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2023 04 27 RNZAF P-8A Poseidon Conducts Operational Trials in Fiji 0

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RNZAF P-8A Poseidon Conducts Operational Trials in Fiji

Maritime patrol aircraft prepares for full capability release across South Pacific operations: The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has begun operational trials of its first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft from Fiji....

20223 04 23 Joint UK-Qatar Typhoon Squadron returns home to continue partnership 0

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Joint UK-Qatar Typhoon Squadron returns home to continue partnership

12 Squadron, the joint UK-Qatar Typhoon squadron, will continue operating as a bilateral squadron at RAF Coningsby for the next two years, as agreed today by both nations’ air forces. The agreement was signed...

2023 04 26 Chinese Carrier Shandong Pushes Into Second Island Chain 0

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PLAN’s latest deployment brings carrier strike group within 400 nautical miles of Guam

PLAN’s latest deployment brings carrier strike group within 400 nautical miles of Guam The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has demonstrated its expanding power projection capabilities by deploying its second aircraft carrier, Shandong, to...

2023 04 25 Japan Reports Increased UAV Interceptions Despite Fewer Scrambles in FY 2022 0

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Japan Reports Increased UAV Interceptions Despite Fewer Scrambles in FY 2022

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) conducted 778 scrambles in FY 2022, according to data released by the Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD) on 18 April. Rising Chinese and Russian Air Activity Around Japan...

First ECRS Mk2 radar for UK Typhoon 0

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First ECRS Mk2 radar for UK Typhoon fleet delivered to BAE Systems for integration

The milestone is the latest step towards bringing the world’s most capable combat air radar into Royal Air Force service by the end of the decade. First ECRS Mk2 radar for UK Typhoon (Photo...

Pacific Air Forces follow Aero India 0

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Pacific Air Forces follow Aero India 23 with Air Force training exercise in India

Airmen from the U.S. are participating in the exercise Cope India 2023–or CI23– with the Indian Air Force, April 10-21, 2023. The exercise will take place across Indian Air Force stations in Panagarh and...

2023 04 12 Pentagon Warns Budget Gridlock Could Cost U.S. Edge Over China 0

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Pentagon Warns Budget Gridlock Could Cost U.S. Edge Over China

Spending plans in the US Congress are frequently subject to intense scrutiny, primarily as a result of political factionalism. This often poses as a significant obstacle for the Pentagon. Congressional Deadlock Threatens Military Modernization...

2023 04 11 Cobras Give Bahrain Extra Bite 0

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Cobras Give Bahrain Extra Bite

Helicopters play a major role in the defence and security of Bahrain. Alan Warnes has been looking at the Royal Bahraini Air Force and the background to its capabilities. Helicopters at the Core of...

USAF F-15EX Eagle II takes flight 0

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F-15EX Eagle II takes flight

US Air Force asks for 72 fighters in 2024, and it might happen again An F-15EX Eagle II takes flight for the first time out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on April 26,...

2023 04 01 Netherlands Seeks Long-Range JASSM-ER Missiles for F-35 Fleet 0

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Netherlands Seeks Long-Range JASSM-ER Missiles for F-35 Fleet

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 3 April that it has formally requested the purchase of the Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) system to equip its F-35 fighter aircraft....