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UK, Germany Mark Next Phase in Joint Tank Ammo Programme
April 28, 2023 @ 05:56 AMGermany and the United Kingdom will work together on the next phase of development for advanced armour-piercing tank ammunition. UK National Armaments Director, Andy Start, met his German counterpart, Vice Admiral Carsten Stawitzki, at the Honourable Artillery Company in London, where they signed a Statement of Intent to work together on the Enhanced Kinetic Energy (EKE) round – an advanced armour-piercing ammunition providing a step change in the Armys ability to defeat evolving enemy threats
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Turkey Develops Infrared Search and Tracking System For Upcoming MMU Aircraft
April 27, 2023 @ 02:03 PMTurkeys ASELSAN unveiled KARAT, an Infrared Search and Tracking System for the National Combat Aircraft (MMU) TF-X at Teknofest Istanbul. Infrared search and tracking systems are very critical electro-optical systems to contribute to the low visibility features of 5th generation warplanes and to provide passive search capability
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China's AC332 Multipurpose Helicopter completes First Flight
April 8, 2023 @ 05:16 PMChina's indigenous multirole helicopter, the AC332, completed its first flight in North China's Tianjin on Friday.Its developer, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) focused on developing a product with performance and operating costs comparable to those of advanced foreign counterparts and realize advantages in terms of its plateau performances, Ma Dequan, general manager of AVIC Tianjin Helicopter Co Ltd, was quoted as saying to Global Times
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Czech Army to Receive First Few of 12 New Bell Helicopters in
April 4, 2023 @ 01:08 PMThe Czech Republics First Deputy Minister of Defence František Šulc and Air Force Commander Brigadier General Petr Čepelka participated at the ceremony marking the handover of the first H1 helicopter to the Czech Armed Forces in the Bell Textron factory in Amarillo, Texas. Eight UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters and four AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters will replace the Czech Air Forces obsolete Mi-24V/35 helicopters
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Argentina's Invap Delivers Two 3D Primary Radars to Nigeria
April 4, 2023 @ 09:47 AMArgentinian firm Invap delivered two 3D primary air traffic radars to Nigeria, marking the first export of a high tech equipment to the African country from Argentina. According to
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China Develops portable Electromagnetic Gun
April 4, 2023 @ 07:57 AMA Chinese firm recently tested a type of portable electromagnetic riot gun during which it exhibited low noise, little muzzle flash and low recoil. The gun uses nine coils to accelerate projectiles, which are stored in a magazine behind the coils, Lei Fengqiao, an employee at Chongqing Jianshe Industry (Group) Co Ltd under the state-owned China South Industries Group Co Ltd, said in a program on government-owned China Central Television (CCTV) on Sunday
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China's ageing J-8II Fighter to be converted into High Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft...
April 3, 2023 @ 05:49 AMChina plans to convert J-8II fighter into a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft before retiring them, a Beijing-based military expert was quoted as saying by Chinese state media. “Before its full retirement, the J-8II has another role, being transformed from a fighter to a scout
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China's Diplomatic War against Taiwan Forces Honduras to Break Ties with Taipei
March 27, 2023 @ 05:58 AMHonduras established diplomatic relations with China on Sunday, hours after it announced to break off ties with island nation Taiwan which China claims its own. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Honduran counterpart Eduardo Enrique Reina met in Beijing and signed the Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Honduras on March 26 at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing
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MiG-29, Rafale, F-35 and F-16 Jets Train Together in NATO Exercise
March 24, 2023 @ 04:50 AMNATO air policing drills saw Polish MiG-29 and F-16 fighters, French Rafale jets and Dutch F-35 stealth jets simulating aircraft intercepts and conducting approach, handover and escort procedures. Polish MiG-29 and Netherlands F-35 jets took off from Malbork Air Base to fly integration training in Polish airspace
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Australia in Talks to Export 100 Rheinmetall Boxer Armored Vehicles to Germany
March 23, 2023 @ 08:46 AMAustralia said it is a step closer to finalising a deal to export more than 100 Boxer heavy weapon carrier vehicles to the German Army. Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy and his German counterpart, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defence Thomas Hitschler, signed a Letter of Cooperation on March 23 to start formal negotiations to produce the vehicles in Queensland for export to Germany
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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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U