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Chinese Regulator Refutes 'Intentional Nosedive' Theory Regarding China Eastern MU5735 Air Crash

May 19, 2022 @ 08:31 AM

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has dismissed foreign media reports that earlier claimed that the ill-fated Boeing aircraft that crashed in March “nosedived intentionally.” On Wednesday, the CAAC told the
Amidst Ukraine War, Russia to hold Army-2022 Arms Show

May 12, 2022 @ 08:15 AM

Russia will display full-scale samples of weapons meant for export at the Army 2022 Forum to be held in August, even as the war with Ukraine continues. "In 2022, full-scale samples of Russian weapons and military equipment exported by Rosoboronexport will be presented to journalists and specialized foreign experts in the widest possible way as part of the Army-2022 International Military-Technical Forum (August 15-21, Kubinka),” state-owned Rosoboronexport said in a statement
Thales Australia, Ocius Technologies to Develop USVs for Anti-Submarine, Surveillance

May 10, 2022 @ 06:58 AM

Thales Australia and Ocius Technologies entered a Teaming Agreement on Tuesday to advance the development and deployment of a scalable Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) capability equipped for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) surveillance missions. The Australian designed and manufactured Blue Sentry autonomous system, comprising a team of Ocius Bluebottle USVs integrated with Thales Australias new thin line Fibre Optic Towed Array capability, are deployed from shore to autonomously patrol large areas of Australias coastline, performing underwater ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) missions for long periods of time at sea, and in extreme weather conditions
Russia’s Kazan Helicopter Plant Certifies New Mi-28 Simulator

May 7, 2022 @ 03:58 AM

Russias Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) has certified the operation of a new Mi-38-2/4 helicopter simulator produced by Kazan Helicopter Plant, a subsidiary of the Russian Helicopters. The new simulator is versatile - due to the possibility of reconfiguration, it can be used to teach piloting Mi-38-2 helicopters, in which the commander is on the left, and Mi-38-4, where the commander is on the right
BAE Systems Introduces New Lightweight Head-Up Display

May 5, 2022 @ 03:55 AM

BAE Systems unveiled a new lightweight, compact Head-Up Display (HUD) for use in commercial and military aircraft on Wednesday. LiteWave is a laptop sized HUD mounted above the pilots head which presents critical information, such as direction, altitude and speed, directly in their line of sight
Rheinmetall to Support British Army's Robotic Platoon Vehicles Programme

April 30, 2022 @ 10:52 AM

The British Ministry of Defence has awarded Rheinmetall a contract for its Robotic Platoon Vehicles (RPV) programme, which aims to determine the extent to which unmanned vehicles can boost the combat effectiveness and capabilities of dismounted troops at platoon level. For Spiral 3, the programmes final phase, the British once again chose to work with Rheinmetall Canada
Turkey Deploys Anka Drone Fitted with Mine-detection Radar in Black Sea

April 14, 2022 @ 08:17 AM

The Turkish military has deployed the Anka combat drone to detect floating naval mines in the Black Sea. Ismail Demir, head of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), tweeted on Tuesday, saying that the drone will be used to detect mines so they can be defused by Turkeys elite Underwater Defense (SAS) teams
Ukrainian Anti-aircraft Units Destroyed 300 Russian Aircraft, Drones Since February

April 13, 2022 @ 05:02 AM

Ukraines Air Force said they destroyed 300 Russian aircraft since February 24, the day Moscow invaded the country. The military added that on April 12, it managed to shoot down a Russian Su-25 jet, despite bad weather
General Atomics Introduces New Eagle Eye Radar

April 6, 2022 @ 06:38 AM

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) introduced the new Eagle Eye radar that it has tested on the Gray Eagle drone, today
Chinese Jets Fly 5,000Km in 20 Hours During Cross-Regional Drills

April 5, 2022 @ 07:01 AM

Chinese fighters including J-11B and J-11BS aircraft took part in a cross-day-and-night, cross-regional maneuver exercise during which they flew more than 5,000km in less than 20 hours. The exercise covered different terrains including plateaus and the sea, demonstrating strong logistics support capabilities of all air bases involved

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