On the night of 15-16 January, a French Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft was illuminated and locked on by a S-400 anti-air system aiming radar over the Baltic Sea. The… Continue reading "Atlantique 2 Targeted By S-400 Aiming Radar Over Baltic"
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Manawanui (A09) multi-purpose offshore support vessel sank after striking a reef while conducting hydrographic survey work a mile south of Upolu Island, Samoa. This… Continue reading "What We Know: Sinking of New Zealand’s HMNZS Manawanui off the Coast Of Samoa"
The UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that all 3 services of the United Kingdom’s armed forces are to take part in Exercise STEADFAST DEFENDER 24. The announcement comes… Continue reading "UK To Participate in STEADFAST DEFENDER 24"
Japanese seafood went on sale for the first time on a United States military base in Japan on October 31, with a shipment of scallops from Hokkaido going on sale… Continue reading "US Military Starts Purchasing Japanese Seafood In Response To China Ban"
The Argentine government has decided to purchase four old P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft for $67 million from the Norwegian Ministry of Defense in order to improve its surveillance and… Continue reading "Argentina To Procure Four P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft From Norway"
The Portuguese Ministry of Defense signed an agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany for the purchase of 6 P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft, which are waiting to be decommissioned… Continue reading "Portugal Purchases 6 P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft From Germany"
The shipyards in Puerto Real and San Fernando of the Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia have begun production of an Underwater Intervention Marine Operations Ship (BAM-IS) for the Spanish Navy and… Continue reading "Navantia Begins Production Of A BAM-IS For The Spanish Navy And A Patrol Boat For Morocco"
The UK’s Royal Air Force has announced the start of a technical evaluation of drone use to support aircraft engineering inspections. The technical evaluation, known as Project ASURVEY, will initially… Continue reading "Royal Air Force Trials Aircraft Inspection With Drones"
On the 1 November, eight U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles took off from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa for the last time. These eight F-15C Eagles belong to the 44th and… Continue reading "First Batch Of F-15Cs Leave Okinawa"
On September 14, Northrop Grumman unveiled the first MQ-4C Triton destined for the Royal Australian Air Force. The aircraft, which is planned to be delivered to the RAAF in 2023,… Continue reading "Northrop Grumman Presents First RAAF MQ-4C Triton"