Category: From M. East

2023 01 25 F-16 Block 70 makes maiden flight, first aircraft destined for Bahrain 0

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F-16 Block 70 makes maiden flight, first aircraft destined for Bahrain

The first Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon made its maiden flight on 24 January, ahead of its delivery to Bahrain. The twin-seat F-16D conducted its first test flight out of Lockheed Martin’s...

2023 01 19 Update Kuwait orders Bayraktar TB2 UAVs 0

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Kuwait has ordered Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Turkey

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defence announced the procurement on 19 January 2023, confirming the acquisition of Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 armed drones. Bayraktar TB2 UAV (Photo by Baykar Defense) The deal marks Kuwait’s entry into...

JRCC completes training for personnel from Balkan states 0

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JRCC completes training for personnel from Balkan states

High-rank officials of six member states of the inter-Balkan, Regional Aeronautical Search and Rescue Advisory Committee (RASARAC) were in Cyprus this week to take part in an exercise coordinated by the island’s Joint Rescue...

Israeli MOD & Elbit Medium Robotic Combat Vehicle (ROBUST). 0

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The Israel Ministry of Defense will begin testing a robotic unmanned vehicle

The Israel Ministry of Defense will begin testing a robotic unmanned vehicle (M-RCV Medium Robotic Combat Vehicle), developed by the Ministry’s Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D), the Tank and APC Directorate, and...

USAF F-35, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont ANG, 22 May 2020 0

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U.S. arms sales to UAE draw fire from 29 rights groups

Twenty-nine arms control and human rights organizations have signed a letter opposing the sale of $23 billion worth of missiles, fighter jets and drones to the United Arab Emirates and asking the U.S. Congress...

U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet(203) 0

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Pentagon Reveals USN F/A-18F Super Hornet Fighters Patrolling Middle East With Stealth-Spotting Infrared Sensors

Photos recently posted by the US Navy show its F/A-18F Super Hornets deployed to the Middle East are now carrying new infrared sensor pods capable of spotting stealth aircraft. An advanced infrared targeting pod...

VIP AW139 for United Arab Emirates AF & AD 0

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AW139 for United Arab Emirates AF & AD

New production United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence (UAEAF & AD) Leonardo AW139 CSX81976 (c/n 31910) on a pre-delivery test flight from Venegono, Italy, on July 16. UAE Air Force and Air...

Israeli New Air Force One Boeing 767-300ER 0

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Israeli Netanyahu’s controversial new ‘Air Force One’

Long delayed and over budget, Israel’s PM was about to receive a VIP-configured Boeing 767 to fly him around the world. Fearing criticism amid an economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the plane...

Kuwait Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon multi-role fighter aircraft 0

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First flight of ‘most advanced variant of Kuwaiti Eurofighter’ takes place

The first Instrumented Series Production Aircraft (ISPA 6) configured for the Kuwaiti Air Force has successfully completed its first flight. The aircraft is the first to fly the Captor E-Scan Radar with Phase Enhancement...

First flight for Iran’s Kowsar-88 Yasin 0

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First flight for Iran’s Kowsar-88 Yasin

IRAN HAS flown a prototype of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization’s (IAIO’s) Kowsar-88 advanced jet trainer, now renamed the Yasin. The Yasin jet trainer, formerly known as the Kowsar-88, during its maiden flight from...