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18 April

Rojoef Manuel

JACKAL Drone Fires First Lightweight Multirole Missile

The Thales lightweight multirole missile has been fired from a JACKAL aerial drone for the first time.

18 April

Joe Saballa

Russia Lost 10,000 Military Vehicles in Ukraine: UK Intel

The Russian military has lost more than 10,000 armored vehicles since its invasion of Ukraine, according to a UK intelligence report.

18 April

Image shows a. RAF Voyager from RAF Brize Norton landing at Nellis Air Force Base during Red Flag 23-1. A Royal Air Force detachment, operating from Nellis Air Base Nevada, is honing its cutting-edge air combat skills in the largest scale Exercise Red Flag to date. Exercise Red Flag is the pre-eminent annual air combat training exercise run by the United States. The United States Air Force has expanded this long-established exercise to include a vastly increased geographical area to challenge participants to overcome what USAF planners are calling the Tyranny of Distance in addition to the traditional combat air missions of previous exercises. The Exercise has previously been run over the Nevada Test and Training Range and area of 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. Now training areas in Utah and California have been added, as well as missions being flow out over the Californian Pacific Coast. The exercise area has therefore become vast and is aimed to reflect the challenges of conducting air operations at range The RAF detachment of around 300 personnel currently taking part on the exercise is operating seven Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth based II (Army Co-operation) Squadron, plus a Voyager operated from 10 and 101 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton. In addition, aircrew from 51 Squadron based at RAF Waddington have been integrated into the flight crew of a USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint intelligence gathering aircraft. Australia is the only other nation participating, reflecting the close Defence partnership between our three countries.

Rojoef Manuel

Sustainable Fuel-Powered British Voyager Tanker Performs Air-to-Air Replenishment

The UK Royal Air Force has conducted an air-to-air replenishment using a sustainable aviation fuel-powered Voyager tanker.

18 April

A-29N Super Tucano light attack aircraft in NATO configuration.

Rojoef Manuel

Embraer Showcases Super Tucano Aircraft in NATO Configuration

Embraer has unveiled its A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft in a NATO configuration at a military technology convention in Brazil.

18 April

Joe Saballa

Germany Joins Joint Armored Vehicle Program With Finland, Sweden

Germany has joined Sweden, Finland, and Latvia in a multinational armored vehicle program to provide improved mobility and firepower to their armed forces.

18 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Putin Makes Rare Visit to Ukraine Frontline Regions

The Kremlin said President Putin had visited two frontline regions in Ukraine, prompting a strong rebuke from Kyiv which said he was viewing "the crimes of his minions."

17 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says Repels Ukrainian Incursion Attempt

Russia said it repelled an "illegal" Ukrainian attempt to infiltrate Russian territory in the southern border region of Bryansk, 11 days after reporting a similar incident.

17 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Sweden Stages Biggest War Games in 25 Years

Gathering 26,000 soldiers from 14 nations, Sweden launched its largest military maneuvers in more than 25 years, as the country's bid to join NATO remains blocked.

17 April

Joe Saballa

British Army Begins Shift to All-Electric Military Vehicles

The UK Ministry of Defence is continuing its efforts to develop and deploy an all-electric fleet of military vehicles.

17 April

Joe Saballa

Saab to Modify Brazil’s C-390 Millennium Aircraft for Swedish Air Force

Saab has sealed an agreement with Brazil’s Embraer to modify the C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft and propose it to the Swedish Air Force.

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