aircraft

Aircraft carriers may be obsolete but submarines still have huge potential – what the Russian fleet will look like in the future

Normally, the planning horizon in the shipbuilding industry can’t be less than 30 years into the future – everyone seems…

3 years ago

‘Britain’s deployment is not to be provocative,’ says defence sec as UK sends aircraft carrier and other warships towards China

Speaking on Monday, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told Sky News the deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth, on its first operational deployment,…

3 years ago

4 killed, 2 survive after Antonov An-26 military transport aircraft crashes in Kazakhstan

Airport authorities said there were six people on board the plane when it crashed. The Kazakh Emergencies Ministry has confirmed…

3 years ago

As global carriers rush to order new aircraft RT’s Boom Bust questions quick recovery of travel demand

United has moved up the delivery of 40 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to 2022 and altogether has 188 orders for…

3 years ago

Pentagon sends aircraft carrier USS Nimitz home from Middle East as anniversary of Soleimani killing looms

Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller announced the Nimitz would be heading back to its home port of Bremerton, Washington on…

3 years ago

US raises tariffs on French and German wines & aircraft parts over ‘unfair’ Airbus subsidies

The increased tariff will apply to imported cognacs, brandies and “certain non-sparkling wines,” as well as “aircraft-related parts,” Reuters reported…

3 years ago

France will build nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to replace Charles de Gaulle flagship, says Macron

"Nuclear power will remain the cornerstone of our strategic autonomy," Macron said on Tuesday, as he visited the Framatome nuclear…

3 years ago

Britain’s newest aircraft carrier misses US trip, will stay docked for 6 months after ‘embarrassing’ flood

Costing the British taxpayer a whopping £3.2 billion, the HMS Prince of Wales is the jewel in the Royal Navy’s…

3 years ago

Tehran adds ‘aircraft carrier warship’ to Iran’s navy amid rising tensions with Washington

The 150-meter Shahid Roudaki vessel is "ready to carry out missions," Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a…

3 years ago

F-16 fires flares over Trump rally to intercept unauthorized aircraft violating no-fly zone (VIDEO)

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) acknowledged the incident in a pair of tweets on Wednesday afternoon, not long after the…

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