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![The most senior military women across Nato nations]()
The most senior military women across Nato nations
Inspired by Royal Air Force Air Marshal becoming the first female three-star General in the UK Armed Forces, we took a look at the most senior women in the military...
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![3D printing in defence manufacturing: issue 100 of Global Defence Technology out now]()
3D printing in defence manufacturing: issue 100 of Global Defence Technology out now
In this issue: what's next for 3D printing in defence tech, Poland's massiver modernisation plan, a preview of the new DSEI Space Hub with Airbus, celebrating 100 issues of Global...
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![Exploring the air bases of the South African Air Force]()
Exploring the air bases of the South African Air Force
The South African Air Force owns a number of air force bases across the country, which provide key aerial services including military transport, maritime exercises, search and rescue, and combat...
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![Thule Air Base: inside the US’s northernmost military base in Greenland]()
Thule Air Base: inside the US’s northernmost military base in Greenland
The US’s northernmost military base is the Thule Air Base in Greenland, which was strategically, yet illicitly, established to offer the Danish colonies protection from Germany in the Second World...
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![High-flying woman: RAF appoints first female Air Marshal]()
High-flying woman: RAF appoints first female Air Marshal
Royal Air Force (RAF) engineer Sue Gray was promoted to the rank of Air Marshal in February, making her a three-star commander and the most senior female military officer in...
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![Top 10 advanced fighter aircraft]()
Top 10 advanced fighter aircraft
Fighter aircraft are a vital component of any air force and examples such as the F-35 Lightning and F-22 Raptor demonstrate their vast superiority. Airforce-technology analyses the top ten best...
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![The world’s most effective air-to-air missiles]()
The world’s most effective air-to-air missiles
Advanced air-to-air missiles (AAMs) such as the Meteor, IRIS-T and AIM-9X Sidewinder form the core weaponry used in a dogfight scenario. Airforce-technology.com lists the world’s ten most effective AAMs based...
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![The ten most expensive military aircraft ever built]()
The ten most expensive military aircraft ever built
An increase in the demand for state-of-the-art aircraft capabilities has caused costs to rise for military aircraft, resulting in cancelled projects and production cuts. From Northrop Grumman’s B-2 Spirit to...
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![May’s top news stories]()
May’s top news stories
The US approved a potential $3bn sale of 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Qatar, and the US Air Force conducted a test-launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental...
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![Future fighter aircraft: contractors slate sixth-generation concepts]()
Future fighter aircraft: contractors slate sixth-generation concepts
Defence companies and governments are still ironing out issues with fifth-generation fighter aircraft, but some contractors are already looking to the defence aviation solutions of the future. What concepts for...
