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Airbus A330 MRTT ‘Voyager’ Achieves Clearance to Refuel A400M Aircraft
October 27, 2020 @ 09:21 AMThe Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) has granted the Voyager Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) clearance for the A400M using the centreline hose and drogue system, known as the Fuselage Refuelling Unit (FRU). The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the only MRTT customer to make use of this system, which is used to refuel large probe-equipped aircraft such as the A400M or C295
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Rheinmetall to Set Up Military Vehicles Production Facility in Australia
October 15, 2020 @ 10:12 AMRheinmetall said it is establishing a Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) in Redbank, Queensland, Australia that enables the design, development and local manufacture of military vehicles, platforms and turrets for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and for export. The Prime Minister of Australia the Hon Scott Morrison MP officially opened the MILVEHCOE at a ceremony attended by a delegation of Federal MPs and Senators from across Queensland, representatives from Defence and Australian Defence industry, Rheinmetall said in a statement Wednesday
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USMC F-35B Crashes Post Collision With KC-130J
September 30, 2020 @ 11:57 AMAn F-35B fighter jet operated by the U.S
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GE9X engine achieves FAA certification
September 28, 2020 @ 02:19 PMGE Aviation announced today that its GE9X engine has been certified by the U.S
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UK Carrier Embarks Largest Number of Warplanes Ever for NATO Exercises
September 23, 2020 @ 05:36 PMThe UK Navys HMS Queen Elizabeth has embarked the largest number of warplanes ever onto deck as it prepares to take its place at the heart of a UK-led NATO Carrier Strike Group. Two squadrons of F-35B stealth jets, the RAFs 617 Squadron (The Dambusters) and the US Marines Corps VMFA-211 (The Wake Island Avengers), have joined the 65,000-tonne carrier as it sails for exercises with allies in the North Sea
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South Korea May Purchase F-35B Jets for Light Carrier Ops
August 5, 2020 @ 05:54 PMSouth Korea is looking to acquire vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) jets, most likely the F-35B, for its envisioned light aircraft carrier to be deployed by 2033. Seoul has begun procedures to determine the number of jets it needs to procure for its warship
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Boeing, Mitsubishi to Upgrade Japanese F-15 Jets into 'Super Interceptors'
July 31, 2020 @ 08:14 AMBoeing and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) recently signed an agreement to upgrade F-15J aircraft to the Japan Super Interceptor (JSI) configuration. The contract is part of a larger
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Amphibious Assault Ship Tripoli (LHA 7) Sails Away to Join the US
July 25, 2020 @ 09:26 AMThe US Navys newest amphibious assault ship, USS Tripoli (LHA 7), departed from Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding facility Friday to join the US Navy to its homeport in San Diego. America-class large-deck amphibious warships are designed to enhance Marine Corps aviation, capable of supporting the tilt-rotor MV-22 and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter
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Lockheed Scores USAF’s $15Bn C-130J Aircraft Modernization Deal
July 18, 2020 @ 05:53 AMThe U.S
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Japan Lists Procurement of Ships, Fighter Jets, Drones in Defense White Paper
July 14, 2020 @ 02:26 PMJapan has listed out multi-billion procurement of military hardware including 2 destroyers, a submarine, F-35 aircraft, and the F-X indigenous fighter jet in the 2020 defense white paper released today. Tokyo plans to acquire three P-1 patrol aircraft and 7 SH-60K patrol helicopters this year
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...