ABU DHABI — The UAE Ministry of Defense announced in a statement today that the UAE has signed a contract with France that includes purchasing 80 Rafale fighter jets to replace the UAE Air Force Mirage fleet in addition to training and maintenance purposes.

Commenting on this deal, Major Genera…

A totally integrated state-of-the-art air defence system recently delivered to the Royal Artillery is propelling the British Army to the very forefront of ground-based air defence missile technology.

The Royal Artillery has accepted into its arsenal the Sky Sabre air defence system, providing a s…

In a ceremony held on November 25 in the auditorium of the General Directorate of Nuclear and Technological Development of the Navy, the head of the Naval Nuclear Safety and Quality Authority (ANSNQ), Fleet Admiral Marcos Sampaio Olsen, signed the ordinance for the concession for the First Partial C…

SEVASTOPOL — Pilots of the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s naval aviation kicked off their first flights in the winter training period, practicing notional enemy warship tracking and missile strikes against naval targets, the Fleet’s press office reported on Monday.

“The crews of aircraft accomplishe…

PARIS/CHICAGO — European regulators have issued a preliminary warning that patches of lightning protection may have been wrongly fitted on over a dozen Airbus A350 jets, while Delta Air Lines has joined a list of carriers facing “paint issues”.

The proposed safety warning marks the first time m…

The South African Air Force’s (SAAF’s) Gripen fleet is temporarily grounded, with no aircraft serviceable, due to a lack of funding and maintenance and support contracts not being renewed in time, but it is likely that the Gripens will be flying again in the new year.

In a statement resulting fro…