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Top Aces A-4 AAF RCAF
Military Aviation

Top Aces Continues to Support Royal Canadian Air Force’s Training with Upgraded A-4 Skyhawks

The Skyhawks supporting the RCAF have been upgraded by Top Aces to the A-4 Advanced Aggressor Fighter configuration, which includes advanced capabilities and an arctic splinter camo to replicate near-peer…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
January 1, 2025
Ukraine Su-25 AASM Hammer
Military Aviation

Ukrainian Su-25 Seen Armed with AASM Hammer Bombs in Video for the First Time

The Ukrainian Su-25s started using the French-made AASM Hammer guided bombs in June 2024, as the stocks of Soviet-made unguided munitions were depleted and Western ones started dwindling. A new…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
January 1, 2025
China Type 076 Sichuan
Aircraft Carriers

China Launches ‘40,000 Ton’ Catapult-Equipped Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan in a Bid to Rival the U.S.

The Chinese naval build up continues with the launch of Sichuan amphibious assault ship, the lead ship of the Type 076 class, displacing 40,000 tons and equipped with an electromagnetic…

James Gray James Gray
December 31, 2024
Magura V5 with R-73 vs Mi-8
Drones

Ukrainian Surface Drone Equipped with R-73 Air-to-Air Missiles Shot Down Russian Mi-8 Helicopter

Ukraine’s Military Intelligence equipped a Magura V5 Unmanned Surface Vessel with R-73 air-to-air missiles and says it scored a kill against a Russian Mi-8 helicopter, with another helicopter damaged. On…

Andrea Daolio Andrea Daolio
Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 31, 2024
MCAS Iwakuni interviews
F-35

Exclusive: Interviews With Senior Leaders from MCAS Iwakuni, Home of the Indo-Pacific’s Largest Concentration of Combat Airpower

We recently visited Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, in Japan, to witness an ordinary day of operations at the base. It became immediately evident that MCAS Iwakuni is anything but…

Howard German Howard German
December 31, 2024
Ireland H145M
Helicopters

Irish Air Corps Orders Four Airbus H145M Helicopters

A €91.7 million contract to replace Ireland’s existing EC135 fleet was awarded to Airbus Helicopters, with deliveries to commence in 2027. Ireland’s EC135s have been in service since 2003, with…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
December 30, 2024
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