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Russian Attack Drone's Weapons Trials in 2020
October 17, 2019 @ 09:17 AMRussia is planning to conduct weapons trial of Okhotnik (Hunter) stealthy combat drone next year, a defense industry source revealed. "The drones onboard air-launched weapons will begin to be tested for combat employment at the testing range of the 929th State Flight Test Center of the Defense Ministry," the source was quoted as saying by
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P&W Engines Passes Tests, Grounded Swiss Airbus 220s to Resume Operations
October 16, 2019 @ 01:00 PMSwiss airlines on Wednesday stated its fleet of Airbus A220 jets, grounded following problems with Pratt & Whitney engines, would resume operations on October 17. On Tuesday morning, a flight from Geneva to London Heathrow was rerouted to Paris due to engine issues, following which Switzerlands national airlines suspended operations of the aircraft
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India Gifts 2 Mi-35 Gunships to Afghanistan
October 16, 2019 @ 08:44 AMThe Afghanistan Air Force on Tuesday received two Mi-35 attack helicopters gifted by India. In 2016, Kabul requested India to repair and provide new parts for the Air Forces 11 Mi-35s and 7 transport aircraft
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Lockheed Wins $40M for AH-64 Gunship’s Modernised Turrets
October 16, 2019 @ 07:30 AMThe US Army recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $40.6 million contract to produce Modernized Turrets (M-TUR) for the AH-64E Apache helicopter, an upgrade to the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight and Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system
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Russia to Complete S-400 Shipment to Turkey by December
October 16, 2019 @ 07:01 AMTurkey is set receive last of its S-400 air defense systems by December of this year, deliveries of which commenced in August. "The United States denied selling us Patriot missile systems
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BAE Unveils RAVEN Countermeasure System for Military Vehicles
October 16, 2019 @ 05:36 AMBAE Systems unveiled its RAVEN Countermeasure system for combat vehicles as part of its integrated vehicle protection system (VPS) suite of products, on Monday, The RAVEN Countermeasure system is a laser-based countermeasure capable of defeating a variety of guided missile threats without the use of kinetic countermeasures. The directable infrared countermeasure is compliant with the US Army's Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) program and is designed to integrate directly with threat detection and countermeasure cueing systems, including BAE Systems' 360 Multifunction Vehicle Protection Sensor, a long-wave infrared situational awareness and warning system that serves as the eyes of the company's...
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China’s Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier on Eighth Sea Trial
October 16, 2019 @ 05:19 AMChina's domestically built Type 001A aircraft carrier has embarked on its eighth sea tria local media reported based on online photos of its departure from its base in Dalian Shipyard in Northeast China's Liaoning Province. The trail is the last before its induction into the Chinese Navy, local military experts said
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Hyundai Heavy to Design Amphibious Assault Ship For S Korean Navy
October 16, 2019 @ 04:37 AMHyundai Heavy Industries has won a concept design order for the South Korean Navy's amphibious assault ship that can base short-take-off-vertical-landing (STOVL) aircraft such as the F-35B. Hyundai Heavy has announced it signed an agreement with the Navy regarding the LPX-II project, the next-generation new versatile large-deck landing ship for STOVL fighter jets
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GD Unveils Prototype of Stryker A1 IM-SHORAD, Stryker A1 MCWs Ready for...
October 15, 2019 @ 10:53 AMGeneral Dynamics unveiled the prototype of the US Armys Stryker A1 IM-SHORAD, and announced that its Stryker A1 MCWS is ready for production, at the ongoing Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) in Washington. “Today marks the public debut of the Stryker A1 IM-SHORAD prototype,” General Dynamics (GD)
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Lockheed Unveils “Raider X” for US Army’s FARA Contest
October 15, 2019 @ 10:19 AMLockheed Martin unveiled Raider X design as the companys entrant for the US Armys Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototype program. The aircraft design was showcased during the annual conference of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) on October 14 in Washington
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
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South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...