Two Russian Su-34 fighter jets collided twice during a training flight over the Over Russian City of Lipetsk today but landed safely although the aircraft were heavily damaged During a training flight in the Lipetsk region, two Su-34 fighter bomber planes collided, the Russian news media outlet REN-TV reported. According to reports, the warplanes made contact with one another in the air due to a loss of visual contact
Turkey has deployed its new S-400 air and missile defense systems in its capital city of Ankara, nearly coinciding with the commencement of the training of Turkish personnel tasked with operating these Russian systems. On September 3, ImageSat International (ISI) released a set of images depicting the S-400s installed in the capital
Tehran is building a large military base near Al-Bukamal (Abu Kamal) border between Syria and Iraq, which is about 300km from US military installation in Iraq. The “Imam Ali compound” Iranian camp capable of holding thousands of troops and precision missiles is being completed by Irans Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Forces,
Israel based Magam Safety Ltd has unveiled a self-sealing flexible fuel tank that prevents fuel leakage caused by ballistic damage following penetration of up to a 30mm bullet. The technology prevents leakage by self-sealing the holes within 0
The order book of Boeing for MAX aircraft could shrink by 35 jets as Russia's Avia Capital Services is looking to cancel the order in addition to suing the US plane maker for $225 million compensation. The Moscow-based company has filed a lawsuit in the US claiming over $225 million from Boeing
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced on Thursday that it demonstrated new capabilities of MQ-9B SkyGuardian drone that includes automatic take-off and landing over SATCOM, rapid assessment and sharing of images captured by the drone, among others
The US Army awarded AeroVironment $45.2 million for RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) on July 25, 2019
In the face of stiff Chinese opposition, the US State Department yesterday approved an $8 Billion sale of 66 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets to Taiwan without its formidable array of air to air and air to ground weapons. China has already evinced fears that the latest Lockheed Martin F-16s have the capacity to get past Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) defences and attack the mainland
Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland have agreed to collaborate to construct, integrate and test a laser demonstrator for the German Navys corvette K130. The laser demonstrator will be capable of engaging targets at the speed of light with precision and minimal collateral damage
Boeing has won a $32 million modification contract to conduct damage tolerance analysis on US Navys P-8A Poseidon aircraft to determine the damage tolerance rating. Additionally, this modification will provide non-destructive inspections for structural components on the P-8A aircraft, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday