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Raytheon AGM-65 Maverick Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
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Europe
British MoD Facing Budget Crunch As It Tries to Plug £7 billion holes
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has taken a pummelling during the latest meeting of the defence committee in parliament. It comes as the powerful body of MPs looks to scrutinise the effectiveness of Whitehall’s strategy […]
Americas
US senators try to block deployment of F-35 to UK over Huawei’s involvement in building Britain’s 5G network
Republican senators are trying to block 48 of the most advanced fighter jets ever created from being deployed to the UK, over Huawei’s involvement in building Britain’s 5G wireless network. The move is being led by Republican […]
Europe
The Royal Air Force declared P-8A Poseidon Operational
The Royal Air Force has declared its new P-8A Poseidon aircraft ready for deployment. The announcement means the submarine hunter can now be tasked with helping to secure UK waters, as well as protecting the Royal Navy’s submarine […]
Americas
The US Marine Corps Declared First Operational F-35C Squadron
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 celebrated the results of over five months of F-35C transition training when they received their Safe-For-Flight Operations Certification (SFFOC) at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar March 20, 2020. SFFOC is an […]
Americas
What Are Russian Bombers doing in European and North American Airspace?
The Soviet-era Tu-95, Tu-142 and Tu-160 were never been maintained well enough to fly long distance and return to base safely. One major problem NATO and NORAD may face that these aircraft malfunction over European […]
Europe
The Royal Air Force receives second P-8 Poseidon MPA
The Boeing Defense delivered second of nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft (MMA) for the Royal Air Force (RAF) arrived in the United Kingdom on 13 March. The P-8 Poseidon aircraft will be operated […]
Europe
Norway Scrambled F-35A to Intercept Russian Tu-142 MPA
For the second week in a row, Russian maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft are flying much further south into the so-called GIUK gap (Greenland-Iceland-UK) than normal. GIUK is the area in the northern […]
Europe
The RAF Typhoon Intercepts Russian Tu-95 Aircraft
Six RAF fighter jets were scrambled on Saturday after Russian aircraft were spotted heading towards British airspace said the UK Ministry of Defense. The Typhoons, supported by an air-to-air refuelling aircraft, took to the skies […]
Air Platform
Lockheed Martin Delivered 500th F-35 to the USAF
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 500th F-35 fighter, with the fleet also surpassing the 250,000 flight hour mark. The 500th example delivered is an F-35A that will serve with the Vermont Air National Guard, says […]