Pakistani and Chinese Air Forces on Wednesday began the Shaheen-X exercise in which the PAF deployed for the first time, the J10-CE aircraft, considered a competitor to the Dassault Rafale fighter. The PAF had started to acquire a squadron of J10-CE fighters starting in 2021, soon after India began receiving Rafale aircraft from France
In the early hours of Wednesday, a massive Ukrainian drone attack targeted various regions in Russia, causing fires at airports and naval bases and damaging Il-76 planes. Russian air defense units countered some attacks, while drone boats attempted an assault on Sevastopol's bay in Crimea but were repelled by anti-submarine forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed space agency Roscosmos and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) to present proposals for creating extremely low-earth orbiting satellites by December 1 this year. The satellite constellation is intended to rival Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Starlink that is being used by Ukrainian forces for encrypted broadband internet enabling secure battlefield communication
Russias Kalashnikov Concern plans to establish an unmanned aviation training center for training of operators of all company-made drones. This was stated by Alan Lushnikov, President of the Kalashnikov Concern JSC, on the sidelines of the plenary session "Unmanned aircraft - dual-use technologies in war and peace
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The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force recently carried out manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) exercise involving a GJ-2 armed reconnaissance drone and two J-16 fighter jets. State-owned China Central Television (CCTV) published a report on the training that took place at an undisclosed location
Marines delivered fuel to a Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter from a Marine Corps CH-53E for the first time recently. The exercise took place at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, July 31, 2023
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The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) will double the number of MQ-9A Remotely Piloted Aircraft they will procure, taking the total order from four to eight aircraft. The first four MQ-9A Block 5 Reapers and associated Ground Control Stations were delivered to the RNLAF in 2022
Indonesias defense minister Prabowo Subianto confirmed Jakartas commitment to finalize a contract for 24 Boeing F-15EX aircraft during his visit to the United States. The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by Air Vice Marshal Yusuf Jauhari, Head of Defense Facilities Agency, Indonesia Ministry of Defense, and Mark Sears, Boeing Fighters vice president and program manager, took place today at the companys St