Category: Navy

France orders new EDA-S landing craft 0

France orders new EDA-S landing craft

An industry team led by French equipment manufacturer CNIM has been awarded a contract by defense procurement and technology agency Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) to build 14 new EDA-S (Engin de Débarquement Amphibie...

Colombia receives Airbus AS365N3 Dauphin helicopters 0

Colombia receives Airbus AS365N3 Dauphin helicopters

One of the two Airbus AS365N3 Dauphins (ARC 252) being delivered to Colombia this month wears the livery of the DIMAR (Dirección Maritima), which is the country’s civil maritime administration. The DIMAR is dependant...

U.S. Air Force  F-35A with F-15 0

U.S. Air Force Plans to Arm Stealth F-35s, F-15s and F-16s with the Ultimate Weapon

Advances in computer power, processing speed and AI are rapidly changing the scope of what platforms are able to perform without needing human intervention. The Air Force and DARPA are now testing new hardware...

USN F/A-18C Hornet, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) 0

Second F/A-18C jet from USS Ronald Reagan crashes in less than a month

A warplane from the aircraft career USS Ronald Reagan crashed into the sea northeast of the Philippines on Monday, but its two aviators were rescued safely. The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said the F/A-18...

2018 Zhuhai Air Show Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet 0

All the New Tech From China’s Big Air Show (Zhuhai Air Show 2018)

The biennial Zhuhai arms expo is a chance for Chinese defense contractors to show off their newest weapons.   China’s 2018 Zhuhai Air Show is off and running, showing off some intriguing new weapon...

1980s IRIAF F-4E Phantom II flying high 1

Iran continues to return grounded jets to airworthy status

It is now 39 years since the revolution that removed the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, from his throne. The removal of US support and the imposition of sanctions made it hard for...

A French Naval Rafale receives fuel from a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 0

Russian Sukhoi fighters intercepted French Rafales and US KC-10 Extender over Syria

An unofficial Instagram account of Russian pilot posted a video showing intercept of a couple of French Rafale fighter jets with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft that flying over Syria. The author of the post claims...

US Bell AH-1Z Viper 0

US Bell AH-1 Cobra strikes in the Middle East

The United States has approved the potential sale to Bahrain of 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters at an estimated cost of $911.4 million, including spares, support, weapons and training. Jon Lake reports. The...

2018 July 16 Japan Subaru BELL 412EPX Helicopter Upgrade 0

Japan Subaru And BELL Announce Collabrattion on Commercial 412 Helicopter Upgrade

At a ceremony held at Farnborough Air Show today, BELL HELICOPTER, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company and SUBARU Corporation announced their collaboration on a commercial enhancement of the BELL 412 EPI, which was type-certified...

Russian Navy Admiral Vladimirsky research ship 0

Admiral Vladimirsky oceanographic vessel reaches Indian Ocean

The voyage is part of the second UNESCO-supported international expedition to the Indian Ocean. The Russian Baltic Fleet’s Admiral Vladimirsky oceanographic research ship has begun its research mission in the Indian Ocean, a spokesman...