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RTX Corporation, formerly known as Raytheon, has agreed to pay over $950 million to settle allegations of fraud and bribery, including inflated costs on contracts for Patriot missile systems and illegal payments to secure defense deals with Qatar. The allegations include inflated billing practices and illegal payments made to secure contracts with Qatar's military
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Watch Video Ukrainian forces have stopped using Germany- donated Patriot air defense system against Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missiles as it takes an entire salvo (16-32) Patriot missiles to bring down one Kinzhal
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Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans announced that approximately €400 million will be made available for a new
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France and Italy have placed orders for the next-generation SAMP/T air-defense system to bolster their protection against threats, including hypersonic missiles. The system, developed by Thales and missile manufacturer MBDA, boasts an intercept range exceeding 150 kilometers and is designed to counter short- and medium-range ballistic missiles
Russia aims to establish its own low-orbit satellite constellation to provide broadband internet access across the country by 2027. This initiative, which draws parallels to SpaceXs Starlink, was announced by Maksut Shadayev, the Minister of Digital Development of Communications and Mass Media, during the first International Technology Congress at Patriot Park
The European Union has allocated €1.4 billion from frozen Russian sovereign assets to fund military aid for Ukraine, primarily for air defense systems and ammunition