Russias Scientific Research Institute for Long-Distance Radio Communications (NIIDAR), part of RTI Systems Group, has developed a radar that can cover the entire Black Sea, besides working on an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered information system to monitor the sea. The development comes as Russian naval vessels continue to make strides in the Black Sea, seizing control of Ukraines coastline in a way that allows them to attack inland targets and tighten a blockade on Ukraines exports
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) has selected Thales to install the NATO Common Operational Picture (NCOP 2) system at 30 fixed and deployed command centers and to train end-users. The land, air and naval units engaged in joint operations field many different types of command systems, all of which generate huge amounts of georeferenced operational information
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
Rostec-owned United Engine Corporation (UEC) has completed bench tests of the first prototype PD-8 engine meant for the imported SSJ-NEW and Be-200 aircraft. The operability of the engine and its systems, the main parameters laid down in the terms of reference, and the correctness of design solutions were confirmed
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
Tajikistan is reportedly buying Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) amid its border disputes with neighboring Kyrgyzstan, which also has some of these UCAVs on order. There is no official statement from Baykar, the Turkish company that manufactures the drone or Tajikistan; while Kyrgyzstan has confirmed the purchase
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched a test rocket under the BOLT II project, providing another opportunity to gain flight data on the difficulties of hypersonic flight. The Air Force says the BOLT II “In memory of Mike Holden” flight experiment, managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory/Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFRL/AFOSR), was launched on the evening of March 21 from the NASAs Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reportedly shot and killed a member of the Ukrainian team negotiating with Russia, Denis Kireyev upon suspicion of high treason. The SBU had "solid proof" of Kireyev's treason, including recordings of telephone conversations