The inertial navigation system (INS) installed onboard the Mi-28NM attack helicopter is also being used on the Orion unmanned air vehicle, KRET said. Photo: JSC Kronshtadt Group “The systems were successfully tested on prototypes of drones and showed a high level of their functionality and reliability. The navigation systems based on units with ring laser […]
The King of Thailand has donated three Cessna 182T light aircraft to the Army. The planes were shown during a blessing ceremony at Don Muang military terminal on Jul. 8. Army chief Gen. Apirat Kongsompong says the aircraft will be assigned to the 21st Aviation Battalion under the Army Aviation Centre at a military base […]
Boeing has announced that it has completed the delivery of all AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I) Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). Ministry of Defence (GODL-India) / GODL-India The last five of 22 AH-64 attack helicopters were handed over to the IAF at Air Force Station, Hindan last month. The last five of […]
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visited Volkel airbase on Jul. 9 and he also flew in a F-16 to observe a training mission. Photo: Ministerie van Defensie He was also told during the trip that the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) will phase out the F-16 for the F-35 in 2024. For more information, hit […]
The Philippine Air Force will take delivery of a C-130 this month, a Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson has revealed. No specific arrival date has been set yet. A second C-130 will be delivered by the end of the year. This will bring the C-130 fleet to seven aircraft. Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenza had […]
Leonardo has delivered the first of two AW169 basic training twin engine helicopters to the Italian Army. Two AW169 trainers will allow the Army to familiarize with the platform’s basic characteristics, supporting the transition to the new LUH program, developed on the AW169 dual-use baseline. The new helicopter is designated UH-169B and will replace the […]