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Australia Announces Start of Prototyping on Hunter Frigate Program
December 18, 2020 @ 10:20 AMAustralia announced the official start of the prototyping phase of the Hunter Class Frigate Program today. The prime contractor for the program, BAE Systems Maritime Australia, a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia, will build five prototype blocks to test the production systems, develop the facilities and ensure the workforce is trained to build the Hunter class frigates
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Germany May Receive Israeli Heron-TP UAVs without Weapons
December 18, 2020 @ 09:49 AMThe five advanced Heron-TP unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that Germany is leasing from Israel may come unarmed. On December 15, the Social Democratic Party of Germany opposed buying weapons for the drones
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U.S. Sanctions: Turkey Refuses to Abandon S-400, Deals with Pakistan Could be...
December 17, 2020 @ 01:06 PMTurkey today refused to back down on using its S-400 air defense systems (ADS) even as the United States announced sanctions again the countrys defense agency, and the denial of permission to export defense goods made with U.S
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Russian Su-57 Jet Shown in Serial Production Mode
December 14, 2020 @ 06:27 PMA series of images tweeted by Russian Su-57 jet manufacturer, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) today indicate that the stealth aircraft has entered serial production mode. The images show several airframes under various stages of assembly being attended to by engineers at the assembly shop of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant
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Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray Completes First Test Flight with Aerial Refueling Pod
December 10, 2020 @ 12:33 PMBoeing and the U.S
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Chinese Analysts Question SIPRI data, Say China not World’s Second Biggest Arms...
December 10, 2020 @ 05:31 AMCalling China the second-largest arms seller is an overestimation and reinforces the “false assertion” of the so-called “China threat,” a Chinese military commentator said questioning a latest arms sales report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The December 6 report compiling sales data of 25 largest global arms companies for which data isavailable totaled US$361 billion last year, an 8
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Tomahawk Block V Missile Test-fired from US Navy Destroyer
December 10, 2020 @ 05:04 AMA Block V Tomahawk, the latest version of the US Navys most lethal cruise missile was test-fired from guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee on December 9. “Vinson strike group guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) made history being 1st to launch and operationally test a Block V Tomahawk
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Russia’s Rostec Developing Single-engine Manned-Unmanned 5-Gen Fighter Jet
December 7, 2020 @ 09:27 AMRostec, Russias umbrella organization for several aerospace and defence enterprises today announced the development of a concept single-engine fifth generation fighter jet in manned and unmanned versions. "Indeed, the creation of a combat aviation system of the future in the light and middle class is being worked out
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Pilots Must Train in Skies to Avoid Mishaps: US Report
December 4, 2020 @ 06:04 AMA major chunk of military aircraft accidents between FY 2013-2018 took place due to human error, which in turn can be attributed to low flight hours. In a report published on December 3, the
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Indonesia, France Close to Agreement on 48 Rafale jet Deal: Reports
December 3, 2020 @ 06:56 PMIndonesia is close to an agreement to purchase 48 Rafale jets as part of a comprehensive defence cooperation deal with France. Negotiations between France and Indonesia are progressing very well on the sale of 48 Rafale to the Indonesian Air Force, French publication; La Tribune reported quoting its sources
F-35 Conducts First Dual External Release of GBU-54 Laser Guided Bombs
U.S. Awards Contract for Taiwan’s F-16 Training Simulators
Latvia to Procure 42 ASCOD IFVs from Spain's General Dynamics Land Systems
Philippines' Marcos Offers to Return U.S. Missiles If China Stops Harassing its...
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U