The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced on Jun. 19 that the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) has been delivered from Norway. Lithuania signed a contract for two National Advanced Surface-to-Air System (NASAMS) air defense missile batteries on Oct. 26, 2017. The $127 million contract includes training and a logistical maintenance package. Airmen […]
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 […]