Saab has flown its GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft in Linköping, Sweden on Mar. 14. The jet was airborne for 1 hour 46 minutes.
Video: Saab
Watch the maiden flight of Saab’s GlobalEye
Video: Saab
Video: Saab
First modernized Il-76MD-M to be transferred to Russian Defense Ministry
The Russian Ministry of Defense has taken delivery of its first modernized Il-76MD-M. The aircraft’s lifespan has been increased and features a glass cockpit.
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Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
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New Zealand, Singapore still in talks over F-15SG deployment
New Zealand’s Defense Minister Ron Mark said in a statement on Mar. 13 that his country is still evaluating a proposal by Singapore to send a detachment of F-15SG fighters to Ohakea Air Force Base.
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USS Carl Vinson in joint training with JS Ise
The Carl Vinson Strike Group has commenced war games with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) JS Ise (DDH 182) on Mar. 11.
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U.S. transfers six Boeing Insitu ScanEagles to Philippines
U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim has handed over a Boeing Insitu ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) comprising of six drones to Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana during a ceremony at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on Mar. 13.
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Photo: U.S. Embassy in Manila
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