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Four sailors jumped from their twin-propeller E-2C Hawkeye aircraft before it crashed in Accomack County, Virginia, Monday afternoon, according to a Navy official. "The two pilots and two crewmembers bailed out of the aircraft safely," a statement from Cmdr. Jennifer Cragg of Naval Air Force...

On Wednesday, August 26, 2020, THO hosted a webinar on “The Global and Regional Impacts of COVID-19 on Maritime Affairs”. Featuring Turkish Admiral, Cem Gurdeniz, and US Admiral, Gary Roughead. THO was honored to host Admiral Gurdeniz and Admiral Roughead for an important discussion on maritime...

Taiwan has decided not to buy three sets of Centurion C-RAM system from the United States after it was told by the Pentagon that no evaluation testing data exists for the Centurion as it was urgent development program to counter rocket and mortar attacks on bases in Iraq. A Counter Rocket...

A prototype fire control radar from John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory that was demonstrated at the Advanced Battle Management System Onramp 2.

Live fire from ships and aircraft participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise sank the decommissioned amphibious cargo ship ex-USS Durham (LKA 114), Aug. 30. The sinking exercise (SINKEX) provided participating units the opportunity to gain proficiency and confidence in their...

Elbit Systems U.S. Subsidiary Awarded $79 Million ID/IQ Contract to Supply Components for the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (“Elbit Systems”) announced today that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, LLC (“Elbit Systems of America”), was awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite...

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) revealed on 25 August that it has ordered an additional 21 CM-34 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to add to the 284 already being acquired for the Republic of China Army (RoCA). A screengrab from NCSIST footage showing two CM-34 IFVs during...

The CityAirbus demonstrator has arrived at Manching for forward flight trials and further expansion of its flight envelope

Six Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-18 Hornets from 433 Tactical Fighter Squadron "Porcupine", based at CFB Bagotville (Que.), deployed to Mihail Kogalniceanu air base (Romania) to take up NATO’s enhanced Air Policing task. The deployment marks the fifth time since 2014, a Canadian detachment...

Multiple rumours are circulating that the Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (XAC) KJ-600 AWACS has made its maiden flight from Xi’an-Yanliang on 29 August 2020. This force multiplier aircraft is a further development from the JYZ-01 Technology Demonstrator and a mock-up of this AWACS was...

PAC-3 MSE missile The U.S Army’s most advanced Patriot missile variant misfired during a recent Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) test at White Sands, N. M., Missile Range, last week. Two interceptors were to go up against a Black Dagger Zombie missile target during the tests. “The IBCS...

Armenia is negotiating the purchase of a new batch of Russian Su-30SM fighters, said Defense Minister David Tonoyan. "It is planned to purchase a new batch of aircraft. Negotiations are underway now," Tonoyan told the Armenian service of Radio Liberty on Sunday. He however did not specify by...

Type 052D destroyer conducts main-gun firing at sea during the real combat training in waters of the South China Sea on May 29, 2020 (image: China MoD). The Chinese Navy launched its eighth Type 055 and 25th Type 052D destroyers at Dalian Shipyard, Liaoning Province, on Sunday morning. On...

On the16th of July 2020 the first official sub-contract for a UK company involved in the production of the MoD’s new Boxer Mechanized Infantry Vehicles program, was awarded to a member of the ARTEC consortium to WFEL, a nominated Tier One supplier in the project. The contract covers the...

Unlike the surface combatants that can move and perform evasive maneuvers only in two dimensions, the submarine is a strategically important naval platform that can operate and carry out independent operations in a three-dimensional environment without any external support even in...

The needs of the Turkish Air Force Command (TurAF) were mostly met by the United States Military Assistance Program (MAP) under the Marshall Plan, which started in 1948. When Turkey became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1952, large amounts of aircraft were acquired...

Produced under the MELTEM-III Project, the first ATR-72/600 (tail number TCB 751) Turkish Maritime Patrol Aircraft (TMPA) was sent to Italy in 2016 for certification tests after its structural modifications were completed at TUSAŞ facilities, and arrived in early March 2019 to carry out the...

The Project on the Development of the Electronic Warfare Pod (EHPOD) System for F-16 Aircraft is being executed with indigenous facilities under the coordination of TÜBİTAK. The Critical Design Stage of the Project has been completed and the integration activities are in progress. Capable of...

In the early 2000s, the French and Italian Navies had a common problem. Various ships of both naval forces were rapidly aging, reaching the end of their useful service lives, and unable to respond to current threats. The French navy wanted to replace their Tourville, Georges Leygues, and...