Germany will buy 60 Chinook heavy lift helicopters from Boeing to replace its ageing fleet of CH-53s, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announced on Wednesday, putting Boeing’s competitor Lockheed Martin out of the running. During an address to the Bundestag lower house of parliament, Lambrecht continued, “With this approach, we are improving our ability to cooperate … Read more
Taiwan has decided not to buy anti-submarine helicopters from the United States because they are too expensive, according to the country’s defense minister. The island was planning to buy up to 12 Seahawk choppers but the deal has been scrapped as Taipei prioritizes lower cost, more mobile weaponry to counter any threat from China. Local … Read more
Kyiv rejected claims with the aid of Moscow that Ukrainian forces executed assaults alongside the border among the nations such as a strike Russia stated left seven injured, On Thursday. Ukraine’s national security and protection council in a declaration on social media as an alternative accused Russia of staging “terror assaults” on its very own … Read more
United States President, Joe Biden announced a $800 million military aid package for Ukraine, which adding weapons, ammunition, armored personnel carriers and helicopters, on Wednesday. “This new package of assistance will contain many of the highly effective weapons systems we have already provided and new capabilities tailored to the wider assault we expect Russia to … Read more
On the eve of the Chinese New Year, President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met in Beijing as Moscow’s deteriorating relations with the West take centre stage ahead of the official opening of the Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital. During his visit, Putin hailed his country’s “unprecedented” ties with China at … Read more
Two helicopters full of French troops pursuing militants in a remote region of Mali collided, killing 13 soldiers. This was the heaviest single loss for the French military in nearly four decades, police officials said. The accident occurred late Monday when three helicopters and a squadron of Mirage jets arrived to support ground troops pursuing … Read more
