USA Air Force has deployed 6+2 F-15Cs from the 48th Fighter Wing based at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England to the Incirlik Air Base  to protect Turkish airspace over Syria-Turkey border. Media outlets had speculated that the F-15Cs would be used to protect U.S. planes over Syria from Russian aircraft, which are conducting a separate air war against rebels fighting […]

On Nov. 5, the 95th Fighter Squadron, belonging to the 325th Fighter Wing, based at Tyndall AFB, Florida, launched 15 F-22 Raptor stealth jets during a LFE (Large Force Employment) local training mission The air dominance fighters flew in formations of six, five, and four over the Gulf of Mexico.

The U.S. Army and Air Force teamed up Nov. 3-4, to deploy Stryker vehicles north of the Arctic Circle for the first time ever, according to a U.S. Army Alaska news release issued today. Operation Arctic Pegasus, a joint, multi-agency exercise tested the rapid deployment capability of the Army’s 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, with […]

Intended for border patrol and surveillance, the Iomax USA Archangel is an armed, sensor-equipped, two-seat version of the Thrush S2R-660 agricultural aircraft. North Carolina-based Iomax began deliveries of 24 aircraft to the United Arab Emirates in June. The UAE’s Special Operations Command previously operated 24 armed Air Tractor AT-802s for border patrol.

A passenger train collided with a tractor trailer towing a US Army truck at a railway crossing in southern Germany, local media reported. The train driver and the trailer driver were killed, while more than 20 people were injured, according to DPA agency. The crash happened in Freihung, in eastern Bavaria, late Thursday. According to […]

Boeing is hoping to tap into the Asia Pacific airborne maritime patrol market with its Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA), which the company is showcasing for the first time at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (ADEX) 2015. The Bombardier Challenger 605 business jet-based MSA will feature at the event which runs from 20 to […]

Boeing held an unveiling ceremony for its latest AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, to be delivered to South Korea to boost Seoul’s combat capability against Pyongyang. Seoul’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration had agreed in 2013 to purchase 36 Apache Guardian helicopters for $1.6 billion, and the rollout was attended by Boeing executives and about 50 others […]

The Switchblade «kamikaze»  is an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by AeroVironment and use by United States Army and  United States Marine Corps.  The Switchblade UAV  has been found  near Izraa city, Daraa (Syria). The Switchblade® is designed to provide the warfighter with a back-packable, non-line-of-sight precision strike solution with minimal collateral effects. It can rapidly provide a powerful, but expendable […]

Lockheed Martin has secured a contract to supply additional AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) counterfire target acquisition radars to the US Army. Under the $85m contract, the company will supply seven Q-53 systems to help ensure that the platform continues to keep troops safe from persistent insurgent attacks. Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training Q-53 programme manager Bob […]

The U.S. Army awarded BAE Systems a contract option worth $245.3 million to complete the low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and M992A3 ammunition carrier. “The success of this program is directly attributable to the partnership between the Army and BAE Systems,” said Adam Zarfoss, director of Artillery and Bradley programs at […]