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Chinese Su-35 jet (image: China MoD) The Taiwanese Ministry of Defense has denied shooting down a Chinese Su-35 jet today, after social media was abuzz with reports that suggested the same. “The Air Force Command has refuted reports of shooting down Su-35. The information is false and...

Ohio-class USS Tennessee submarine The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat $9.5 billion for construction and test of the lead and second ships of the Columbia class SSBN 826 and SSBN 827, as well as associated design and engineering support. This modification to the integrated...

Italy has issued a proposal for Poland and other countries to jointly work on a new generation MBT programme, Defence 24 reports. The Polish company PGZ already expressed its interest in creating a new main battle tank, not excluding a joint project with some international partners. Italy...

The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is poised to begin low rate initial production (LRIP) of the Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER), with a sole-source contract notification posted on 4 November. Seen being carried by a Super...

Image for representation only. German Bundestag has given the green light to procure 127mm calibre practice ammunition for F125 Baden-Württemberg frigates. The contract valued €33 million will initially include delivery of 7,000 training projectiles and propellant charges as well as reference...

Germany has approved the procurement of additional Eurofighter combat aircraft for the Luftwaffe under the country’s Project Quadriga procurement plan. The Luftwaffe is to retire its 38 Tranche 1 Eurofighters and replace them with Tranche 3 aircraft fitted to the new Quadriga configuration...

The United Kingdom has received a further four Beechcraft T-6C Texan II trainer aircraft to add to the 10 already operated under the UK Military Flight Training System (UKMFTS) programme. The UK now has 14 Texan II aircraft at RAF Valley supporting the Fixed-Wing portion of the UKMFTS pilot...

The first of Israel’s four new Sa'ar 6-class corvettes, INS Magen, is due to reach Haifa naval base in early December, an official in the Israeli Navy stated on 4 November. The vessel is currently undergoing sea trials off Germany, where it was built by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. INS Magen...

UK-based Pearson Engineering has developed and tested a lightweight interface for its front-end equipment (FEE) called ‘SLICE’, which is already being marketing to potential end users and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The system is designed to be fitted onto main battle tanks (MBTs)...

Indigenous submarine expected to be completed in 2024 at earliest TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The construction of Taiwan’s first indigenous submarine prototype will officially begin on Nov. 3. A ceremony will be held that day at CSBC’s Kaohsiung shipbuilding plant and will be hosted by President...

A350 Aileron Design and Manufacturing Program The scope of the A350 Aileron Program consists of the design, manufacturing and after sales support of the Ailerons for A350 XWB long range, wide body jet Airliner developed by Airbus as a risk sharing partner. Ailerons which are designed and...

HMS Cargowarboat recharges via a USB cable from a Seaking helicopter while driving across the RAF Luton lake, a full recharge of her AA batteries can take up to 72hrs.

First parts for RAF E-7 Wedgetail AEW (Section 46 fuselage that supports MESA radar) now arrived in STS Aviation Services, Birmingham, UK ready to convert 737NGs into AEW platform, says Boeing UK

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The first of two modernized Embraear T-27 training aircraft, T-27M 1446 (construction number 312424) flew for the first time at the Parque de Material Aeronáutico de Lagoa Santa (PAMA-LS) in Minas Gerais state on 23 October 2020. As written in our news item of 9 October 2020, the upgrade is...

On 2 November 2020, the main stage started of the 9th edition of the annual aerial exercise, named Fada’eeyan-e Harim-e Velayat. The exercise will continue for four days. It is reported that squadrons from seven IRIAF bases participate in the exercise, which included nearly all types of the...

China’s first truly indigenous jet fighter was first flown almost 50 years ago. Considering the huge advances made by China’s aerospace industry in recent years, it’s odd that the first jet fighter to be designed and built in that country is almost unknown today. Surviving now as a museum...

Indonesia's F-16 C fighter jet The United States has rejected an Indonesian proposal to purchase F-35 jets and instead wants Jakarta to buy F-16 Block 72 aircraft or another equivalent American-built fighter. Jakarta’s insistence on the F-35 may be a ploy for Washington to reject the proposal...

Kenyan C-27J aircraft delivered in January 2020. Kenya Air Force has received all three ordered C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft. The final aircraft resumed test flights in Italy in May and arrived in Kenya at the beginning of October, where it was handed over in an official ceremony...