Yearly Archive: 2022

Marine Corps MV-22s Self-Deploy Over 4,700 N.M. Distance

Marine Corps MV-22s Self-Deploy Over 4,700 N.M. Distance

OKINAWA, Japan — U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii executed one of the longest maritime VMM self-deployment flights in 1st Marine Aircraft Wing history in preparation for Balikatan 2022. The total distance flown by the MV-22 Ospreys was ov…
Royal Air Force Awards ‘Red Air’ Contract to Draken Europe

Royal Air Force Awards ‘Red Air’ Contract to Draken Europe

Royal Air Force fighter pilots will face a new adversary when conducting combat training following the signing of a contract for the interim provision of a Red Air ‘aggressor’ service.

Known as the Interim Red Air Aggressor Training Service (IRAATS), from the 1st July the six-year contract with D…

Royal Navy Completes Largest Arctic Exercise Since Cold War

Royal Navy Completes Largest Arctic Exercise Since Cold War

More than 3,000 sailors and Royal Marines were deployed deep inside the Arctic Circle – ashore, at sea and in the skies of Norway – to demonstrate the UK’s commitment to safeguarding Europe’s ‘northern flank’ against any aggressor.

They joined more than 27,000 personnel, warships, armour, and air…

US Approves $73M Support Package for Argentina’s T-6 Trainers

US Approves $73M Support Package for Argentina’s T-6 Trainers

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Argentina of T-6 Aircraft Sustainment and related equipment for an estimated cost of $73 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification …
India Flight-Tests Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet, Pinaka Rockets

India Flight-Tests Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet, Pinaka Rockets

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on April 08, 2022. The test successfully demonstrated the reliable functioning of all critical components invo…
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