On the morning of 10 December, HMS Prince of Wales was commissioned at HM Naval Base Portsmouth. The raising of the White Ensign marked the formal entry into service of… Continue reading "Britain’s Second Carrier HMS Prince of Wales Commissioned"
The Australian Minister of Defense has announced that the MQ-9B Sky Guardian has been down-selected over the MQ-9A Reaper in Australia’s Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (MALE… Continue reading "Sky Guardian Beats Reaper for RAAF"
The US Africa Command reportedly lost a drone flying over Libyan airspace. Contact with the drone was lost over the city of Tripoli, controlled by the internationally recognized Government of… Continue reading "US Military Drone Missing Over Libya"
On 13 November, the Belarusian Ministry of Defence announced that the first two Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO reporting name Flanker-H) multirole aircraft it had purchased from Russia had arrived at the… Continue reading "First Belarusian Su-30SMs Delivered"
On October 8th, the first Indian Air Force Rafale was formally handed over to the Indian Air Force at a ceremony at Dassault Aviation’s Rafale final assembly facility in Mérignac,… Continue reading "First Indian Air Force Rafale Handed Over"
On October 7, Airbus announced that its A400M tactical airlifter has successfully completed the certification test phrase for paratroop deployment, following a successful certification flight test where 40 paratroopers were… Continue reading "Airbus A400M Completes Paratroop Certification Tests"
The French Navy has, for the first time, proven that it can conduct cooperative missile engagements. In a recent test, the guided missile destroyer Forbin engaged a target drone using… Continue reading "French Navy Proves Cooperative Engagement Capability in Live Test"
Scramble Magazine reported on 3 September the departure of the third batch of Dassault Rafales for the Qatar Emiri Air Force from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport in France to Qatar. Final assembly… Continue reading "Third Batch of Qatari Rafales Delivered"
India has been looking to install new engines on its ageing, but still capable, fleet of Jaguar ground attack jets for years. The Jaguars, bought in part from British aerospace… Continue reading "India Cancels Jaguar Engine Upgrade Program"
Four US-made FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missiles, discovered in a rebel base in Libya, have caused a diplomatic incident between France and the Government of National Accord (GNA). GNA soldiers… Continue reading "Mystery French Javelins in Libya"