The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force equipped a second ace force with J-20 fighters powered by domestically developed WS-10 engines. The Military Development Vanguard Air Group originated from the Communist Party of China's (CPC) first ever aviation combat force
The UK Ministry of Defence said it awarded Marine Specialised Technology $36 million to deliver 18 new police patrol craft for the MOD and Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) Forces. To be used around Royal Naval bases in the UK and British Gibraltar Territorial Waters, the five-year contract will deliver 16 patrol craft to the MOD Police and two craft to the GDP, replacing those currently in use
Slovenian Army (Slovenskavojska) has taken delivery of 4x4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) manufactured by American company Oshkosh Defense. “Modernization of Slovenskavojska has finally begun
The Royal Air Force (RAF) said it signed the Force Protection with the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) today. “The RAF and Luftwaffe have signed the Combined Specialist Air Force Protection Roadmap
Fire-damaged French Submarine ‘Perle is ready to float after its rear section was joined with the front portion of de-commissioned submarine ‘Saphir as the first major step in bringing the nuclear powered submarine back to life. Sylvain Tirand, Deputy Director of the Perle program, detailed the repair solution that consisted of joining the rear of the Perle with the fore section of the Saphir, an SSN (nuclear submarine) decommissioned in 2019
Russia has rejected media reports claiming that Turkey was planning to expel Russian technical experts accompanying the contract on the S-400 missile system to appease the United States. "The return of Russian technical experts who are in Turkey in connection with the S-400 contract will be carried out in accordance with a previously approved schedule,” Valeria Reshetnikova, Russian Federal Service of Military‑Technical Cooperation spokeswoman, told Sputnik
Iranian Navys new forward-basing ship, IRINS Makran, was seen on April 28 leaving its homeport with seven high-speed missile attack boats aboard and is being considered a suspected shipment of arms to Venezuela. Satellite imagery obtained by
Signs available ahead of the June 14 meeting between Turkish President Erdogan and U.S
Boeing on Thursday said it will continue training Royal Air Force (RAF) C-17 aircrew and engineers at the C-17 International Training Centre (ITC) in Farnborough, delivering a technology-enabled program under a new Synthetic Training Service (STS) contract through 2040. “This £247 million ($348 million) investment will allow our air crews to operate this aircraft to its highest capability and maintain critical defence outputs and will extend our use of modern synthetic training techniques,” said Minister for Defence Procurement Jeremy Quin MP
The message about a bomb planted on Ryanair flight FR4978 that was diverted to Minsk on May 23, Belarus was signed off by Palestinian group Hamas and sent to the email address of the Minsk National Airport. A Hamas spokesperson has a subsequently denied the allegation