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Violence leaves more than 300,000 ‘completely reliant’ on assistance in northern Mozambique

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 22/09/2020 - 23:40
Worsening conflict, combined with a precarious humanitarian situation, has forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes and villages in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, leaving them completely reliant on humanitarian assistance, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said.
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Risk Of Thunderstorms Prevented Dutch F-35s From Escorting U.S. B-52 During Allied Sky Mission

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 22/09/2020 - 18:22

The Royal Netherlands Air Force had announced the participation of the F-35s in the one-day exercise. But the risk of thunderstorm forced the Koninklijke Luchtmacht to cancel the participation of its Lightning II jets. On [...]

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UK considering trimming Wedgetail buy

Jane's Defense News - Tue, 22/09/2020 - 17:08
The Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) procurement of Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft is potentially being cut from five aircraft to...
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PLAGF's 75th Group Army receives additional Type 15 lightweight tanks

Jane's Defense News - Tue, 22/09/2020 - 15:30
The 75th Group Army of the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) has received additional units of the Type 15 (also known as ZTQ-15) lightweight battle tank.
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The Italian Air Force Further Expands FARP Capability Testing With Airdrop Of Fuel Containers From C-27J

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 22/09/2020 - 15:16

The Aeronautica Militare considers FARP (Forward Arming and Refueling Point) a crucial capability to support both Special Operations and civilian Search and Rescue missions. The Italian Air Force has recently tested the possibility to airdrop [...]

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Update: Korean, European agencies agree on relocation of H155 production

Jane's Defense News - Tue, 22/09/2020 - 12:31
South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) has signed an agreement with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to support the...
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F-15EX engine competition offerors target production rates of 90–100 units per year

Jane's Defense News - Tue, 22/09/2020 - 12:30
The two likely offerors for the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) Boeing F-15EX Advanced Eagle fighter engine competition seek to reach annual production rates of 90–100...
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NATO's Atlantic command becomes operational

Jane's Defense News - Tue, 22/09/2020 - 12:29
NATO declared the initial operational capability (IOC) of its first Atlantic command since 2003 during a ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia, on 17 September.
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Check Out This Slow Motion Video Of A NACES Ejection Seat Test Out of the Martin-Baker’s Meteor Aircraft

The Aviationist Blog - Mon, 21/09/2020 - 20:12

Interesing video shows the Mk14 ejection seat, more commonly known as SJU17A and NACES (Navy Aircrew Common Ejection Seat), in service in the F/A-18 and T-45 Goshawk, at work. Martin-Baker is a very well known [...]

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New Type 05-based amphibious reconnaissance vehicle in PLA service

Jane's Defense News - Mon, 21/09/2020 - 15:55
Chinese state-owned television has released footage showing what appears to be a new amphibious armoured reconnaissance vehicle operated by the People’s Liberation Army...
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Update: Image suggests PLAAF is operating GB 100 precision-guided bomb

Jane's Defense News - Mon, 21/09/2020 - 14:20
A photograph has emerged on the WeChat social media account of the Western Theatre Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) suggesting that the...
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CERBAIR unveils Chimera C-UAS system

Jane's Defense News - Mon, 21/09/2020 - 14:20
French company CERBAIR is seeking overseas customers for its new Chimera man-portable counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS), which is designed to address small-UAS...
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Australia launches dart rocket carrying prototype radio frequency receiver for RAAF

Jane's Defense News - Mon, 21/09/2020 - 14:19
The Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra has announced that a dart rocket carrying a prototype radio frequency receiver for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was...
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