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Final Poseidon Aircraft Delivered to RAF Lossiemouth

Final Poseidon Aircraft Delivered to RAF Lossiemouth

The ninth and final Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft – ZP809 – has been delivered to RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland.

Specialising in anti-submarine warfare and procured by DE&S through a Foreign Military Sale with the US, the Poseidon is the RAF’s multi-role maritime patrol aircraft.

Working alo…

Embraer to Sell Portuguese Units to Aernnova

Embraer to Sell Portuguese Units to Aernnova

ÉVORA, Portugal — Embraer and Aernnova, an international reference company in the supply of aerostructures, today announced a strategic partnership for Embraer Metálicas and Embraer Compósitos industrial units, located in the Aeronautical Industry Park of Évora, Portugal.

The transaction conte…

Royal Navy Completes Upgrades to Rearming Jetty

Royal Navy Completes Upgrades to Rearming Jetty

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed a significant series of upgrades to the Northern Ammunition Jetty at Glen Mallan near Helensburgh.

The jetty, which is used to load and unload ammunition for the Royal Navy’s surface fleet, was last upgraded in the 1970s and had reached …

Russia Deploys Latest Mine Defence Ship to Sevastopol

Russia Deploys Latest Mine Defence Ship to Sevastopol

The newest mine defence ship Georgy Kurbatov has arrived at the main base of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) – Sevastopol.

The crew completed the inter-fleet transition from the Baltic to the Black Sea Fleet, during which the ship passed more than 5 thousand sea.

The welcoming ceremony of the new sh…

Russian Deputy MoD Brings Russian Assessments of Euro Security

Russian Deputy MoD Brings Russian Assessments of Euro Security

On January 12, a meeting of the Russia–NATO Council was held in Brussels (Kingdom of Belgium), during which the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Alexander Fomin, brought Russian assessments of the current state in the field of euro-security, and also gave explana…
First Russian New-Build Tu-160M Bomber Makes Maiden Flight

First Russian New-Build Tu-160M Bomber Makes Maiden Flight

On January 12, the first Tu-160M, the newly-manufactured strategic missile carrier, took off from the aerodrome of Kazan Aviation Plant, a branch of Tupolev (part of Rostec State Corporation’s UAC).

The 30-minute flight was at an altitude of 600-meters. The crew of Tupolev test pilots performed t…

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