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18 April

USS Donald Cook fires a Standard Missile-3

US Navy Debuts SM-3 Ballistic Missile Interceptor During Iranian Strikes

US Navy guided missile destroyers fired the Standard Missile-3 for the first time in combat over the weekend in response to Iran’s attack on Israel.

18 April

Air

A Portuguese F-16 fighter jet escorting a Russian aircraft out of NATO's airspace above the clouds. Both planes are painted gray. The background is a sea of white clouds and the clear blue sky above.

Juster Domingo

Portuguese F-16s Intercept Russian Aircraft Close to NATO Territory

Portuguese F-16 fighter jets participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing have escorted two Russian military aircraft flying close to the alliance's airspace.

18 April

Technology

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Flight-Tests Physiological Monitoring System for Pilots

The US Air Force has completed flight tests of a physiological monitoring system for pilots in California and Nevada.

18 April

Land

Australian Army riflemen from Alpha Company of the 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment rehearse disembarking drills off a CH-47 Chinook during an Air Mobile Operation familiarisation and integration training exercise at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. *** Local Caption *** Soldiers from Battle Group Ram, centred on, 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8/9 RAR), took part in CH-47 Chinook integration training at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane, in June. The activity was supported by 5th Aviation Regiment. Soldiers conducted loading and offloading drills, refining their skills for air mobile operations. The training enhances Battle Group Rams readiness for major exercises such as Exercise Diamond Strike or operational deployments.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia to Modernize Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane

The Australian Department of Defence has announced an investment to upgrade the Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane, Queensland.

18 April

Land

The Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier. The vehicle is painted in dark green, brown and black camouflage. It has ten wheels and is fitted with rigid armor. It has four antennae on its body all pointing upwards, and three sets of what appears to be side mirrors installed.

Juster Domingo

General Dynamics Unveils New Piranha Armored Vehicle Variant

General Dynamics European Land Systems has revealed the Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier, a new 10-wheel variant in the line of armored fighting vehicles.

18 April

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon’s Hezbollah Targets Israel Base, Wounding 14 Soldiers

Lebanon's Hezbollah said it attacked an Israeli army base near the border, with the latest in a series of tit-for-tat strikes wounding 14 soldiers.

18 April

Americas

A Long March-2F rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft with three astronauts to China's Tiangong space station, lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu province.

Staff Writer With AFP

NASA Chief Warns of Chinese Military Presence in Space

China is bolstering its space capabilities and using its civilian program to mask its military objectives, the head NASA said, warning that Washington must remain vigilant.

18 April

Air

Ukrainian rescuers clear the rubble of a destroyed building following a missile attack on Ukraine s Chernigiv on April 17, 2024

Staff Writer With AFP

Russian Missile Barrage on Ukraine City Kills 18, Wounds 77

Rescuers were removing mountains of rubble from the site of a lethal Russian missile strike on Ukraine's historic city of Chernigiv, where at least 18 people were killed.

18 April

Middle East