Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to use an upcoming global summit to lobby U.S. President Joe Biden to allow Ankara to buy dozens of American warplanes, in a bid to overcome Washington’s resistance to major arms deals with his country following its purchase of Russian air defenses.
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea — The Black Sea Fleet’s Project 11356 frigates Admiral Grigorovich and Admiral Essen, armed with Kalibr-NK cruise missiles, are preparing for their deployment in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the Russian Navy’s standing taskforce, a naval source told TASS on Tuesday.
The Air Force is seeking “at least 100” and as many as 400 Advanced Tactical Trainer aircraft both to train fighter pilots and to serve as adversary aircraft in training, a role similar to that now performed by the AT-38.
While the Air Force seems likely to be looking at adding to the role of the…
In front of scenic cliffs and an ornamental European-style windmill is a secret People’s Liberation Army Navy pier. Here, at a former tourist resort on China’s northern coast, is where the PLAN is developing some of its most secretive, and previously unreported, naval programs, USNI News has learned…
The Defence Department and a French company have spent almost $250,000 on taxpayer-funded lawyers to keep hidden the original price quoted for Australia’s now dumped future submarine project.
In September a $90 billion contract between Australia and France’s Naval Group was torn up by the Morriso…
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) completed a series of flight demonstrations that featured a company-owned MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in partnership with the Royal Air Force (RAF). The demonstration series began Aug. 25 and ended with the comple…