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Turkey’s HISAR-A+ Air Defence System Passes Final Acceptance Test
December 16, 2020 @ 02:35 PMTurkeys HISAR-A Plus (+) Air Defence System (ADS), an upgraded version of the HISAR-A ADS has passed its final acceptance test which will pave the way for its deployment with the Turkish Army, the Defence Industries Secretariat (SSB) announced today quoting s speech by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. A missile fired from the HISAR-A+ destroyed an arial target, a video released by the SSB showed the launch, target tracking and kinetic impact
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General Atomics Wins $305M MQ-9 Reaper Logistics Support Deal
December 12, 2020 @ 05:30 AMThe U.S
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France Test-fires Strategic Nuclear Missile, ASMPA from Rafale Jet
December 10, 2020 @ 05:45 PMFrench strategic nuclear air-to-ground medium-range missile (ASMPA) was test fired for the first time from an Air Force Rafale jet yesterday. The missile, developed by MBDA, was fired from a Dassault Aviation Rafale aircraft, as part of a program under the supervision of the French armaments agency, DGA, which took off from an air base in Cazaux on December 9
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France, Germany Select Rheinmetall’s MK82-EP bomb for Rafale, Eurfighter Jets
December 2, 2020 @ 11:35 AMRheinmetalls MK-82-EP general purpose aircraft bomb has recently been selected by France for its Rafale, Mirage 2000 aircraft while Germany has chosen it to equip Eurofighter jets. Frances procurement authority, the Direction Générale de lArmement (DGA), has already placed the first serial production orders for the MK82-EP for the Mirage 2000 and Rafale fighter jets
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GA-ASI Delivers Final Two MQ-9A Block 5 RPA to Spain
December 1, 2020 @ 05:08 AMGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered the final two MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and a Ground Control Station (GCS) to the Spanish Air Force (SpAF) on November 23, 2020, completing a Foreign Military Sales acquisition of four aircraft and three GCSs
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Northrop Grumman Receives $4.8 Billion Contract for USAF Global Hawk Modernization
November 26, 2020 @ 03:32 AMNorthrop Grumman has been awarded a $4,800,000,000 contract for Global Hawk surveillance drone development, modernization, retrofit and sustainment activities for all Air Force Global Hawk variants, a Pentagon contract announcement said. This contract provides for management, including program, business and technical areas; configuration management, data management, reliability, availability and maintainability
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USAF B-1B Carrying Bomb Externally Could be Prelude to Hypersonic Missile Test...
November 25, 2020 @ 07:02 AMA B-1B Lancer recently flew over the skies of Edwards Air Force Base in California carrying an inert AGM-158 JASSM missile under an external pylon for the first time. The development may hint at progress made by the U
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Differences with Germany Force Turkey to Seek South Korean Engine, Transmission for...
November 20, 2020 @ 12:15 PMTurkey has sought engine and transmission from two South Korean companies for its Altay Main Battle Tank (MBT) after its plans to import these systems from Germany suffered a setback due to political differences with Berlin. In addition, armor for the tank which were supposed to be procured from a French firm too would be denied to it following the recent clash with France over its hydrocarbons exploration in the Mediterranean Sea
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Japan Launches Multi-mission Stealth Frigate
November 20, 2020 @ 09:21 AMThe Japanese Navy on Thursday launched its first new generation of stealth multi-mission frigates, which will incorporate missile launchers, surface and underwater unmanned systems and electronic counter-measures. Christened as “Kumano,” and technically called the 30FFM ship, was launched in a ceremony at shipbuilder Mitsuis facilities at Okayama, Japan, on Nov
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NASA Supercomputer Simulates Sonic Boom-Less Supersonic Commercial Aircraft
November 20, 2020 @ 07:46 AMA NASA supercomputer has simulated flight of an aircraft cruising at speeds twice that of todays commercial jets, without generating any sound.
Turkey to Base S-400 Air Defense System in Syria Despite Israeli Bombings
Turkish Firm, Kale Signs Contract with Brazilian SIATT to Export Missile Engine
Italian Navy’s First FREMM EVO Frigate Begins Construction
Northrop to Equip Australian C-130J Fleet with New Electronic Warfare System
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
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...