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Finland launches final HX evaluation, with arrival of Super Hornet and Growler
For its HX Challenge evaluation, Boeing has dispatched to Finland one F/A-18E, one F/A-18F and one EA-18G, similar to this US Navy formation previously photographed. Source: US NavyUK faces ASTOR capability gap from 2021
A gap is expected to open in the UK’s airborne surveillance capability in 2021 after the retirement of Sentinel R1, pictured here operating from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus during Operation ‘Shader’ against Islamic State. Source: Crown CopyrightBAE Systems flies PHASA-35 solar-powered HALE UAV
It was announced on 17 February that the BAE Systems PHASA-35 UAV had made its maiden flight. Source: BAE SystemsKuwait declines receipt of Caracal helos, Airbus unaware of any problems
Kuwait is due to receive 30 H225M helicopters but has said it will not do so until Airbus investigates problems with the first two and reports its findings to the country's MoD. Airbus says it has been told no such thing by the Kuwaitis. Source: Airbus
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Images show Chinese Z-10 attack helicopter fitted with new engine exhaust outlets
Chinese state-owned media have released images of a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Zhishengji-10 (Z-10) attack helicopter fitted with new engine exhaust outlets pointing upwards – instead of the previous outward/sideways configuration – in an apparent effort to reduce the
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Malaysia to send its F/A-18D Hornets to Australia for maintenance work
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will send its eight Boeing F/A-18D Hornet multirole fighters to Australia where they will undergo depot-level maintenance work aimed at allowing the aircraft to operate until 2035. The maintenance work will be conducted on two aircraft at a time at the Royal
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Singapore Airshow 2020: Indonesia designates final Panther helicopter for anti-submarine operations
The final AS 565MBe Panther helicopter on order for the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) is one of two aircraft that has been designated as an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) airframe, an industry source close to the matter has confirmed with Jane’s .
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Indonesia receives final C-130H Hercules transport from Australia
Indonesia has taken delivery of the fifth and final C-130H Hercules transport aircraft ordered from Australia in July 2013. The aircraft was formally inducted into the Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Udara: TNI-AU) in a ceremony held on 15 February at the Abdul
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Singapore Airshow 2020: HOPE Technik debuts CLAW tactical aircraft munitions loader
Singapore’s HOPE Technik, a technology developer specialising in bespoke research and manufacturing for the commercial, defence, and government sectors, has taken the opportunity at the Singapore Airshow 2020 to unveil its new tactical aircraft munitions handling and loading system called the
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Expanding horizons: Moscow’s Mediterranean squadron flexes its muscles
The Russian Federation Navy now has a permanent presence in the Mediterranean Sea thanks to Moscow's desire to bolster the Syrian government. Tim Ripley examines the emergence of Russian naval power in this strategic region -
Fettered future: India’s struggle to modernise its armed forces
An enduring resource crunch and increasingly complex acquisition procedures have curtailed India's long-delayed military modernisation as its armed forces face pressure in their immediate neighbourhood. Rahul Bedi reports -
Cautious neutrality: Kuwait modernises its defence capabilities while staying impartial
While it remains on good terms with Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, Kuwait is continuing to update its armed forces to face regional threats. Beth Stevenson reports
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UAE reveals SR5 MRL acquisition
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces revealed they are operating the Norinco SR5 multiple rocket launchers (MRLs) during a parade held on 9 February. Attended by the crown princes of all seven emirates, the event was held at Zayed Air Base to celebrate the UAE’s military intervention
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US Navy budget proposal cuts ship-spending plans through to 2025
The proposed US Navy (USN) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget includes reductions in shipbuilding plans through to the middle of the decade despite congressional mandates and Trump administration promises of a long-term 355-ship fleet. In the FY 2021 proposal, by the end of the Future Years Defence Plan
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BAE Systems flies PHASA-35 solar-powered HALE UAV
BAE Systems has flown the PHASA-35 solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can remain aloft for up to a year, the company announced on 17 February. The company said that the successful flight trials took place at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
