Espionage is one of the possibilities behind the theft of radio equipment from the inside of a Russian IL-80 specialized aircraft containing top-secret equipment required for the plane to function as a command post during a nuclear war. A group of burglars broke stole radio equipment placed inside the cargo hatch of a Russian "Doomsday plane" at Taganrog-Yuzhny airfield
The Russian Ministry of Defense will receive the first serially-produced Su-57 stealth jet by year-end. “In the near future, literally before the end of the year, we should deliver a serial-produced aircraft with the first-stage engine
Chinas heavy investments in the defense industry appears to be paying off with Beijing dominating the global arms market in 2019 while Russia is losing ground. Total sales by the top 25 rose by 8
United States arms exports (including both government-managed and commercial) rose 2.8 percent from $170
France will launch the Future Combat Air System (SCAF) demonstrator next year as part of the enhancement of the armed forces' operational capabilities. Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, made the announcement as part of the discussion of the
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered the final two MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and a Ground Control Station (GCS) to the Spanish Air Force (SpAF) on November 23, 2020, completing a Foreign Military Sales acquisition of four aircraft and three GCSs
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Greece tested its S-300 air defense system (ADS) during the November 23-27 NATO missile drill at the Crete Shooting Range in which Germany, the Netherlands and the U.S
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China powered up Hualong One, its first domestically developed nuclear reactor on Friday as part of its efforts aimed at making Beijing less dependent on Western allies for energy security and critical technology under “Made in China 2025” plan. Unit 5 of China's Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, developed by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), was successfully connected to the national grid for the first time on November 27