A file image of a Fearless-class patrol vessel while it was in service with the Republic of Singapore Navy. Singapore has since transferred one of the boats to Brunei. (Singapore Ministry of Defence)
The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) has commissioned the ex-Singapore Fearless-class patrol vessel it received on 15 March.
The vessel, which has been renamed KDB As-Siddiq with pennant number 95, was commissioned on 21 March at the RBN’s naval base in Muara, Brunei.
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The introduction of SAC J-11s in the China’s flight academies has allowed the PLAAF to enhance the combat readiness of its graduating pilots. The aircraft in this photograph is shown taking off for a training session in eastern China’s Zhejiang province in late August 2021. (Feature China/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force (PLAAF) and the PLA Navy (PLAN) are recruiting women to “strengthen the quality” of the “pilot talent pool”, state-owned media has said.
An Iranian sailor looks at the Chinese destroyer
Nanning
during an exercise in March that also involved the Russian frigate
Admiral Gorshkov
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Nanning
also visited Abu Dhabi during the IDEX defence show in February.
(Mehr News Agency)
US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander General Michael Kurilla repeatedly warned that China has significantly increased its defence exports to countries in his area of responsibility (AOR) when he testified to the Senate Armed Services committee on 16 March.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is seeking more than $1.
Brandi Vincent, Defense Scoop
Members of Task Force Hopper recently launched a new program to build “low lift, high impact” artificial intelligence and machine learning applications….
Scott R. Gourley, NatDefMag
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Army will soon receive the “drop one” production qualification test package for its 6.
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THE PENTAGON – After unveiling a budget that wants to decommission 11 warships next year, Navy officials are appealing to the public to allow the service to move ahead with their…
The latest concept art of the Aeralis modular aircraft, released to mark the signing of a contract with ShinMaywa at DSEI Japan 2023. (Aeralis)
The UK-based Aeralis signed a contract with Japanese company ShinMaywa to collaborate on the implementation of digital engineering processes for military aircraft design and manufacturing in Japan.
During the Cold War, the “MBT-70” project emerged, a collaborative effort between the United States and West Germany to develop a cutting-edge main battle tank.
American intelligence services learned that the Soviet Union was upgrading its main battle tank, the T-62, with powerful modifications such as an automatic main gun and improved armor.
To effectively counter Soviet armored vehicles, then-Defense Secretary Robert McNamara opted for an unprecedented “super tank.