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UK Royal Air Force to get first P-8A Poseidon Today

February 4, 2020 @ 07:48 PM

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) will receive its first submarine-hunting Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft, named "Pride of Moray," today. "The new submarine-hunting Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft arrived in the UK today at Kinloss (39 Engineer Regiment) in Scotland
HII Eyes Orca Drone Submarine Production With Hydroid Acquisition

February 4, 2020 @ 03:07 PM

Huntington Ingalls Industries' $350 million acquisition of Hydroid Inc from Kongsberg will help the company build Orca extra-large unmanned undersea vehicles (XLUUVs) with Boeing, for the United States Navy. “Hydroids advanced capabilities and reputation for excellence in autonomous and unmanned maritime systems provide the perfect complement to our existing unmanned operations, including Proteus in Panama City and our partnership with Boeing to produce the Orca XLUUV," said Mike Petters, HIIs president and CEO
Ten Years on, Russian Su-57 Stealth Aircraft Has Still to Gain Altitude

January 30, 2020 @ 09:55 AM

Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet program, considered Russias answer to the United States F-35 and F-22, has completed 10 years since its first flight on January 29, 2010 but yet to enter squadron service. While Russian Air Force has placed 76 orders for the jet in 2018 the serial production is understood to have suffered a setback following the crash of the first serial Su-57 some 110–120 km away from the Dzyomgi Airport, Khabarovsk Krai, during the final stage of its factory trials due to malfunction of the control system
Taliban claims Shooting Down US military aircraft in Afghanistan, Pentagon Denies

January 28, 2020 @ 08:19 AM

The Taliban has claimed shooting down a US military aircraft in Eastern Afghanistan even as the US Military said it was investigating the crash. The aircraft with two pilots went down in an area controlled largely by the Taliban group on Monday
Preparatory Work Commenced to Set Up Russian Nuclear Power Plant in Ethiopia

January 28, 2020 @ 08:09 AM

Ethiopia has kickstarted preparations in connection with building a new nuclear power plant in the country under an agreement initially signed with Russia's Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation in October 2017. "Officials from Rosatom and Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology have met twice since the signing of agreement, during which a working group was set up," Alemayehu Tegu, Ambassador of the African Republic to Russia, was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti
Iran Seeks Devices to Decode Black Boxes of Crashed Ukrainian Airliner

January 23, 2020 @ 09:52 AM

Iran has sought to buy devices to decode the black boxes of the Ukranian Airlines Boeing 737-800 that was shot down by a missile on January 8. A second preliminary report of the crash released by the Iran Civil Aviation Agency (ICAA) said it has requested French and US accident investigation agencies, the BEA and NTSB, respectively, to provide a list of the equipment required to decode the black boxes and to examine the possibility of transferring them to Iran
Boeing 737 MAX To Resume Operations in Mid-2020

January 22, 2020 @ 08:36 AM

Boeing announced on Tuesday that it is targeting the return of the grounded 737 MAX airplanes to the sky for mid-2020. “We are informing our customers and suppliers that we are currently estimating that the ungrounding of the 737 MAX will begin during mid-2020,” the company said in a statement
Indonesia to buy Leonardo’s RAT 31 Air Defence Radar

January 21, 2020 @ 11:31 AM

Leonardo has signed a contract with Indonesian company PT Len Industri (Persero) to provide a RAT 31 DL/M radar system for the Indonesian Air Force (IAF). The IAF will operate the radar to strengthen the air defence system of the Republic of Indonesia
Japan to Launch Military-Space Unit in April

January 21, 2020 @ 10:22 AM

Japan will launch its Space Domain Mission Unit in April this year as part of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to defeat threats to its satellites and other space assets. Japanese Prime Minister Abe said the new unit would work closely with its US counterpart recently launched by US President Donald Trump
Delivery of 6 Pantsir-S1 Missile Systems to Serbia in 2020

January 20, 2020 @ 10:29 AM

Russia will deliver one Pantsir-S1 battery consisting of six missile systems to Serbia in this year. “Russia and Serbia signed a deal on one battery made up of six Pantsir-S1 missile systems

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