by | Nov 17, 2022 | Security
Melbourne, Australia – Thailand has taken delivery of its first Textron Aviation T-6C Texan II turboprop trainers, with the Southeast Asian nation planning to use them for training and as light-armed aircraft. Two T-6Cs arrived at the Royal Thai Air Force or RTAF base...
by | Nov 17, 2022 | Security
MILAN, Italy — While defense spending is on the rise almost everywhere in Europe, national appetites for translating budget growth into increased cooperation across the bloc appear to be stagnating, according to a report by the European Defence Agency. The finding,...
by | Nov 17, 2022 | Security
A new federal watchdog report has flagged a troubling trend among U.S. military aircraft: More than two dozen fleets haven’t met their annual combat-readiness goals in at least a decade. The Government Accountability Office studied 49 types of airframes across the...
by | Nov 17, 2022 | Security
LONDON — An Anglo-Spanish industry team is the Royal Navy’s preferred bidder to build a fleet of logistics ships to support the service’s new aircraft carriers. Belfast, Northern Ireland-based shipbuilder Harland and Wolff, top British warship designer BMT and Spain’s...
by | Nov 17, 2022 | Security
TAICHUNG, Taiwan — Taiwan displayed its self-developed drone technology Tuesday, amid rising concerns over China’s threats to use force to assert its claim to the self-governing island republic. The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, which...
