Russian fighters and attack helicopters have shone in the ongoing pitched battle between Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) which has raised fears of a civil war. Sudans military, led by Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan, an army general who is the de facto ruler of the country since a coup in 2019, operates a mixture of transport planes, fighter jets and helicopters sourced from Europe, Russia, China and the United States but has taken to its official social media accounts to laud Russian aircraft
Commending MiG-29 fighters, the Sudanese armed forces said they were instrumental in operations against rebels. “The MiG is a plane that does not break dust, despite being an interceptor plane, but it taught the militias a lesson that they will not forget in the hours,” the army posted on its
Turkey's Amphibious Assault Ship, TCG Anadolu, which can carry drones, light aircraft and helicopters was today inducted as the flagship of the Turkish Navy.The ship, which was launched in May 2019, started sea acceptance tests as of June 2022 and was delivered to the Naval Forces Command with a ceremony attended by President Erdoğan today
Russian space agency, Roskosmos is discussing with India the delivery of RD-191 rocket engines, and hopes to sign a contract in the near future. "Now we are discussing the details, characteristics and scope of deliveries (with India)
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