The UK plans to buy the Aerovironment Switchblade loitering munition, in what appears to be the first purchase of the US-made weapon by a foreign country. The UK plans to buy the Aerovironment Switchblade loitering munition, in what appears to be the first purchase of the US-made weapon by a foreign country. The sale was disclosed by the Department of Defense (DoD) in an online notice on 16 March. The...Continue Reading
The US Army has validated the Rafael Spike Non Line Of Sight (NLOS) missile as an interim long-range weapon for its Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. The US Army has validated the Rafael Spike Non Line Of Sight (NLOS) missile as an interim long-range weapon for its Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. The service says its confidence in the missile was confirmed after the success of a recent test in...Continue Reading
Ukrainian authorities submitted dozens of comments to Iranian investigators, many highly critical, regarding multiple aspects of the inquiry into last year’s fatal missile attack on a Boeing 737-800 shortly after take-off from Tehran. The Iranian Civil Aviation Organisation has formally attributed the destruction of flight PS752 to the misidentification of the jet as a hostile target by an air defence unit. This unit had been locally relocated “according to the...Continue Reading
US airlines have added some 250 passenger aircraft to their active-service fleets in recent months, moving jets out of storage and taking delivery of new aircraft as travel demand seems to be rebounding. US airlines have added some 250 passenger aircraft to their active-service fleets in recent months, moving jets out of storage and taking delivery of new aircraft as travel demand seems to be rebounding. With the additions, US...Continue Reading
US Air Force (USAF) bombers are touching down in new places. In February, for the first time in history, the Boeing B-1B Lancer bomber landed in India. Then, in March, the supersonic jet deployed for the first time from a Norwegian air base. Just this week the variable-sweep bomber landed in Poland for the first time ever. US Air Force (USAF) bombers are touching down in new places. In February, for...Continue Reading
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