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Airman falls from USAF C-130 While Training Over Gulf of Mexico: Reports
November 6, 2019 @ 11:44 AMAn airman reportedly fell from a USAF C-130 military transport aircraft into the Gulf of Mexico off Florida coast, on Tuesday evening. The fall happened during a parachute-jump training exercise out of Hurlburt Field, media outets reported, citing a statement released by 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida
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US Predator Drones Log Over 6 Million Flight Hours
November 6, 2019 @ 11:03 AMGeneral Atomics Predator series of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) which includes the Predator, Predator B, Gray Eagle, Avenger and MQ-9B SkyGuardian lines, surpassed six million flight hours on October 31. The aircraft completed 430,495 total missions with close to 90% of those missions flown in combat, the company said in a
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Russia to Lease New Military Airbase in Syria
November 6, 2019 @ 10:02 AMRussia is reportedly planning to lease a new military airbase in Qamishli city, north-eastern Syria, adjoining Turkish city of Nusaybin. Syrias
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Russian Knights to get Su-35 Fighter Jet
November 6, 2019 @ 09:21 AMThe Russian Knights Aerobatics Team will receive four highly maneuverable fighter jets Sukhoi-35S this month. The highly rated aerobatics team currently flies the Su-30SM super maneuverable aircraft, and the new jets with their more powerful engines should see more breathtaking performances
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AESA Radar-Equipped Chinese J-11B Fighter Jet Seen for First Time
November 6, 2019 @ 08:58 AMChina has displayed a J-11B fighter jet, the mainstay of its air force, with a white nose cone with its official media interpreting it to be new Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. “The new radar that can see farther and enable long-range missile use, a move that will significantly boost the Chinese Air Force's capability,”
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Ukraine Begins Probe After 79 of the Army’s 100 Bulletproof Vests Fail
November 6, 2019 @ 08:12 AMUkraine has set up a probe against five top defense officials after 79 out of the army's tested 100 bulletproof vests could be pierced by weapons, and hence offered insufficient protection to the forces. “All five suspects are high-ranking defense officials: the head of the main directorate, his two deputies, and two heads of department
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Pantsir-S Training for Serbian Military Personnel Begins
November 6, 2019 @ 05:57 AMRussia has begun training of Serbian military personnel on the know-how of operating the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft system that Belgrade acquired recently. “Serbias Pantsir-S is currently being assembled
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Serbia to not buy Russian S-400s
November 6, 2019 @ 05:25 AMThe president of Serbia denied having plans of buying S-400 air defense systems from Russia owing to cost issues, on Wednesday. "From what I saw, this is an impressive system
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Delivery of S-400 Second Batch to Turkey to be Delayed
November 5, 2019 @ 12:43 PMDelivery of a second batch of Russian S-400 missile defense systems may be delayed beyond a planned 2020 timeline over talks on technology sharing and joint production. "The delivery of a second batch of Russian S-400s may be delayed beyond a planned 2020 timeline over talks on technology sharing and joint production
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Boeing admits Parachute 'Deployment Anomaly' in Spaceflight Abort Test
November 5, 2019 @ 12:08 PMBoeing has admitted to a ‘deployment anomaly during a CST-100 Starliner manned spaceflight pad abort test in which all three parachutes failed to deploy. “We will review the data to determine how all of the systems performed, including the parachute deployment sequence
Thales’ Hybrid Kits to Support French Army Vehicle Communications with 5G, OneWeb
Denmark Joins Multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System Programme
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $4.94B Contract for Precision Strike Missiles
Denmark Invests $290M in Soldier Equipment Through Acceleration Fund
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...