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The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence has been compelled to spend additional millions of pounds to send pilots to the United States and Italy for training due to a shortage of training aircraft.
After identifying a heat source that led to the discovery of the wreckage of the ill-fated Bell 212 helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the “Akinci” unmanned aerial vehicle marked its return flight to Turkey with a symbolic crescent moon and star painting, mirroring the Turkish flag, to signify its successful mission in Iran.
n 2021, the United States approved the potential sale of 12 latest variants of F-16 fighter jets to its close ally, the Philippines — however, the proposed purchase has been delayed due to financial constraints faced by Manila, which deems the offered price by Washington as “too pricey” and beyond its financial capability.
Hopes are fading that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister Amir-Abdollahian have survived a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, an Iranian official said on Monday (May 20) after search teams located the wreckage.
Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter jet, known as “KAAN,” is set to proceed as initially planned, despite speculations suggesting that the Mediterranean nation might be granted re-entry into the F-35 fighter jet purchase program.
During the week of May 11 to 17, Russian military claimed to have successfully destroyed five Leopard 2A1 tanks, manufactured by the German company Krauss-Maffei but donated to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to help the Eastern Europe country in its armed conflict with Russia.
Recent videos and images on social media have revealed what military analysts claim to be fragments of the Iranian-made “Sayyad-2C” air defense missile system at a site recently targeted by Israeli fighter jets in Najjarieh, Lebanon.
South Korea’s 4.5 generation fighter jet, the KF-21 “Boramae,” is set to be stationed near the North Korean border to enhance its capability to address aerial threats from the Pyongyang regime.
The United States has lost another of its MQ-9B Reaper drones, valued at $30 million (approximately RM135 million), after it was shot down by Houthi militants in Yemen.
Singapore will resume flying its F-16 fighter jets after suspending their operations earlier this month after one of the aircraft crashed during takeoff from Tengah Air Base early this month.