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29 January

Land

Jackal 2 Reconnaissance vehicles and their crew from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, drove off the Royal Air Force (RAF) ATLAS C.1 (A400M) aircraft after a Rapid Air Landing (RAL) at RAF Shawbury on Exercise Pegasus Clover on the 12th of December 2023. 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH) worked with an RAF ATLAS C.1 aircraft at RAF Shawbury to develop their airlanding skills. Troops loaded and secured Land rovers on the aircraft, and then took flight to practise getting off the aircraft and into the fight as fast as possible. The skills learnt on Exercise Pegasus Clover are vital for the unit in its role in 16 Air Assault Brigade, the British Army’s global response force. The brigade is trained and equipped to be ready to deploy by air at short notice to respond to international crises, from evacuations to warfighting. 1 R IRISH, based at Clive Barracks in Tern Hill, serves in 16 Air Asslt Bde as light recce strike infantry, a new concept that the unit is currently developing. The intent is to provide a highly mobile force that can seek out battle winning information, while having the firepower to hit the enemy hard. It has the flexibility to deploy onto operations by airlanding or driving, as well as conducting helicopter operations.

British Army Trains Rapid Land Vehicle Deployment Via Air Transport

The British Army has held air landing training to improve rapid ground vehicle deployments using military transport aircraft.

23 January

Middle East

Joe Saballa

Saab Wins GlobalEye Early Warning Aircraft Support Contract From UAE

The United Arab Emirates has awarded Saab a $190-million contract to provide in-service support for its GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft

23 January

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Air Force’s Futuristic B-21 Raider Enters Low-Rate Production

The US Air Force’s highly-classified B-21 Raider program has now been cleared for low-rate initial production.

16 January

Air

A C-12J Huron, assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron, performs touch-and-go flight patterns June 14, 2016 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The C-12J is a twin turboprop aircraft used for cargo and passenger airlift and aeromedical evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Amentum to Provide Sustainment Solutions for US Army Transport Fleet

Amentum has received a contract to deliver system maintenance and modernization solutions for the US Army’s transport aircraft fleet.

16 January

Air

Bispectral Infrared Decoy Improved Efficiency (Birdie) flares

Rojoef Manuel

Rheinmetall to Supply Aircraft Decoy Flares for Germany

Dusseldorf firm Rheinmetall has secured a contract to supply aircraft decoy flares for the German armed forces.

16 January

DOD Contracts

Joe Saballa

Lockheed to Integrate AGM-88G Anti-Radiation Missiles on F-35s

Lockheed Martin has been selected to integrate AGM-88G High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles on F-35 aircraft.

16 January

Air

Joe Saballa

France Orders 42 More Dassault Rafale Combat Jets for $5.5B

France has ordered 42 additional Rafale twin-engine fighter aircraft for the country’s air force.

12 January

Air

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Indonesian President Joko Widodo are seen side-by-side as they walk on a red carpet in the grounds of Malacañang Palace in Manila, Philippines. Several men in military uniform, suits, and barong are seen walking behind them. A few trees are seen in the background.

Juster Domingo

Indonesia Urges Philippines to Buy Anti-Submarine Aircraft

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has asked Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to buy anti-submarine aircraft from Jakarta.

11 January

Americas

Joe Saballa

CAE to Provide Simulators for US Army Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft

CAE Defense & Security has been selected to provide simulators for the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.

10 January

Air

Rojoef Manuel

South Korea to Begin Indigenous KF-21 Fighter Jet Production

South Korea is planning to sign a contract with Korea Aerospace Industries to commence large-scale production of the KF-21 Boramae aircraft.

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