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2024-04-18T20:36:12.031369-07:00

Satellite images show Russia's been upgrading its Black Sea Fleet naval base after being pounded by Ukraine's attacks: UK defense ministry

The UK defense ministry says the "maintenance, logistics and weapons-handling infrastructure at Novorossiysk has highly likely been improved.".

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2024-04-18T20:28:41.184206-07:00 D

South Korea’s F-4 Phantoms conduct final live-fire training before retirement

The F-4 Phantom, a mainstay of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) for over three decades, is preparing for retirement. Ahead of its official decommissioning in June, the 10th Combat Wing conducted the final live-fire training exercise for the legendary "Goblin of the Sky." The exercise involved four F-4 Phantoms equipped with AGM-142 missiles.….


MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR / Nikkei Asia
2024-04-18T20:20:00.835979-07:00 D

Myanmar regime sends Russian aircraft to bomb lost territory

MiG-29 jets and Mi-35 helicopter gunships operating along Thai border.


Stefano D'Urso / The Aviationist
2024-04-18T15:05:10.140981-07:00 D

509th Bomb Wing Executes Mass Fly-Off Of 12 B-2A Spirit Bombers

The mass departure of the stealth bombers was the capstone event of exercise Spirit Vigilance at Whiteman AFB. The U.S. Air Force just released photos of.

Also: The War Zone

Tony Harmsworth / Key.Aero
2024-04-18T16:15:10.169924-07:00 D

New home planned for Aussie B-24 Liberator

In the Melbourne suburb of Werribee, Victoria, the state-owned Melbourne Water Corporation will soon begin a project to dismantle the larger of two Second World War hangars at the far end of the old training base – hangar 1 – and relocate it to a site adjacent to the B-24 Liberator Memorial Australia restoration hangar.


Rich Abott / Aviation Today
2024-04-18T15:56:37.661241-07:00 D

General Atomics Awards Hughes Contract To Produce Modems For MQ-1C Gray Eagles

Hughes Network Systems this week said it has received a production contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to provide ruggedized modems for the MQ-1 Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aircraft system, […].


Rich Abott / Aviation Today
2024-04-18T15:49:31.877211-07:00 D

After Boeing Delivered First Test MQ-25, US Navy Eyes First Flight In Spring 2025

After Boeing delivered the first MQ-25 Stingray to the Navy in February for testing, a lead official said Monday the service is on schedule for the first flight test with […].


The Irish Times / Irish Times
2024-04-18T11:59:11.545555-07:00 D

Ireland State argues court should not allow Senator’s challenge to alleged secret deal with RAF

Gerard Craughwell claims any arrangement allowing RAF interception in Irish airspace is unlawful and unconstitutional unless approved by Dáil and put to a referendum.


Debra Werner / SpaceNews.com
2024-04-18T14:05:26.299858-07:00 D

Suppliers struggle as military embraces small satellites

Bottlenecks emerge in the space industrial base as companies adapt to new demands to rapidly produce cheaper satellites.


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