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29 January

Air

The Beechcraft King Air 260. Photo: Textron Aviation

Textron to Supply Beechcraft King Air 260s for Canadian Air Force Training

Textron Aviation has secured a contract to deliver seven Beechcraft King Air 260 multi-engine aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Future Aircrew Training program.

29 January

Africa

FARDC soldiers patrol near Goma after an attack by M23 rebels. (Photo: AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Key DR Congo City Close to Falling to Rwanda-Backed Fighters

Rwanda-backed fighters controlled most of the besieged DR Congo city of Goma after days of deadly fighting in the key mineral trading hub.

29 January

Land

Ukrainian Soldiers of 1st/30th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, role-playing as the opposition force, jump off a BMP-1 and BTR-80 while conducting round robin training during Exercise Rapid Trident 17 at the International Peace Keeping Security Centre in Yavoriv, Ukraine Sept, 12, 2017. Rapid Trident 17 will provide participating nations with the opportunity to improve theatre security cooperation within Eastern Europe, enhance interoperability amongst NATO members and partners, and to combine capabilities to operate joint, multinational and integrated security operations. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Zachery Perkins)

Rojoef Manuel

Poland Refurbished 150 Soviet BTR-70 Vehicles for Military Partner

Polish mobility developer Mista has overhauled more than 150 BTR-70 8x8 armored personnel carriers for a defense partner.

29 January

Middle East

A Palestinian boy walks among houses that were destroyed in Israeli air strikes in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank

Staff Writer With AFP

Palestinians Say Israeli Forces Kill Two in West Bank Raids

Israeli forces killed two people in overnight raids in the occupied West Bank, where the Israeli military is conducting a major offensive.

29 January

Air

The Beechcraft T-6 Texan II training aircraft. Photo: Textron Aviation Defense

Rojoef Manuel

Japanese Air Force to Adopt Textron’s Beechcraft Texan II Trainer Aircraft

Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force has selected Textron Aviation Defense’s Beechcraft T-6 Texan II integrated training aircraft to modernize the service’s aircrew training programs.

29 January

Asia Pacific

21 personnel from the Philippine Air Force pose in attention between two T129 ATAK helicopters in what appears to be a large landing area for helicopters. The soldiers are all wearing dark green fatigues and blue side caps. The helicopters are painted dark green. The background is a vast blue sky with some clouds, and colors of the sunset beginning to show in the far left side of the image.

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines and New Zealand in Talks for Defense Pact

The Philippines and New Zealand have begun negotiating an agreement that would allow them to deploy troops on each other's soil.

29 January

Asia Pacific

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter observing a warhead missile launch exercise simulating a tactical nuclear attack

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea’s Kim Vows Nuclear Program to Continue: KCNA

Kim Jong Un vowed that North Korea's nuclear program would continue "indefinitely," state-run media reported.

29 January

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Joe Saballa

US Navy’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone to Begin Flying in 2025: Official

A US Navy official has confirmed that the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refueler will begin flying in 2025, ahead of its planned integration into aircraft carrier operations by 2026.

29 January

Africa