Airbus Helicopters’ H145M has been certified by the European EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) airworthiness authority, clearing the way for the military type approval and initial deliveries.
Its first customer is the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces), who has ordered 15 rotorcraft to be operated by the German Air Force. First deliveries for the second H145M customer, the Royal Thai Navy, will begin in 2016.
Source: Alert 5
Five students and three instructors from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School traveled to Textron Aviation’s Wichita, Kansas facilities to evaluate the Scorpion jet and AT-6 light attack aircraft.
Photo: Business Wire
A total of 19 flights were successfully completed in four days – 12 demos on the Scorpion and seven on the AT-6.
Source: Alert 5
BBC’s Defense correspondent Jonathan Beale goes out to sea to witness NATO’s anti-submarine exercise Dynamic Mongoose off the coast of Norway.
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North Korea’s test of a submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on May 9 might have been carried out from a submerged barge, according to a comprehensive analysis by 38 North.
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Photo: KCNA
In the deserts of Jordan, U.S. Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment partnered with members of the Jordanian Armed Forces and British Army for a three-day training exercise under Eager Lion 15.
Photo By: Cpl. Ryan Young
The U.S. Army has withdrawal a new doctrinal publication entitled “Cultural and Situational Understanding” after its authors were accused of plagiarism.
The Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Calgary has fired a total of 12 missiles in less than 12 months after completing its Halifax Class Modernization (HCM).
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The new Polonaise multiple rocket launcher system (MLRS) displayed by Belarus on May 9 could be the Chinese A200 rocket system.
The commander of U.S. Submarine Forces says he wants a new long-range torpedo that can hit targets at 100 miles away.
By USN (U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: DN-SC-86-00574) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia’s Uranus unmanned ground vehicle carried out a live-firing test at a range in the Southern Military District of Rajewski on May 14.
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