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French Defence and Intervention Frigates Steel Cut in October 2019

June 28, 2019 @ 12:58 PM

The first steel cut for the French Navys defence and intervention frigates (FDI), the fully digital warships that will be among the most modern anywhere in the world, will take place in October this year. Naval Group teams are in the process of launching the program for the FDIs that will be delivered from 2023 onward, a Naval Group release said on the occasion of the completion of the Normandie frigate which marks the completion of the FREMM shipbuilding program
NATO Air Base to Install Saab Remote Air Traffic Management System

June 28, 2019 @ 11:06 AM

Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions has received an order to install a digital tower at NATO NAEW&CF E3A Component in Geilenkirchen, Germany which provides remote air traffic control. NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen will use the digital tower for live operations during the refurbishment of the current control tower
Russia’s Conventional Alternative To Planned Nuclear-Powered Carrier Will Be Better Than UK’s...

June 25, 2019 @ 10:51 AM

Russias Krylov State Scientific Center will unveil the model of a new aircraft carrier with a conventional propulsion unit, touted to be better than UKs Queen Elizabeth carrier, as an alternative to the Moscows planned nuclear-powered carrier, at the Army-2019 event held between June 25-30. "This year, we will demonstrate a full-fledged aircraft carrier featuring a gas turbine unit with a displacement of about 60,000 tonnes
No THAAD Sytems to Saudi As US Senate Blocks $8 Billion Arms...

June 21, 2019 @ 09:49 AM

Saudi Arabia will not be able to acquire the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense systems as the United States (US) senate has blocked $8 Billion arms sales to Riyadh and its allies, owing to their interference in the Yemen conflict. The Republican-led Senate joined the Democrats in a symbolic rebuke to President Donald Trump who had claimed earlier this year that "emergency" circumstances require Washington to provide Riyadh with more precision-guided bombs because of Iranian threats
China’s AV500 Unmanned Helicopter Completes First Night Mission

June 21, 2019 @ 08:27 AM

Chinas AV500 unmanned helicopter developed by Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has completed its first night night operation on June 14, and is likely to be commissioned to service soon. The chopper drone, billed as a competitor to the US-made MQ-8 Fire Scout, took off and flew towards the sea in a headwind of 15 meters per second in South China's Hainan Province
UAE, Ukraine To Jointly Manufacture Antonov UAVs

June 18, 2019 @ 01:09 PM

United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ukraine are likely to begin the joint manufacturing of Ukrainian firm Antonovs Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). “At present, the most promising market for us is the Middle East and Southeast Asia
Pentagon Emitted More Greenhouse Gases Than Sweden Or Denmark in 2017: Study

June 14, 2019 @ 08:27 AM

The Pentagon emitted more greenhouse gases than “entirely industrialised” countries like Sweden or Denmark in 2017, making it the “single largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world,” according to a new
Rheinmetall Wins $104M To Supply 252 Unprotected Transport Vehicles To Germany

June 13, 2019 @ 09:05 AM

Rheinmetall has won a $104 million (Euro 92million) contract to supply Germany's Bundeswehr 252 unprotected transport vehicles. This order falls under the framework agreement concluded in 2017 for more than 2,200 military trucks worth $1017 (Euro 900 million) million the compant said in a statement Wednesday
US-Russian “Close Encounters" on Sea, Air

June 7, 2019 @ 11:12 AM

A US warship made a ‘dangerous manoeuvre close to a Russian ship in South China Sea on Thursday, which was preceded by a similar incident when a Su-35 jet intercepted an American P-8A surveillance aircraft thrice over the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday. The second interception that happened June 4 is considered “unsafe
Ukraine Establishes Fourth Naval Base In Black Sea

June 7, 2019 @ 10:26 AM

Ukraine has established its fourth Naval Forces base in Ochakiv in the Mykolaiv region, located northwest of the Black sea, reports Dumskaya news outlet. The first three bases are in Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Berdyansk

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