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F-16 Crashes- Fifth USAF Fighter Jet Crash Since May
July 14, 2020 @ 09:01 AMA U.S
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US Army Engineers Develop Lethal Combat Vehicle Armament System
July 13, 2020 @ 02:49 PMEngineers at the US Armys Picatinny Arsenal have progressed in developing a combat vehicle armament system that integrates a medium caliber gun, ammunition, fire control, and sensors to engage targets faster and with greater accuracy. The Advanced Lethality and Accuracy System for Medium Caliber (ALAS-MC) is expected to provide superior medium caliber weapon system performance and lethality as compared to currently fielded systems worldwide, an article in a US Army publication said
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Russia Develops Helicopter-Transportable Armored Vehicles
July 13, 2020 @ 02:15 PMRussia has developed VPK-Strela light armored vehicle that can be transported by rotorcraft such as Mil Mi-8 by an external sling. "Designers of Military Industrial Company have created an experimental armored vehicle model of the VPK-Strela family
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Human Error, Misaligned Radar Led to Iranian Downing of Ukrainian Airliner
July 13, 2020 @ 01:23 PMIranian investigators have found that the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) airplane was accidentally shot down in January owing to human errors and a misaligned missile radar. The UIA flight 752 hit the ground shortly after taking off from Tehrans Imam Khomeini International Airport, killing all 176 people onboard
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Elbit Integrates Mini-Drone Onboard Autonomous Boat
July 9, 2020 @ 11:16 AMElbit Systems has completed tests of Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) after equipping the boat with a mini-drone, last week. “Trials conducted in recent weeks were dedicated to the integration of a mini-Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), onboard the Seagull USV, further enhancing its intelligence gathering capabilities,” the company said in a release July 9
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New Zealand Army to Order Bushmaster Armored Vehicles
July 9, 2020 @ 09:03 AMThe New Zealand Army will place an order for 43 Bushmaster NZ5.5 armored vehicles manufactured by Thales Australia
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Three Computers of China Airlines Airbus A330 Fail, Pilots Land plane Manually
July 6, 2020 @ 02:55 PMPilots of China Airlines (CAL) Airbus A330-300 managed to land the airplane safely in Taipei even after three of its computer systems lost power simultaneously and failed. On June 14, the airplane was landing during rainy weather at the end of a flight from Shanghais Pudong when the thrust reverser, automatic braking, and speed-brake panel systems all failed to work
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France Withdrawing from NATO Mediterranean Mission linked Turkey incident
July 3, 2020 @ 11:02 AMA few days after France accused Turkish warships of being aggressive towards its own ship, it has decided to pull out of a NATO naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea. “I would like to pause for a moment on the very worrying behavior of Turkey
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Russian S-500 'Space Defense System' to be deployed this year
July 3, 2020 @ 04:42 AMThe upcoming Russian S-500 ‘Triumfator-Mor Prometheus will be called Space Defense System (SDS) and not air defense system going by its ability to destroy satellites and hypersonic weapons in low orbit space. In the most detailed listing of the features of the secretive S-500 SDS, the commander in chief of the Aerospace Forces of Russia Sergei Surovikin said during an interview with the Russian defense ministry's Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper on Wednesday: "According to its tactical and technical characteristics, the S-500 can be considered the first generation of space defense systems, since it will be able to destroy low-orbit satellites and space...
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Libyan War Claimed 25 Large military Drones in 2020
July 2, 2020 @ 05:35 AMThe Libyan Civil War, touted as the largest drone war in the world, has seen 17 Turkish Bayraktar TB2 and 8 Chinese Wing Loong UAVs belonging to the two warring parties being destroyed in the last six months. In April and May, 15 drones crashed or were shot down in Libya
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Denmark Joins Common Armoured Vehicle System Programme with 129 Patria 6x6 Vehicle
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...