This modernization program aims, as is being done with the other ship of this class – NRP Bartolomeu Dias – to extend the lifespan of the ships until 2035, to update the ship’s vital systems such as the combat, command and control of the platform and other skills necessary for the ship to maintain t…
The Pentagon has given Boeing a $22.89 billion contract on Jul. 13 for the F-15EX program. The first delivery order is worth $1.2 billion for the first lot of eight fighters. Photo: Boeing Boeing announced simulatanously that the construction of the first two aircraft has started. The two jets will be delivered next year and […]
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command executed a 2-week exercise codenamed Commando Crucible from Jun. 18 to Jul. 3. The object of the exercise is for Special Tactics teams to secure an airfield located in a simulate host nation and set up a Forward Air Refueling Point. Using Hurlburt Field, Florida as their base, […]
A MD-530F helicopter that was delivered to the Kenyan Army’s Joint Helicopter Command in January this year has crashed on Jul. 13, killing two people on board. Six of these helicopters were handed over at Embakasi Barracks on Jan. 23. The country had placed an order for 12 MD-530Fs. The mishap helicopter was on a […]
The U.S. Navy has decided to cancel the 2020 NAS Oceana Air Show scheduled to take place Sept. 19 – 20 due to public health risks associated with COVID-19. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Antonio P. Turretto Ramos / Public domain Although there are no plans to reschedule the show, the Navy […]