The Czech Republics First Deputy Minister of Defence František Šulc and Air Force Commander Brigadier General Petr Čepelka participated at the ceremony marking the handover of the first H1 helicopter to the Czech Armed Forces in the Bell Textron factory in Amarillo, Texas. Eight UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters and four AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters will replace the Czech Air Forces obsolete Mi-24V/35 helicopters
Frances Naval Group launched first of the twelve mine countermeasure vessels of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme, the M940 Oostende, intended for the Belgian Navy, on March 29. The MCM vessels will be the first to have the capability to embark and launch a combination of surface drones, underwater drones and aerial drones
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) said Thursday it launched the production of
Tilt-rotor, stealth and aerial-refueling could feature in future Chinese helicopters; some of these concepts could be revealed at the 6th China Helicopter Exposition in Harbin this September. The sixth edition of China Helicopter Exposition will be held from September 14 to 17 in North China's Tianjin
While the United States continued to sell more weapons and retained its position as the worlds top exporter, Russias invasion of Ukraine has caused a significant drop in the volume of weapons it exported. Although still at world no
President of the United States (POTUS) Joe Biden has selected the livery design for the next "Air Force One," VC-25B, a design that will closely resemble the livery of the current Air Force One, VC-25A.The VC-25B aircraft will replace the current VC-25A fleet, which faces capability gaps, rising maintenance costs, and parts obsolescence
Egyptian Air Forces Rafale fighters have become the first export Rafales to reach 10,000 flight hours, Dassault Aviation announced Wednesday. In the presence of senior Egyptian authorities and Dassault Aviation representatives, a ceremony to celebrate the Rafale's 10,000 flight hours was held last week at Gebel el Basur Air Base (Beheira, Egypt) where the Air Force's Rafale "Wild Wolves" squadron is stationed
The French Air and Space Force received the first of the latest generation Rafale jetsm dubbed "Rafale 4.1 standard," on March 2, the countrys defense ministry has
Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding division recently received approval as a vendor to provide some additive manufacturing components to Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) platforms. The certification enables NNS to use additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, to fabricate pipefittings or other potential components for use on aircraft carriers, submarines and other NAVSEA platforms
Despite production scheduled to end by 2025, the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet will be the numerically predominant fighter aircraft in the U.S