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NATO receives fifth and final Phoenix AGS UAV NATO has received its fifth and final Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will form the air component of its Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) capability, the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)...

Qatar signs up for Leonardo's IFTS Qatari pilots will soon be training at Italy’s International Flight Training School (IFTS), following an agreement between the Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah, and Italy’s minister of...

The US Navy (USN) has contracted AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation to deliver a further 36 TH-73A training helicopters to add to the 32 already ordered. Seen at the Sea-Air-Space conference outside Washington, DC, in May 2019, the TH-73A is to replace the Bell TH-57 JetRanger in training...

Croatia has received the final offers from the four government teams hoping to secure the country’s requirement to replace its Yugoslav era MiG-21 ‘Fishbed’ fighters. With the best and final bids now submitted, Croatia will begin the state-level decision making process for its MiG-21...

Egypt & Sudan to conduct their 1st joint air force exercise at Merowe Air Base in Sudan The Egyptian Air Force will participate in the Exercise with MIG-29M/M2 fighter jets. Protectors of Nile 2020. @mahmouedgamal44

Second vessel delivery marks successful completion of Damen order On 12th November, the Pakistan Navy commissioned its new Corvette – a Damen OPV 1900 – named PNS Tabuk at the Port of Constanta, Romania. The ship is part of a two vessel order with Damen, signed by the Pakistan Ministry of...

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Saudi Arabia will strike those who threaten the kingdom’s security and stability with an “iron fist”, the crown prince said on Thursday, one day after an attack on a Remembrance Day ceremony injured two in the kingdom. FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at a press conference in Davao on the country's Mindanao Island on Oct. 6, 2019. (Kyodo) The Philippines said Wednesday it will suspend for another six months its earlier decision to discontinue a visiting forces agreement with the United States...

Turkey Begins Work on Next Gen KORAL Electronic Warfare System KORAL Electronic Warfare System Turkish defense contractor Aselsan has begun working on the next generation KORAL electronic warfare (EW) system. In a press conference yesterday, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, revealed...

Volga-Dnepr Airlines An-124-100 suffers runway excursion following uncontained engine failure On 13 November at about 12:08 (local time), a Volga-Dnepr Airlines An-124-100 (registered RA-82042) departed Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport, Russia towards Vienna, Austria on flight VI4066. Just...

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The Philippines is close to a decision on whether to procure 16 Mil Mi-171 twin-engine multipurpose helicopters from Russia to meet a long-standing requirement within the Philippine Air Force (PAF) for heavy-lift helicopters. The acquisition, if it goes ahead, will represent the Philippines’...