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Morocco’s First F-16 Block 72 Completes First Flight

By Jarryd Sinovich/Image: Lockheed Martin The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) has reached a significant milestone in its F-16 modernisation programme with the successful first flight of its first F-16 Block 72 aircraft. The aircraft’s initial flight marks the beginning of a comprehensive flight-testing programme ahead of its eventual delivery to Morocco and represents an […]

SAS Amatola Undergoes Urgent Dry-Docking Ahead of Return to Sea

By Defence Circle/Armscor Armscor Dockyard, working in close collaboration with the South African Navy, hassuccessfully completed urgent maintenance on the SAS Amatola, demonstrating a renewedfocus on responsiveness, operational readiness and improved service delivery to the country’smaritime defence capability. The vessel required immediate dry-docking to address defects identified on its underwater hulland to undertake essential maintenance […]