Two Swedish JAS 39 Gripen aircraft landed on a Finnish road base
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The exercise for the Finnish Air Force, designated Baana 2015, took place during the week at Hosio road base. They were testing their new base concept during the exercise, where part of a normal road becomes a temporary runway. During the whole week they carried out a large number of “touch and go” manoeuvres, meaning […]
French Air Force Flight Tests Passive Airborne Radar
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Friday, October 16, 2015, the first flight of an airborne passive radar was held on the air base 701 Salon-de-Provence. This flight follows the promising initial ground tests of the complete system, which took place in the spring of that year. This latest technology offers the ability to detect potential air threats at low altitude […]
PHOTO : Royal Air Force A400M Atlas aircraft visits Japan
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The Royal Air Force (RAF) A400M Atlas transport aircraft visited Japan during 23-25 October 2015. The aircraft landed at Miho Base (Tottori prefecture) of the Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF). Crew from 70 Squadron and 24 Squadron based in RAF Brize Norton met with counterparts in the JASDF 403 Squadron of the 3rd Tactical […]
Turkish Police to Purchase Bayraktar Drones
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Two Bayraktar Unmanned Aerial Systems composed of four ground control stations and six planes will be provided to Turkey’s General Directorate of Security, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) announced on Monday. The SSM said that an agreement with Baykar group was signed on October 15 on the purchase of Bayraktar tactical UAV systems for […]
UAE is Using its AT-802U Aircrafts to Train Yemeni Pilots
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UAE is using its AT-802 aircrafts (Border Patrol Aircraft) to train Yemeni pilots at Al Anad air base. Now Yemeni pilots have conducted airstrikes on weapons storage & vehicles using these AT-802 in Taiz & Al baydah The Air Tractor AT-802U is an economical single engine turboprop aircraft designed for surveillance, precision strike, and rugged […]
A Giant US Military Blimp Escaped From Baltimore
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A tethered US Army aerostat called the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) that broke free Wednesday from its mooring station near Baltimore and took a three-hour jaunt through the skies of Pennsylvania finally landed in the north-central part of the USA. The blimp’s trip over Pennsylvania was not without incident as […]
Malaysia will Purchase Eight MD-530G Helicopter
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MALAYSIA is expected to sign for at least eight MD-530G light attack scout helicopter in late November. The helicopters to be operated jointly by the RMAF and the Army are expected to be deployed in ESSCOM once delivered. Industry sources told Malaysian Defence, officials were working feverishly to ensure that the signing ceremony could be […]
Photo : Russian Su-34 Bombed Rebels Positions in Eastern Qalamoun
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Russian Su-34 bombed rebels positions in eastern Qalamoun The Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) is a Russian twin-engined, twin-seat strike fighter and based on Sukhoi Su-27 ‘Flanker. It is intended to replace the Sukhoi Su-24.
Danish F-16 crashes into North Sea
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The Danish Defence Command said in a press release that an F-16 fighter jet went down into the North Sea off the coast of the western island of Rømø at around 2.30pm on Tuesday. The pilot of the jet had to use his ejector seat and was later rescued by a Danish Royal Air Force […]
US Will Sell 8 F-16 Fighter Jets to Pakistan
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The United States is preparing to sell eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan in order to bolster bilateral ties between the two countries senior American officials told The New York Times. U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif to the White House Thursday. As of now, it is unclear whether the weapon sale was […]