US Army Driving Toward FVL Production in 2030
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For those who know defense acquisition, it’s never a surprise when timelines to bring revolutionary weapon systems to life slip to the right, but the US Army’s new program office to manage the acquisition of a Future Vertical Lift (FVL) aircraft is laser-focused on getting to low-rate production by its goal of 2030. Over the past […]
BAE Systems Taranis to make final flights this year
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Britain’s top secret stealth drone will complete its third and possibly final round of test flights later this year, the Ministry of Defence has said.The £200 million Taranis programme, making the most advanced aircraft ever built by British engineers, will have achieved all its objectives if this year’s trials go well, officials said. No decision […]
Syrian opposition shot down a helicopter near Aleppo
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On Monday evening, a Syrian Arab Air Force (SAAF) helicopter suddenly crashed near the Palestinian “Nayrab Refugee Camp” after coming under heavy gunfire from the Syrian Al-Qaeda group “Jabhat Al-Nusra” and Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham during its take-off at this area in the Aleppo Governorate’s southeastern countryside. According to a military source in Aleppo, the aircraft […]
Egyptian AH-64 fired on convoy carrying Mexican tourists, killing 12 people
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Security forces in Egypt have mistakenly killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation, the interior ministry says.The tourists were travelling in four vehicles that entered a restricted zone in the Wahat area of the Western Desert, the ministry said. Sources said eight of those killed were Mexicans.Ten Mexicans and Egyptians were also […]
Saudi pilot killed in helicopter crash
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Saudi Arabia’s military blamed a “technical error” for a helicopter crash that killed a pilot during a training mission on Sunday. The air force machine went down in the Taif area, more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) from the border with Yemen. A defense ministry statement said the pilot was on a “routine training trip.” […]
Boeing Touts New 16 Air-To-Air Missile Carrying F-15 Eagle Configurations
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The annual Air Force Association conference will kick off outside of Washington next week, where Boeing is putting its latest and greatest combat aircraft developments on show for industry and Washington power brokers. This includes new F-15 configurations that allow the 43-year-old design to lug 16 air-to-air missiles into combat instead of the standard eight […]
New Hongdu JL-10 Advanced Trainer Unveiled at PLAAF Public Day
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New Hongdu JL-10 advanced trainer Unveiled at PLAAF public day in Changchun, Jiling The JL-10 (export name : L-15 Falcon) – is a Chinese supersonic training and light attack aircraft being developed by Nanchang-based Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation (HAIG) to meet the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) lead-in […]
Kuwait Has Agreed to Buy 28 Typhoon Multirole fighters
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Kuwait has agreed to buy 28 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter, becoming the third country in the Gulf region to order the combat aircraft, the Eurofighter consortium said Friday. Its statement did not give financial details about the deal, which was struck between the governments of Kuwait and Italy. Eurofighter is a partnership between Italy’s Finmeccanica, […]
Australian Air Task Group completed its first operational mission in Syria overnight
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Australian Air Task Group completed its first operational mission in Syria overnight Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornets, a KC-30A air-to-air refuelling aircraft and E-7A Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft combined to provided on-call interdiction and dynamic targeting support as part of the international coalition’s effort to disrupt and degrade Daesh. No weapons […]
These Israeli drones will help India identify and destroy terror camps
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In a bid to boost India’s cross-border military strike capability, the Indian government, silently, gave approval for purchase of 10 Israeli missile-armed drones, a deal worth $400 million. The armed Heron TP drones will be handed over to the Indian Air Force, which has a fleet of reconnaissance drones. The IAF also has a fleet […]