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Sikorsky-Boeing’s SB-1 Defiant Reaches 205 Knots During Flight Test
June 17, 2020 @ 09:12 AMThe SB-1 Defiant aircraft developed by Sikorsky and Boeing reached its fastest speed yet during a recent flight test. "Exceeding 200 knots is significant also because it's beyond any conventional helicopter speed, and we understand that speed and low-level maneuverability is critical to the holistic survivability in the Future Vertical Lift environment," Jay Macklin, Sikorsky's business development director for FVL, told reporters on June 16
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Russia May Have delivered Up to 10 MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Syria
June 4, 2020 @ 04:08 AMRussia and Syria have confirmed the delivery of advanced MiG-29 fighter jets in ‘two batches which have commenced combat duty as on June 1. A defense industry source told defenseworld
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Libyan National Army Shoots Down Own Chinese-made Wing Loong Drones
May 26, 2020 @ 08:57 AMThe Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Belqasim Haftar have down two of their own Chinese-built Wing Loong II combat drones supplied to them by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “It seems the LNA shot down another of their Wing Loong II UAVs, the second in two days,” Rob Lee, a military expert,
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Navy’s USS Zumwalt Destroyer Completes First Live Fire Test
May 21, 2020 @ 01:08 PMUS Navy sailors aboard USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) guided-missile destroyer have successfully concluded a structural test fire of the Mark 46 MOD 2 Gun Weapon System (GWS). The work was executed by the sailors with engineers and technicians from Navy Surface Warfare Centers on the Naval Air Weapons Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) Sea Test Range in Point Mugu on May 16, the US Navy said in a release Wednesday
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UK Recruited Citizen Journalists in Syria for Propaganda War
May 13, 2020 @ 01:28 PMThe United Kingdom is said to have built a network of citizen journalists across war-torn Syria to spew propaganda in the region. Details of the UK governments alleged red herring campaign aimed at distorting peoples perceptions of the war, was first published by
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Venezuelan Air Defence's Chinese-made Radar Detects US F-22 Stealth Jet
May 13, 2020 @ 09:16 AMA Chinese-made type JY-27 radar deployed by Venezuelan Air Defense detected a United States F22 stealth aircraft as it approached the countrys airspace and sent a warning to the American fighter jet on Tuesday. According to
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Schiebel Doubling Production Capacity of Camcopter S-100 Drone
May 6, 2020 @ 12:10 PMAustrian drone maker Schiebel is doubling the manufacturing capacity of its Camcopter S-100 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone due to high demand from customers. It has commenced construction of a new facility in Wiener Neustadt, a city located just south of capital Vienna, to handle the increased production, the company announced on its Twitter account on Wednesday
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Russian Army to get over 60 Kornet Missiles-armed BMP-2 IFVs in 2020
April 29, 2020 @ 05:58 AMThe Russian Army will receive over 60 BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles armed with Berezhok combat turrets to fire Kornet anti-tank guided missiles, in 2020. “More than 60 BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles with the Berezhok combat unit will enter the Ground Wax units
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Is Ukraine a Possible Buyer for Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 Block III Jet?
April 28, 2020 @ 12:24 PMA Ukraine Air Force (UAF) delegation headed by Colonel General Sergii Drozdov, UAF Commander visited Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAF) Kamra on March 06 this year setting off speculation that Kiev was looking at buying the JF-17 Block III, whose first flight had taken place in January. “The visit is a lot more than just a photo-op,” said a Ukrainian industry source to defenseworld
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Russia Could Develop Light Fighter Jet to Complement Su-57
April 16, 2020 @ 11:11 AMRussia has initiated a study on the feasibility of developing a new tactical aviation platform, that could complement the Su-57 as a light fifth generation fighter jet. “In particular, at the end of last year (2019), MiG RSK placed an order for the study ‘aerodynamic calculation of a light multi-functional front-line twin-engine aircraft, comparison with foreign analogues for the period 2020-2025
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U.S. to Deploy Korea-based Patriot Missile Systems to Middle East
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...