Thailand will spend $30 million to upgrade 12 C-130H cargo planes instead of purchasing new aircraft. The cabinet approved the project on Aug. 4. Alejandro Pena / Public domain Royal Thai Air Force commander ACM Maanat Wongwat explained that the budget to finance the upgrade will come from tie-over funds over the next two fiscal […]

A much clearer rendering of South Korea’s light aircraft carrier has been distributed to the local media and the ship’s main features can be seen clearly. Graphic: South Korea Ministry of Defense The overall shape is similar to the America-class with 9 spots on the flight deck for helicopters to take-off and land. The island […]

India on Aug. 9 announced a list of 101 defense items that cannot be imported into the country over the next five years. By Nisarg Vyas [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons The items include light combat aircraft, cargo planes and long-range land attack cruise missiles. Each item has a different date in […]

The Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) flew for the first time on Aug. 7 under the right wing of a EA-18G from VX-23. Photo: U.S. Navy Lt. Jonathan Williams, VX-23 test pilot, says the new pod imposed negligible handling issues with the Growler. For more information, hit the Source below Source