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Italy, France Preparing to Deliver SAMP-T Air Defense System to Ukraine

January 23, 2023 @ 05:52 AM

Ukraine is set to welcome its most advanced air defense system (ADS) as Italy and France, which jointly manufacture the SAMP-T air defense system (ADS) are preparing to ship the first such system to Kyiv. “In cooperation with France, we are finalizing the shipment of SAMP/T, and in addition, other actions are planned that we do not disclose,” Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said during an interview with local newspaper
Russia Developing Robotic Assault Vehicle, Armored Engineering Vehicle Based on T-72B3 Tank...

January 21, 2023 @ 09:43 AM

As Ukraine prepare to receive Challenger Tanks and Bradley IFVs, Russia has announced the development of a robotic assault and obstacle clearing vehicle and a multi-purpose armored engineering vehicle to enhance troop mobility. Two multi-purpose armored engineering vehicles based on the T-72B3 tank will arrive for Russian army engineers this year, Chief of Russias Engineering Troops Lieutenant-General Yury Stavitsky said in an interview with the Defense Ministrys Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper published on Friday
Kyiv Helicopter Crash Kills Ukrainian Interior Minister, Children

January 18, 2023 @ 12:14 PM

A helicopter crashed near a nursery outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing Ukrainian interior minister Denys Monastyrskyy, two other top officials, and at least three children. The preliminary reports suggested that the helicopter involved in the crash was a Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma
Suspicious Drone Shot Down near S.Korean THAAD Base

January 18, 2023 @ 11:56 AM

A drone flew near U.S
Ukraine War Forcing Japan to Seek Alternate Freight Routes to U.S., Europe...

January 16, 2023 @ 09:21 AM

The 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
AI-Enabled GA-ASI Avenger Paired with ‘Digital Twin’ Aircraft Chases Target

January 12, 2023 @ 11:20 AM

General 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
Chief of the Russian General Staff Gerasimov to Head Military Ops in...

January 12, 2023 @ 06:34 AM

Chief 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
Canada to Donate NASAMS Air Defence Systems to Ukraine

January 11, 2023 @ 05:41 AM

Canada 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
Ukrainian Osa Missile System Shoots Down its Own MiG-29 Jet

January 9, 2023 @ 09:23 AM

A 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
Poland Buys Airbus S950 VHR Optical Satellite System

January 5, 2023 @ 07:41 AM

Airbus 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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