020, the Polish Air Force organized a solemn ceremony at the 41st Air Base in Deblin, home to the military pilot training school, to say goodbye to the old TS-11 Iskra jet and hand over its task to the modern M-346 Bielik...

A majority of Sweden's political parties now say they want the country to clearly signal that NATO membership is an option, after the Sweden Democrats backed a Centre Party proposal, Swedish Radio News reports. The move would bring Swedish policy in line with that of neighbouring Finland. Even...

Two pilots have been pressured to eject from a fighter jet at Amberley Airbase, south-west of Ipswich in Queensland. A witness informed 9News the F/A-18 Tremendous Hornet was taking off with seven different jets when it appeared to undergo engine failure. Each pilots ejected efficiently and the...

Argentina is considering purchasing JF-17 Thunder aircraft from Pakistan to consolidate its defensive capabilities after having been refused the same by South Korea. The South Korean aerospace company KAI reportedly had an agreement with the Argentine Air Force to supply it FA-50 fighter...

Chinese L-15 Falcon advanced trainer jet. The aircraft to get Artificial Intelligence technology. During a TV program broadcast in China in mid-November, Zhang Hong, chief designer of the L15 trainer jet and general manager of Hongdu Aviation Industry Group, introduced the L-15 Falcon to his...

Mantis anti-aircraft gun The Germany Army have procured new barrels for their fleet of Mantis anti-aircraft guns which are now undergoing testing. “The new barrels lasted longer than expected in the tests. We shoot until they break and measure beforehand to check the properties and performance...

PLA anti-submarine warfare aircraft conducts depth charge attack drills, seen as deterrent to Taiwan secessionists A Y-8 anti-submarine warfare aircraft attached to a division under the People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command Naval Aviation Force drops a depth charge in a training...

Abeking & Rasmussen have started construction of the two vessels intended to replace the PULAU-RENGAT class Mine Countermeasure (MCM) ships serving in the Indonesian Navy. This marks the start of production after almost a year of design work, with specialist steel used to construct the ships...

Patria has delivered an Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV) 8×8 to Saab under a contract signed last June. The vehicle will be used as a test and development platform for the latest generation of Saab vehicle electronics and video systems. It will also be utilised for demonstration and marketing...

Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC Corp. reveals design for ROC Navy's new-generation guidedmissile frigate, with some revisions from earlier version incl. 3x 8-cell VLS (rather unusual), instead of a single 24-cell configuration. A total of 14-19 ships envisaged. [Reporter Luo Tianbin/Taipei Report]...

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned a new 4,000-tonne hospital ship on 30 November for service in the South China Sea, state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported the following day. Nanyi 13 , the PLAN’s latest hospital ship, was commissioned on 30...

Russian scientist Anatoly Gubanov (image: TsAGI) Russia’s Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a Russian scientist Anatoly Gubanov on suspicion of high treason for allegedly handing over classified data to the West. Moscow’s Lefortovo District Court on December 3 ruled to arrest...

The first group of tracked M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System has arrived in Poland to provide a continuous presence in Eastern Europe. According to the Baltic Security report, 1st Battalion, 142 Field Artillery Brigade, Arkansas National Guard, equipped with M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System...