A U.S. Air Force unit that arrived in Guam on May 26 has 35 cases of COVID-19 infections among its members. US Air Force. Tech. Sgt. Mike Andriacco / Public domain They were staying at Reef Hotel and today it was announced that 15 airmen violated restricted movement orders and could have exposed the public […]
A foreign submarine, believed to be from China, was discovered near Amami Oshima Island, Japan on Jun. 18. This prompted Japan to dispatch JS Kaga, a helicopter destroyer carrying anti-submarine warfare helicopters and P-1 aircraft to the area to monitor the underwater vessel. The submarine was observed west of Yokoate Island on Jun. 20 and […]
Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has recently tested its Wing Loong-1 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) as a communications base station for use during disasters. Photo: AVIC The aircraft was installed with communication equipment for support mobile signals and flown up to an altitude of 16,000 ft. The signal coverage was over 50 square km, […]
Turkey has started testing its indigenous TEI-TJ300 turbojet engine that will power a medium-range anti-ship missile. The engine is capable of producing 292.25 lbs of thrust and propel the missile to a speed of Mach 0.9. For more information, hit the Source below Source
Last year, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CC-150 VIP aircraft, known also as Can Force One, suffered damaged to its nose and right engine cowling during a towing accident at CFB Trenton. Liam Allport from Lake Country, Canada [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons The aircraft was being towed in a hangar when it jumped […]
PARIS — General Philippe Lavigne, General Ingo Gerhartz and General Javier Salto, respectively Chiefs of Staff of the French, German and Spanish Air Forces, have signed two documents relating to their cooperative program “Système de combat aérien du futur,” or Future Combat Air System (FCAS), and …