13 January 2022
by Michael Fabey
The US Navy (USN) needs to stop relying so much on shipboard contractors for naval operations, according to Admiral Daryl Caudle, commander, US Fleet Forces Command.
“Over the last few decades, our weapons systems and sensors have become more technologically advanced, our training and education programmes have lagged,” Adm Caudle said on 12 January during a speech at the Surface Navy Association National Symposium, which started on 11 January in Arlington, Virginia.
17 April 2024
by Jeremy Binnie
One of the new Z-9WE helicopters at Malabo airbase. (Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial)
The Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (FAGE) is now operating two new Harbin Z-9 helicopters, the country's ruling Democratic Party (Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial: PDGE) revealed on 9 April when it reported that Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue had inspected the aircraft.
17 April 2024
by Akhil Kadidal
The KAI T-50 is a tandem-seat multirole trainer aircraft that is in service with Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand. (KAI)
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has proposed a sale of T-50 multirole trainer aircraft to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), which seeks to acquire new combat aircraft from fiscal year (FY) 2025.
A KAI spokesperson told Janes on
16 April 2024
by Kapil Kajal
The MRC weapon system (pictured above from its trials in June 2023) is a containerised version of the Mk 41 VLS that can be integrated and fired from the bed of a M983A4 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck. (US Army)
The US Army's 1st Multi-Domain Task Force (1MDTF) has deployed its Mid-Range Capability (MRC) weapon system – also known as the Typhon Weapons System – at Northern Luzon in the Philippines as part of Exercise ‘Salaknib 24', the US Army Pacific said in a press release on 15 April.
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