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Korean Aerospace Industries To Develop UAS Launching Capable MC-X Transport Aircraft

February 27, 2024 GDC 0

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Philippines to purchase three new C-130J transport aircraft

October 26, 2023 GDC 0

The Philippine government has greenlit plans to acquire three new Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports. The three aircraft will be delivered to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) from July 2026, says the Philippines’ Department of […]

Ukrainian kamikaze Beaver drones destroyed six IL-76 transport aircraft and Tu-22M3 bombers in Pskov airport

August 31, 2023 GDC 0

A drone attack on an airport in the north-western Russian city of Pskov has damaged six IL-76 military transport planes, Russian news agencies are reporting. The Ilyushin 76 transport planes caught fire in the attack, […]

Australian air force’s plan to buy $9 billion turboprop transport aircraft is simply a crazy idea

April 4, 2023 GDC 0

The RAAF is planning to spend at least $9 billion on a fleet of turboprop transport aircraft and refuses to detail how many will be purchased, the time of their delivery – or even the […]

Brazilian Military Purchases 27 Airbus H125 Helicopters

November 20, 2022 GDC 0

The Brazilian armed forces, through the Combat Aircraft Programme Coordinating Committee (COPAC), have acquired 27 single engine H125 helicopters to boost the training capacity of the Brazilian Navy and the Air Force. The H125 will […]

Airbus Delivers Second C295W Transport Aircraft To Bangladesh Army

October 1, 2022 GDC 0

The Bangladesh Army Aviation Group has received its second C295W tactical military transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space. The new medium utility military aircraft officially joined the Bangladeshi Fleet on September 25 after a six-day journey […]

Boeing Awarded Contract To Produce 60 Heavy-lift Chinook Helicopters For Bundeswehr

June 30, 2022 GDC 0

The German government will purchase 60 Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to equip the armed forces in a deal reportedly worth upwards of $4 billion, according to a Ministry of Defense announcement on Wednesday. The CH-47F […]

Russian IL-76 Military Aircraft Crashed Due To Engine Fire

June 28, 2022 GDC 0

At least 4 people have died after an Il-76 Candid military cargo plane crashed near an airport in Ryazan on Friday. Russian media on Jun. 24, reported that the Russian Air Force Il-76 aircraft caught fire […]

U.S. Special Operations Command Practices Highway Landing For The First Time In Latvia

May 28, 2022 GDC 0

A U.S. Special Operations Command aircraft has been operating from a strip of highway in Latvia, for the first time. On the night of May 10-11, C-146A Wolfhound special operations transport belonging to the U.S. […]

Indonesia Orders Airbus A400 Airlifters

November 25, 2021 GDC 0

The Indonesia Ministry of Defense on Thursday placed an order for two Airbus A400M aircraft in multirole tanker and transport configuration. The contract, which will become effective in 2022, will bring the total number of […]

Ukraine captured the Russian T-90M main battle tank in a daring raid

July 14, 2024 0

Ukrainian soldiers from the 68th Jaeger Brigade have successfully captured one of Russia’s main battle tanks, the T-90M Proryv (Breakthrough). The tank was reportedly abandoned on the battlefield during a recent Russian assault and was [...]
Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Hit Russia’s Black Sea Port

January 13, 2025 0

Russian port that hosts Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet was hit in a drone attack with video showing the fiery aftermath of the attacks, according to reports. Ukraine says it hit Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with [...]
Italy will place $21 billion tanks and armored vehicles order to Rheinmetall

September 23, 2024 0

Italy is reputedly planning to buy hundreds of tanks from German defense giant Rheinmetall in what would be the group’s biggest-ever order, valued at around 20 billion euros ($21.5 billion), the Handelsblatt business daily reported [...]
TAI’s Aksungur completes 1,000 flight hours

August 13, 2021 0

Aksungur, a domestically produced medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) marked a major milestone by reaching 1,000 flight hours, TAI said in a Twitter statement late Saturday. Turkish [...]
Russia sent three MiG-29 to Armenia

October 1, 2020 0

The conflict between Asia’s two neighbors, Armenia and Azerbaijan, continues, with some experts expecting even more violent clashes in the coming hours and days. The Russian military had begun transferring its fighters to Yerevan to [...]
U.S. Defense Secretary Issued Warning As Concerns Grow Over North Korean Troops Joining Putin’s War In Ukraine

October 25, 2024 0

US defence secretary issues warning as concerns grow that Pyongyang’s soldiers join Ukraine war. The US has for the first time confirmed the deployment of thousands of North Korean troops to Russia, with the US [...]