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Czech Republic to Start Receiving American Venom, Viper Helicopters from 2023
August 26, 2022 @ 10:09 AMThe Czech Air Force will acquire ten UH-1Y Venom multirole helicopters besides ten AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters from 2023 onwards to replace, obsolete Mi-35/24V helos.In addition to the helicopters, the Czech Armed Forces will receive relevant armament such as Hellfire air-to-ground missiles, and Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, a Czech MoD release said
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Ansat helicopters' Take-off Weight Increased by 200kg with New Rotor Blades
August 25, 2022 @ 05:59 AMA new generation of blades developed by Russian Helicopters for Ansat light multi-purpose choppers has increased their take-off weight by 200kg. The blades are made using the latest technology from polymer composite materials and have improved aerodynamic properties
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Stop F-35 Initiative Submits Petition Against Jet Purchase to Swiss Chancery
August 23, 2022 @ 11:29 AMThe “Stop F-35” initiative that opposes the Swiss governments plan to acquire 36 new F-35 Lightning II fighters from Americas Lockheed Martin handed over 103,000 certified signatures to the Federal Chancellery on August 16, to challenge the deal. Swiss parliament in 2019 approved a nearly $6 billion) deal to buy the jets after it evaluated Boeings Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale and Airbus Eurofighter Typhoon
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Japan to Increase Range of Type-12 Missiles to 1,000km for Potential China,...
August 23, 2022 @ 06:31 AMJapan is working on increasing the range of ground-launched Type-12 standoff missiles from 200km to more than 1,000km, putting the Chinese and North Korean coasts within striking distance. The envisioned weapons would also be ship- and air- launch capable
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UAC Plant Gets New Testing Facilities to Help Increase Production of Su-57...
August 23, 2022 @ 04:06 AMRussias United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is setting up new facilities to test systems and equipment of the Su-57 stealth jet, to ramp up production of the aircraft. The government-owned Rostec said the expansion of Komsomolsk-on-Amur (KnAAZ) involves the construction of a number of new facilities - a boathouse for testing on-board radio-electronic equipment, a fuel box and a motor test station
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All-new Russian Missile, X-69 to be Launched from Su-57 Jet's Internal Weapons...
August 22, 2022 @ 06:31 PMRussia's Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) unveiled an all-new cruise missile, the X-69 meant to be fired from the internal weapons bay of the Su-57 stealth jet. At the just-concluded Army 2022 event last week, KTRV displayed to foreign journalists a full-size scale model of the missile, which KTRV executives said was 'production ready
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Su-57 Fighter Jet with Super-cruising Engines Displayed at Army 2022
August 20, 2022 @ 11:05 AMThe Russian Su-57 fighter displayed at the Army 2022 event in Moscow is equipped with a never-before-seen-in-public engine design that sports a jagged edge exhaust nozzle which could be the much-anticipated second-stage engine, expected to power the production versions of the stealth jet.Comparison photographs of the engines of the Su-57 flown at the MAKS 2021 event and the one in static display at the Army 2022 show a clear difference between the exhaust nozzles
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Russian Sirius & Orion Drones Team up with Manned Aircraft
August 19, 2022 @ 11:59 AMRussia has tested Sirius and Orion drones as part of a reconnaissance/strike system operating jointly with piloted aircraft. "Our Sirius and Orion UAVs are capable of operating as part of a reconnaissance/strike system together with piloted aircraft
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Russian 'Checkmate' Fighter Jet's Communication Equipment to Break Cover At ARMY-2022
August 11, 2022 @ 10:41 AMRussia's latest fighter jet, the fifth-generation 'Checkmate' will have its communications system showcased at the upcoming ARMY-2022 event near Moscow."Nizhny Novgorod NPP "Polet" (defense electronics enterprise) will demonstrate the latest communication equipment for aviation, including the latest complex of communication equipment for the fifth-generation checkmate light tactical fighter," a press release from Rostec, the holding company of several Russian defense and high-tech enterprises said
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U.S. Navy to Test Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band Pods for Use on...
August 9, 2022 @ 12:46 PMFirst of U.S
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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