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Turkish Air Force receives first upgraded T-38 jet trainer

The first upgraded T-38 Talon supersonic jet trainer incorporating new avionics has been handed over to the Air Force by Turkish Aerospace Industries last month.

HMS Diamond fires Sea Viper missile for first time

HMS Diamond, the third of the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers, blasted a Sea Viper missile out of her silo at three times the speed of sound, obliterating the jet drone target in the sky above.

First private spaceship launch rescheduled to May 7

The first-ever flight of unmanned private space capsule Dragon to the International Space Station has been delayed for a second time even as private space firm SpaceX has test-fired its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the May 7 launch.

Chile to build first rescue and research submarine

Defence Minister Andres Allamand recently attended a presentation on the Crocodile Class 250 Submarine project.

Apache pilots fire first Hellfire missiles in UK

For the first time Hellfire missiles have been fired in the UK in the Joint Warrior war games which began from 16 April.

Airbus Military A400M makes first landing in Malaysia

The Malaysian Government has ordered four of the new generation airlifter.

US Navy receives first dual frequency sonar

Raytheon Company completed delivery of the electronics for the AN/SQQ-90 tactical sonar suite, the complex sonar for the first ship of the US Navy's DDG 1000-class multimission destroyer.

First F-35 jet for UK makes maiden flight

The short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft, designated BK-1, has made its debut flight last week.

A330 MRTT makes first flight in RAF service

Royal Air Force largest military aircraft Voyager has completed the first part of the crew training schedule.

First stage of N Korea rocket may be on launch pad

North Korea may have moved the first stage of a long-range rocket on to its launch pad, ahead of its possible lift-off next week, a US specialist website has reported.

First F-35 jet rolled out for Netherlands

The aircraft, a conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant of the F-35, has rolled out from Lockheed's production facility at Forth Worth, Texas.

First batch of US Marines arrives in Australia

The first contingent of 200 US Marines has arrived in Australia as part of US's new military strategy for the Asia-Pacific region which has witnessed increasing assertiveness by China.

Thales delivers first AESA radar for Rafale jet

The new RBE2 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, which will replace the existing passively scanned array RBE2 radar on board the Rafale jet, has been delivered to Dassault Aviation in February.