UK Troops Using Deadly ‘Thermobaric’ Weapons In Syrian Civil War: Report
A British publication revealed in a report on Wednesday that the UK troops have been using the most-controversial thermobaric weapons or also known as ‘vacuum weapons, in its Syrian operations. The UK defense ministry accidentally revealed the details in a Freedom of Information (FoI) response to
Mines with NATO Countries' Markings Found in Syria's Douma
Russian experts have found about 1,200 landmines along with 1.5 tonnes of explosives and 4,000 improvised explosive devices in the Syrian city of Douma, which may have been manufactured in some NATO member-countries
China Rubbishes Reports of Laser Attacks from its Djibouti Base
China has rubbished reports of laser attacks originating from its African military base of Djibouti which were reportedly detected by US and other Western military aircraft and ships operating in the Indian Ocean region. Earlier this week, the U
Boeing KC-46 Tanker Completes FAA Certification Flight Testing
Boeings KC-46 tanker program has completed all required Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) flight tests following a successful refueling/communications flight with a C-17 Globemaster III. The STC encompasses the military systems installed on the 767-2C aircraft to make it a tanker, and is one of two required FAA airworthiness certifications...
Leonardo Opens Helicopter Transmission Repair And Overhaul Facility In Australia
Leonardo and the Australian Ministry of Defence have agreed to establish a helicopter transmission repair and overhaul facility in Melbourne capable of servicing MRH Taipan, foreign NH90 and certain civil helicopter main gear boxes. Planned to be set up into an existing facility of Leonardo and to commence operation in mid-2020,...
Jordan To Get Four Mi-26T Heavy-lift Transport Helicopters This Year
Jordan will receive the final delivery of four heavy-lifting series helicopters Mi-26T from Russia this year, TASS reports. "Contract performance is underway
Russian Helicopters To Supply Three Ka-32A11BC helicopters To Turkey’s Kaan Air...
Russian Helicopters holding and Turkeys Kaan Air signed an agreement on supply of three Ka-32A11BC helicopters at the Eurasia Airshow in Antalya, Turkey, press service of the Russian company said on Thursday. "According to the document, all the three helicopters will be supplied in 2018
Iran Airlines to Buy 40 Sukhoi Super Jets
Russias Russias Sukhoi Civil Aircraft company has signed memoranda of understanding with two airlines to supply 20 “Superjet 100” (SSJ100) aircraft to each. Irans Airtour and Aseman Airlines clinched the deals on April 25 on the sidelines of the Eurasia Airshow in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya
Sukhoi Signs LOI For 75-seater SSJ100 Regional Jetliner Purchase
Russias Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and S7 Group signed the Letter of Intention that determined the interest of both Parties to delivery of the new modification of the SSJ100 regional jetliners – the 75-seats version, at on-going Eurasia Airshow on April 26. The Parties agreed as follows – till the end of Summer 2018 they are to make a decision upon the Agreement for 50 SSJ75 with an option for 25 more aircraft of this type with the term of the deliveries beginning marked in 2022
Upgraded Tupolev-22M3M Strategic Bomber's First Flight in August
The upgraded supersonic long-range bomber Tupolev-22M3M will make its first flight in August, the CEO of the Tupolev design bureau, Alexander Konyukhov, told TASS on Wednesday. "Yes, this will happen at the airdrome of the aircraft-building plant in Kazan," he said
Boeing To Offer R&S Software-defined Airborne Radio To Chinook Customers
Boeing and Rohde & Schwarz have reached an agreement to offer Rohde & Schwarzs next-generation software-defined airborne radio (SDAR) into the flight systems of H-47 Chinook helicopters. The R&S SDAR will give operators of the Boeing-built Chinook significant communications capabilities
Yemeni Forces Fire Short-Range Zelzal-2 Missile At Saudi Base In Najran
Yemeni forces on Wednesday evening fired another domestically-built ballistic missile at the Saudi base in the border region of Najran, for the second time this week, local media reports. Yemens Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported, citing a military source, that the al-Sadis military base had been targeted with a short-range Zelzal-2 (Earthquake-2) missile, in retaliation for the Saudi-led military strikes against their country
British Army Declares Readiness to Counter Russian Threats
Australia Delivers Guardian-Class Patrol Boat to Fiji
Australia, India Agree on Air-to-Air Refuelling Cooperation
New Dutch-made Satellite to Strengthen Military Intelligence by 2027
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...