Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Tindal, in Australia’s Northern Territory, will receive $1.1 billion AUD in upgradesover the next seven years. The majority of the RAAF’s F-35A Lightning II… Continue reading "RAAF Gets Base Upgrades but Triton UAV Delayed"
On 9 March, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s 501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron flew its final training sortie in their RF-4E and RF-4EJ Phantom IIs. The sortie was flown from the… Continue reading "Farewell Japanese Photo Phantoms"
Idlib Strains Russia and Turkey’s Relationship The recent military escalation at Idlib region of Syria challenges relations between Russia and Turkey. Since the end of February intense engagements have occured… Continue reading "Escalation & Deescalation Between Russia and Turkey"
In November 2019, the US Air Force retired its inventory of Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missiles (AGM-86C/D CALCM) which had been in service since 1986. While not particularly well known compared… Continue reading "CALCM and The Birth of Cruise Missile Diplomacy"
On February 7, the first CMV-22B Osprey was formally delivered to the US Navy. The delivery ceremony was held at Bell’s Osprey plant in Amarillo, Texas. The CMV-22B is a… Continue reading "First US Navy CMV-22B Osprey Delivered"
During a visit by the Turkish President Recep Erdogan to Ukraine, a deal was signed for Ukraine to provide the An-178 to Turkey. This was one of many agreements made… Continue reading "Turkey and Ukraine Strengthen Relations with An-178 Deal"
On January 23, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) 225 (VMFA (AW)-225) “Vikings” held a Sundown Ceremony at their home base, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, to mark the… Continue reading "Marine Corps VMFA-225 Retires Its Hornets"
Hyundai Rotem has submitted a proposal to locally produce their K2 Black Panther in Poland. Sources report that in the first half of 2020 the Polish Ministry of Defense will… Continue reading "Locally produced K2 MBT proposed to the Polish military"
The Finnish HX Challenge began on 9 January, with the arrival of two Royal Air Force Eurofighters at Pirkkala Air Base, near Tampere in southern Finland. The HX Challenge is… Continue reading "The Finnish HX Challenge Begins"
The Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement, armasuisse, has revealed that the US Navy is seeking the purchase of 22 F-5E Tiger IIs formerly operated by the Swiss Air Force.… Continue reading "Switzerland to Sell Retired F-5s"