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Second Prototype of Turkey's TEI-TS1400 Helicopter Engine Gets Going
January 12, 2021 @ 11:22 AMProduction and assembly of second prototype (TS4) of Turkeys first domestic helicopter engine TEI-TS1400 has progressed following initial operation of the first prototype. The turboshaft engine for indigenous
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Rheinmetall to Provide Bundeswehr with Additional Logistic Vehicles
January 6, 2021 @ 01:25 PMRheinmetall has won a contract to supply Bundeswehr with additional logistic vehicles – total volume tops €500 million, with almost €390 million coming from Germanys pandemic recovery package. Germanys Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-service Support, or BAAINBw, has placed an order with Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) for a further 1,401 military trucks with a gross total value of €543 million
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Denmark Orders General Dynamics-built EAGLE 4×4 Vehicles
January 2, 2021 @ 09:49 AMThe Danish Ministry of Defense awarded a CHF 46 million ($52.1 million) contract to General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag (GDELS-Mowag) to deliver 56 PATROL vehicles and a first prototype of the RECONNAISSANCE Open variant
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Russian MoD to Receive Modernized Il-76MD-M Plane
December 30, 2020 @ 10:19 AMThe Russian Ministry of Defense will soon receive an upgraded Il-76MD-M transport aircraft. “PJSC Ilyushin has completed the modernization of the next serial heavy military transport aircraft Il-76MD-M
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French MoD to Order 20,000 Additional Heckler & Koch HK-416 F Rifles
December 22, 2020 @ 05:18 PMThe French Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) has decided to place an order for 12000 HK-416 F assault rifles in 2021 and will receive an equal number of rifles under an earlier order next year. Another 12,000 HK-416 rifles were delivered in 2020, bringing to 45,340 the number of units currently being equipped in the armed forces, a French MoD release said
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Boeing F/A-18 Demos Ski-Jump Take-off in Indian Aircraft Carrier Pitch
December 21, 2020 @ 11:47 AMBoeing said today that its F/A-18 Super Hornet demonstrated take off from a ski-jump to strengthen its pitch for an Indian Navy tender seeking combat aircraft for its aircraft carriers. “Our F/A-18 Super Hornet demonstrates the ability to operate from Indian Navy aircraft carriers during its successful and safe launch from a ski-jump ramp,” the U
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Boeing to Provide Digitial EW System Spares for Qatar’s F-15QA Jets...
December 16, 2020 @ 07:53 AMBoeing has won a $47 million contract to provide Digital Electronic Warfare System spares for Qatars F-15QA fighters. This contract provides for the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirement to procure Digital Electronic Warfare System spares for the Qatar Emiri Air Force, the U
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Turkish Retaliation to U.S. S-400 Sanctions to 'Hurt' Bilateral Ties: MFA
December 15, 2020 @ 07:22 AMTurkeys Ministry of Foreign Affairs said its move in response to Americas sanctions for buying Russian S-400 Triumf systems will sour Turkey-U.S
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Russian MC-21 Jetliner Makes First Flight with Indigenous PD-14 Engine
December 15, 2020 @ 07:11 AMThe MC-21 medium-range passenger aircraft made its first flight with a domestically-made engine, Rostec state corporation, the holding company of Russian aerospace and defence entities announced today. “On December 15, 2020, at the airfield of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, the first flight of the MC-21-310 aircraft, equipped with new Russian PD-14 engines, took place
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Sino-Russian JV Targets Delivery of 1000 CR929 Jets by 2045
December 10, 2020 @ 09:10 AMChina-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Corporation (CRAIC) projects delivery of 1,000 CR929 250-to-350 seat wide-body twinjet airliners by 2045. "The project of CR929, first long-range wide-body jetliner jointly developed by China and Russia, moves forward steadily, with a total of 1,000 expected to be handed over between 2023 and 2045," chief Chinese designer Chen Yingchun said at an aviation summit in Hangzhou Wednesday
Baykar’s Akinci Drone Fires AI-enabled Mini Cruise Missile
Large Jet-Powered Ekranoplan Spotted in China, Reviving Cold War-Era Technology
China Reveals Weapons to Destroy Power Grids
Milkor and Hanwha Systems Partner to Enhance UAV Surveillance Capabilities
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...
