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UAE launches Falcon’s Eye satellite into space Falcon’s Eye with both the civil and military importance is fourth reconnaissance satellite launched by UAE and marks Gulf state’s 49th National Day. Falcon's Eye will reinforce the UAE’s accumulated experience in the satellite sector FRENCH...

UK to support MRTT buy for Qatar The United Kingdom is to support the procurement of an Airbus A330-200 MultiRole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for Qatar, as part of wider cooperation measures between the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Qatari Emiri Air Force (QEAF). Speaking at the virtual...

On 2 December 2020, the first PC-21 for the Ejército del Aire (EdA, Spanish Air Force) was noted outside for the first engine runs. The aircraft, serial E.27-01/792-01 (#10239 and construction number 314) is temporary registered HB-HWA. On 26 November 2019, Spain’s decision to buy 24 Pilatus...

The secret scheme to skim millions off central Asia’s pipeline megaproject Leaked documents indicate Kazakh president’s son-in-law Timur Kulibayev profited from state contracts A Gazprom director profited from a secret scheme linked to the construction of a multibillion-dollar gas pipeline...

The Riachuelo, the first Brazilian submarine in the Prosub program, successfully completed her first independent dive down to safety depth during the night of Friday to Saturday, off Sepetiba Bay near Rio. A success eagerly awaited by all the front office teams of Naval Group and ICN (the joint...

The suite of training devices at MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, have been declared Ready for Training. “These training devices will prepare aircrew and maintainers for the full suite of capabilities of the CH-53K in a safe and cost-effective manner,” said Tom Gordon, Lockheed...

Croatia plans to modernize the country's fleet of M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles through a potential $757M foreign military sales deal cleared by the State Department. BAE Systems' U.S. subsidiary and Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) missile systems business will be the prime...

After loosing a true dedicated submarine hunter embedded in a US Navy Carrier Air Wing CVW), the US Navy is now facing a new hunter. With the retirement of the S-3B Viking, the USN lost its last Anti-submarine Warfare (ASW) aircraft and a loyal member in the CVW. From that moment, the carrier...

Earlier than planned, Damen has cut the first steel on the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Combat Support Ship Den Helder at its shipyard in Galati, Romania. The cutting is the first of sixteen batches, totaling 7500 tonnes of steel in 180 sections. The steel cutting was supposed to take place in...

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the number of missile boats deployed by an Israeli navy which, while small, carries out missions as far away as the Red Sea and the Gulf. Israel also wants to protect off-shore natural gas fields close to Lebanon, an old foe with which it has held so far fruitless U.S.-mediated maritime border...

Dec. 2, 2020 - Cobham Mission Systems, the world leader in air refuelling probe solutions, announced today it has been awarded a prime contract from Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) to deliver an air refuelling probe solution for its FA-50 advanced jet aircraft. Under this contract, Cobham...

02 December 2020 – The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Mali has placed a firm order for an additional Airbus C295 airlifter in the transport configuration. This second aircraft, to be delivered in 2021, will supplement the first C295 already in operation since December 2016 which has...

Rheinmetall MK-82-EP aircraft bomb Rheinmetall’s MK-82-EP general purpose aircraft bomb has recently been selected by France for its Rafale, Mirage 2000 aircraft while Germany has chosen it to equip Eurofighter jets. France’s procurement authority, the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA)...

@KerimBozkurt Russian Navy Valentine Pikular transiting to Med

Likely the weight was reduced as a result of the feedbacks from soldiers.

Note: Photo has been reversed, there is no change in forward assist function.

Norway-based company KONGSBERG has announced on Tuesday that it has awarded a new contract from Japan to supply the JSM (Joint Strike Missile) for their fleet of F-35 fighter aircraft. According to a company news release, KONGSBERG has entered into a second follow-on contract with Japan to...

VK-2500PS-03 engine Russia’s United Engine Corporation announced today it has signed a contract with China to provide 100 VK-2500PS-03 turboshaft helicopter engines between 2021-22. The VK-2500PS-03 engine has been certified in India, China, Brazil and Colombia. The certificate validation in...