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Ukraine War Forcing Japan to Seek Alternate Freight Routes to U.S., Europe...
January 16, 2023 @ 09:21 AMThe coronavirus pandemic and Ukraines war has forced Japan to look for alternate international supply routes, owing to delays in transportation and shortages causing rise in prices of commodities. Japans Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is recruiting cargo firms and logistics businesses to participate in testing deliveries with government backing of 1 million yen ($7,800) per consignment
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AI-Enabled GA-ASI Avenger Paired with ‘Digital Twin’ Aircraft Chases Target
January 12, 2023 @ 11:20 AMGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) said an Avenger UAS flown by Artificial Intelligence (AI) pilot was paired with a digital twin aircraft autonomously chased a target while avoiding threats
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Chief of the Russian General Staff Gerasimov to Head Military Ops in...
January 12, 2023 @ 06:34 AMChief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov will lead a joint group of troops in the Special Military Operation zone in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. New appointments of the leadership of the Northern Military District were made on January 11 by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
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Canada to Donate NASAMS Air Defence Systems to Ukraine
January 11, 2023 @ 05:41 AMCanada has agreed to hand over NASAMS air defence systems to Ukraine free of cost, taking the total number of such systems being pledged to the war-torn country to nine. “I spoke with Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov this morning and heard it directly: air defence systems are Ukraines top priority
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Ukrainian Osa Missile System Shoots Down its Own MiG-29 Jet
January 9, 2023 @ 09:23 AMA Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet was shot down in a friendly fire by an Osa air defense system on January 7. "A Ukrainian Osa missile air defense system downed its own, Ukrainian, MiG-29
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Poland Buys Airbus S950 VHR Optical Satellite System
January 5, 2023 @ 07:41 AMAirbus Defence and Space bagged the first export order for S950 VHR geospatial intelligence system with Poland. The deal includes development, manufacture, launch and delivery in orbit of two of the said high-performance optical Earth observation satellites
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Ukraine Targets 5 More Russian Military Personnel Concentration Areas
January 4, 2023 @ 12:37 PMUkraines rocket and artillery forces struck multiple Russian facilities including command posts, five military personnel and equipment concentration areas, an ammunition depot and a UAV control point. "Over the past 24 hours, the enemy launched seven missile strikes, 18 air strikes and carried out more than 85 attacks using multiple launch rocket systems, in particular, on the civilian infrastructure of the cities of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson
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Elbit Systems Wins $107M to Supply Advanced Armor Training Centers to Israel...
January 4, 2023 @ 06:30 AMElbit Systems won a contract valued approximately $107 million to provide, operate and maintain the new Main Battle Tank (MBT) simulation and training centers of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Armored Corps. The new training centers will train commanders and soldiers of the Armored Corps and will maintain readiness of both regular and reserve units
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Japan to Replace U-125A Planes with Satellite-based Radio Equipment for SAR Missions...
January 3, 2023 @ 12:28 PMJapans government wants to phase out the Air Self-Defense Forces U-125A search and rescue (SAR) planes with new satellite-based radio equipment to locate pilots in distress. According to the ASDF, a total of 26 U-125A jets are currently deployed at air rescue units across the country, including in Hokkaido, Miyagi, Akita, Niigata, Ishikawa and Shizuoka, Fukuoka, Miyazaki and Okinawa prefectures
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Real Toll of Russian Deaths from Ukrainian Attack Could be 400
January 3, 2023 @ 11:57 AMThe actual Russian deaths when projectiles fired from HIMARS rockets fell on army barracks on January 1 could be as high as 400 and not 63 as the Kremlin has announced, Ukrainian media reported. Ukraines strikes targeting Russian-occupied Makiivka city may have resulted in the deaths of hundreds of newly-mobilized Russian troops,
Russia’s Superjet Powered by Domestic PD-8 Engine Performs Maiden Flight
France to Offer Rafale Jets, SAMP/T Air Defense System to Countries Considering...
Iran-backed Houthi Rebels Target U.S. Aircraft Carrier Group Twice
Canada May Cut F-35 Order, Consider European Jet Fighters
U.S. Policy Threatening Lockheed Martin Billions in F-35 Cuts?
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...
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...