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China’s J-20 Fighter Jet Flies “Stealthily” Indicating its Combat Readiness
April 6, 2021 @ 07:21 AMThe Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA)s J-20 fighter jet has flown sans Luneburg lens, a device that makes stealth aircraft “visible” during training operations. “By removing it, the J-20 will go stealth as it was designed to, and this means it is engaged in a real combat scenario-oriented mission
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Indonesian Defense Minister to Attend KF-X Roll Out in S.Korea
April 1, 2021 @ 01:28 PMIn what is seen as Indonesia's commitment of participation in South Korea's KF-X jet program, its defense minister is likely to attend the aircraft's roll-out later this month. "As far as I know, Indonesia has delivered to our government an intent that senior military officials, including Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, will attend the KF-X rollout event," a source was quoted as saying by
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Australia Launches $761M Missile Project
March 31, 2021 @ 08:14 AMAustralia is liaising with the United States to build its own guided missiles under a $761 million (A$1 billion) ten-year long project. “Creating our own sovereign capability on Australian soil is essential to keep Australians safe,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said while launching the project on Wednesday
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German Bundeswehr Orders MELLS Antitank Missiles
March 30, 2021 @ 08:02 AMThe German Bundeswehr has placed a new order for MELLS antitank guided missile system with EuroSpike GmbH, a joint venture of Rheinmetall and its partners Diehl Defence and Rafael. Another 666 guided missiles and 82 integrated command and launch units have been called off from the existing framework contract
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General Dynamics to Support Saudi Abrams Tanks
March 30, 2021 @ 07:40 AMThe U.S
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Southwest Orders 100 Boeing 737 Max Airplanes
March 29, 2021 @ 06:05 PMSouthwest Airlines today signed a contract for a hundred 737 MAX airplanes and 155 options across two models. The Boeing 737 MAX was grounded worldwide in March 2019 following the second of two accidents within just six months, which together claimed 346 lives
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Damen Launches First of 3 Inshore Patrol Vessels for South African Navy
March 29, 2021 @ 09:09 AMDamen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) launched the first of three Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) procured by ARMSCOR for the South African Navy (SAN). The vessels will augment South Africas maritime security by enhancing the countrys capability to respond effectively, rapidly and cost-effectively to threats such as illegal trafficking and fishing
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Third Prototype of Turkey’s Akinci Combat Drone Makes First Flight
March 29, 2021 @ 04:53 AMThe third prototype of Turkeys Akinci combat drone, Akinci PT-3, took off on its maiden flight last week. “We could not hold the PT-3 any longer
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State Trials of Russia’s Zircon Hypersonic Missile in May
March 26, 2021 @ 08:52 AMRussias Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic missile has completed flight trials and could undergo state trials in May or June. “Zircons flight trials from the Admiral Gorshkov have completed successfully
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French DGA Takes Delivery of A400M Capable of Automatic Low Altitude Flight,...
March 25, 2021 @ 10:05 AMThe French Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) has taken delivery of the 18th Airbus A400M transport aircraft. “The DGA has just taken delivery of the 18th A400M equipped with all the capabilities validated to date, including the simultaneous release of paratroopers from the two doors and automatic flight at very low altitude
Italy Orders 14 Additional M142 HIMARS Rocket Systems
German Chancellor Blocks €3B Ukraine Aid with IRIS-T Systems Ahead of Elections
Ukraine to Get Thousands of Drones Worth Over $125M
Serbia Cancelling Arms Contracts with Russia, Preferring Chinese Weapons Instead
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