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The Republic of Singapore Air Force has fielded the Aster 30 SAMP/T medium-range SAM system to bolster its upper tier air defence umbrella. Seen here is an Aster 30 launcher vehicle with a unique standalone midcourse-guidance datalink system immediately behind it. (Janes/Kelvin Wong) Fresh...

General Dynamics European Land Systems awarded CHF 46 million follow-on order for 56 PATROL and 1 RECCONAISANCE Open EAGLE 4×4 vehicles. Madrid, December 17, 2020– The Danish Ministry of Defense awarded a CHF 46 million contract to General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag (GDELS-Mowag) to...

@500 bro i really wonder Israel Air Force. Israel has a small area. You have a very strong and large air force. I wonder how Israel can fit so many planes into this narrow area? I guess air bases are a part of social life.

The Hungarian Air Force has taken delivery of 16 H145M helicopters that it ordered. A total of twenty helicopters were ordered. https://www.vg.hu/kozelet/kozeleti-hirek/teljes-a-zlin-flotta-es-az-airbus-helikopterek-zome-is-megerkezett-3439117/

last test before maiden flight (2019)

I was thinking about this today too. Competition helps products thrive if you have a lot of money, time and engineers. We are not Unites states. Frankly, I don't want TAI to develop UAV anymore. Two different companies should not spend their money and time on this work. TAI should direct its...

AC-130W Stinger II conducts live fire exercise in Somalia The AC-130W Stinger II is conducting air operations over Somalia under Joint Task Force – Quartz in support of Operation OCTAVE QUARTZ. The mission of OOQ is to reposition U.S. DOD personnel from Somalia to other locations in East...

“The government has decided to terminate Nuri because the cost of maintaining the helicopter is getting higher, which makes it difficult for RMAF to continue its operations. “The age factor, as well as challenges in terms of maintenance, have resulted in higher aircraft costs and longer...

Elbit Systems Awarded $50 Million Contract to Supply Additional Digital Soldier Systems to the Royal Netherlands Army Haifa, Israel, December 16, 2020 – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT, TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”) announced today that it was awarded an approximately $50 million follow-on...

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security company owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, was selected to integrate the Link 16 line of sight (LOS) tactical datalink upgrade into the Air National Guard (ANG) EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft. Link 16 integration is a...

Delta wing design will be the perfect solution for this. More wing area, more lift, more internal weapons bays, etc..

Embraer delivered the fourth C-390 Millennium multi-mission medium airlifter of a total of 28 units to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). Like the three units already in operation, the fourth airlifter will be operated by the First Troop Transport Group (1st GTT). All 28 aircraft ordered by FAB are...

Algerian Air Force AW101 crashes On 16 December 2020, an al-Quwwat al-Bahriyya al-Djazairiya (Algerian Naval Forces) Leonardo AW101 Mk610 crashed into the sea off Port de BouHaroun. All three occupants are reported to have died in the crash. According to a press release, the helicopter was...

The next milestone in the joint test programme for Sweden's Saab 39 Gripen E is that the first aircraft is now based at Linköping/Malmen (Sweden), where it will be operated by the Försvarets MaterielVerk (FMV). In November 2020, the JAS39E, serial 396004, arrived at Malmen air base just west of...

In addition to our news item of 10 September 2020, the Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (FAU, Uruguayan Air Force) took delivery of two KC-130H Hercules tanker-transport aircraft on 17 December 2020. The two aircraft, both former Ejército del Aire (EdA, Spanish Air Force) and registered TK.10-05 and...

On 17 December 2020, a Belgische Luchtmacht (BAF, Belgian Air Force) C-130H Hercules, with serial CH09, made her final flight out of Brussels-Melsbroek. By the end of the day, CH09 touched down at her home base at 16:21 hrs LT. This Hercules was delivered to the BAF in February 1973 and has...

Bayraktar TB2 above the clouds