Qatar Emiri Air Force: 2,500 flight hours of the NH90 helicopter fleet
During the DIMDEX 2024 exhibition, the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) and Leonardo celebrated the 2,500 flight hours of the NH90 helicopter fleet.
Patria to build assembly plant for F-35A programme in Finland
Patria will produce F-35 components and assemble engines for F-35 fighters as a local industry partner.
NATO completes modernisation of major airbase in Albania
Albania officially re-opened Kuçova airbase on Monday (4 March 2024), after transforming the decades-old base into a modern hub for NATO future air operations.
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AH-64 Apache attack helicopters: the U.S. Army’s tank hunters [VIDEO]
For U.S. Army forces in Europe, there are few tools as valuable as the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.
Greece joins two European Defence Agency projects in the air domain
Greece has become an official member of the European Defence Agency programme arrangement - C-27J Spartan Cooperation.
Latvian Air Base becomes third NATO Air Policing base in the Baltic Sea region
The Latvian Military Base at Lielvārde, has been activated as the third NATO base to host Allied fighter detachments that will safeguard the skies over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania conducting the Baltic Air Policing mission.
Eurodrone: OCCAR hosts first Programme Board Meeting
The OCCAR hosted the inaugural Programme Board meeting for the Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (MALE RPAS), also known as the Eurodrone Programme.
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Baykar tests Akinci drone with high precision missile systems [VIDEO]
Baykar Technologies, a leading Turkish drone manufacturer, recently announced on social media that it has conducted another test of its newly developed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Akinci.
Germany confirms bugging of Bundeswehr Ukraine war talks
Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged a quick probe into a Russian leak of secret talks about the Ukraine war.
B-1B Lancer bombers complete first deployment under Large Scale Global Exercise 2024
U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., conducted a cross-combatant command mission from their deployed location at Luleå-Kallax Air Base, Sweden.
The expansion of the European Sky Shield Initiative
The European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) is a German-led project to build and develop a ground-based integrated European air defence system.
NATO unleashes excellence in submarine warfare during Exercise Dynamic Manta 24
Ships, submarines, aircraft and thousands of personnel have come together in the Mediterranean Sea for a major NATO submarine warfare exercise.