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A delegation of the Belgian Directorate of Material Resources and the Belgian Air Component (Belgian Air Force) visited the Diamond's Headquarters in Wiener Neustadt (Austria) on 21 and 22 October 2020. There they had a close look at the Diamond DART 550 (Diamond Aircraft Reconnaissance Trainer)...

The SBU, Ukraine’s state security service, has reported on Tuesday that it blocked a systematic steal of aircraft components from the strategic aerospace enterprise. According to a press release issued on 3 November by the SBU, the security service has blocked the illegal supply of helicopter...

RNAD has a new report on the current state of European Air Forces and how their contributions in future can affect NATO’s airpower. Airpower is critical to improving NATO's defense and deterrence posture in response to Russia's aggressive actions and continued military modernization, as...

The Romanian Air Force has taken delivery of two more F-16 fighters from Portugal. This is the third and fourth aircraft from a batch of five jets bought from Portugal. The last aircraft is expected to be delivered next year. Once all aircraft are in the country. All 17 jets will be getting...

The US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron Blue Angels will perform for the last time with their F/A-18C/D “Legacy” Hornets on 4 November 2020. The final flight of the baby Hornets marks the true start of the transition of the USNFDS to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The salute, flown by the team...

Rohde & Schwarz has signed a contract with Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Vittoria to equip the Guardia di Finanza’s new offshore patrol vessels with external communications systems. Rohde & Schwarz will equip the Guardia di Finanza’s new OPVs with external communications systems. (Image...

Facing a steady with the obsolescence of Soviet-Era 152mm towed gun-howitzers, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are now reportedly in talks to buy new Czech-made Dana M2 self-propelled howitzers. Citing the head of missile troops and artillery of the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major...

The photo was taken during the Exercise Mavi Balina-2016 Turkey-led Mavi Balina 2020 multinational Anti Submarine Warfare exercise will begin on 30th October in the East Mediterranean, Turkish Ministry of Defence announced. The exercise will last until 10th November. Six countries including...

U.S. military’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday it planned to sell Guyana four utility helicopters for $256-million. The U.S. State Department has cleared a possible $256 million foreign military sale of two Bell 412EPi and two Bell 429 helicopters to Guyana. According to the...

In a release last week, U.S. Naval Air Systems Command said that Navy aviators begin training to operate MQ-25 unmanned aerial refuelers before the first air vehicle comes off the production line. The MQ-25 Stingray aerial refueling drone designed by Boeing for the U.S. Navy mission to provide...

The Australian Government has delivered a Guardian-class patrol boat, named VOEA Ngahau Siliva, to the Government of Tonga. The eighth Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GPB) was gifted by the Australian Defence Force to the people of Tonga. Credit: LSIS Richard Cordell /© Commonwealth of Australia...

According to a press release published on October 29, 2020, MAN Energy Solutions has won the contract to supply complete propulsion packages to two OPV-45 offshore patrol vessels currently under construction at Israel Shipyards in Haifa. Israel Shipyards OPV-45 offshore patrol vessel. (Picture...

Naval ships, aircraft and personnel from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States began exercise Malabar 2020 in the Bay of Bengal off India’s east coast, Nov. 3. Hosted by the Indian Navy, this year marks the 24th iteration of Exercise MALABAR, which began in 1992 and will feature the...

The sale of four sophisticated U.S.-made aerial drones to Taiwan has crossed a key hurdle in Congress and is at the last stage of approval, sources said on Monday, a deal likely to add to already strained ties with China. The $600 million deal would be the first such sale since U.S. policy on...

ccording to information published by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency on October 30, 2020, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Javelin missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $46...

Before talking about this Non-Traditional security warfare. Let us talk about the root of this conflict which started after the announcement of dam building by Ethiopia on River Blue Nile when Egypt was busy in the Arab Spring in 2011. The Nile is flowing northward through the tropical climate...

Pakistan Navy's Embraer Lineage 1000E MPA: The Sea Sultan As predicted by PSF a few days ago, the Pakistan Navy has officially disclosed that the aircraft selected for their Long-Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft (LRMPA) mission is the Embraer Lineage 1000E. After wide-ranging and very extensive...

Yarmook-Class Corvette of Pakistan Navy Contract In 2017 Pakistan’s Ministry Of Defense Production (MODP) signed deal with Dutch contractor (Damen shipyards) for two Offshore vessels (OPV). Custom Design Original contract was for two-1900 tons OPV but later PN and Damen upgraded the...

Global air travel recovery slower than anticipated Cash containment and business adaptation on track 9m revenues € 30.2 billion; 9m EBIT Adjusted € -0.1 billion 9m EBIT (reported) € -2.2 billion; 9m loss per share (reported) € -3.43 Restructuring provision of € -1.2 billion recognised in EBIT...