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Recently noted at Bandung/Husein Sastranegara Internal Airport (Indonesia) is this first CN235-220MPA Maritime Patrol Aircraft for the Armée de l'Air du Senegal (Senegalese Air Force). The aircraft, still with Indonesian test registration AX-2348 and construction number N069, is expected to...

In a wide-ranging interview, French president accuses Ankara and Moscow of stirring up anti-French sentiment in Africa. French President Emmanuel Macron said that Turkey was also contributing to misunderstandings over his defence of the right to draw caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad [File...

German-Swedish defense company Taurus Sytems GmbH hopes to develop a smaller, longer-range air-based cruise missile with South Korea for the country's envisioned KF-X fighters and other aircraft, the firm's Korean branch chief said. "We are developing Taurus K-2, which is smaller but has the...

After years of delay, the Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (XAC) Y-20, powered by four Shenyang WS-20 high bypass turbofan engines, has made its first flight from Yanliang. Up to now well over twenty Y-20s had been delivered powered by the Soloviev D-30KP-2 engines that can also be found...

(Reuters) - The Palestinians are sending ambassadors back to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain after recalling them in protest at the Gulf countries' U.S.-brokered deals establishing ties with Israel, a Palestinian official said on Wednesday...

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has retired its last frontline F-4 Phantom fighter jets as more F-35s wait in the wings. After 48 years, Japan’s days of flying F-4 Phantom II fighters flying in a combat role formally came to an end today, marked by a send-off event for the jets. The aircraft...

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China's latest commissioned and fully domestically made tactical utility helicopter, the Harbin Z-20, is expected to become the country's most-delivered rotorcraft by entering service with not only the Chinese army, but also the nation's air, naval forces and armed police, with additional...

The second CH-47F Chinook for the Republic of Singapore Air Force, serial 88161 and test registration N272GG, was photographed making a test flight near Wilmington/New Castle (DE). Singapore has sixteen new Chinooks on order to replace the current fleet of CH-47SD aircraft. The first one...

(Reuters) - A prominent Egyptian rights group said security agents arrested its executive director on Thursday, days after two other senior members were detained under charges including joining a terrorist group. "Gasser Abdel Razek was detained by security forces from his home in Maadi and...

A Royal Thai Army Bell 212 (of the 3rd Aviation Battalion, using callsign RAPTOR32, and based at Lop Buri/Sa Pran Nak), crashed on 17 November 2020. It was carrying the local governor and made an emergency landing on a school field at Ban Khun Mae Yod School, Mae Suek, Mae Chaem district...

By Paolo Valpolini The 8×8 autonomous unmanned ground vehicle (A-UGV) developed by Rheinmetall Canada, the Mission Master, has become a reality since some time, however the overseas branch of the Rheinmetall group continues to evolve it, introducing new capabilities and new concepts of...

Norwegian Minister of Defence Frank Bakke-Jensen has presented Norwegian plans for the renewal of the country’s MBTs. According to these plans, Norway intends to field the new tanks from 2025. Norway purchased 52 LEOPARD 2 A4 MBTs from the Netherlands in 2001 and adapted them to Norwegian...

The five year programme for training Afghan Air Force (AAF) pilots on the A-29B Super Tucano at Moody Air Force Base (GA) is finished. The final class graduated on 13 November 2020. At Moody AFB, the 14th Flying Training Wing, responsible for the 81st Fighter Squadron Panthers, operated the...

Final assembly in Switzerland of all four aircraft would take place between 2028 and 2030. Previously Finland, Switzerland Considering F-35s and Super Hornets in Upcoming Fighter Contests U.S. Air Force Captain Kristin “BEO” Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team Commander, flies...

The German parliament's budget committee approved a 2.3 billion euro ($2.7 billion) contract to buy 31 Airbus helicopters for the country's navy on Thursday, a parliamentary source said. The Sea Tiger helicopters will be deployed on frigates, and their main job will be submarine-hunting. They...

WFEL, the UK subsidiary of German defense company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), has announced that the first British manufacture of Ministry of Defense’s Boxer mechanized infantry vehicles moves further forward with significant contracts signed. According to a company news release, ARTEC...

A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing taxis on the flightline upon landing at Al Dhafra air base (United Arab Emirates) on 17 November 2020. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Dhafra welcomed the F-15E Strike Eagles of the 366th Fighter Wing from...

The Força Aerea Portuguesa (Portuguese Air Force) is interested in the EMB314 Super Tucano as a possible replacement for the Alpha Jet, which was retired in January 2018. On 17 November 2020, an Embraer EMB314 Super Tucano, registration PT-ZTU, was photographed at Monte Real (Base Aerea 5)...